Senior Principal Pipeline Engineer

Description

• Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
• Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following for pipelines and their components: Material specifications and datasheetsFabrication specifications Installation specificationsPipeline design and installation analysesMaterial takeoffs Pipeline reports and installation manuals
• Assist Lead Engineer with responses to Customer and other agencies (such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.) on their review and approval
• Responsible for the engineering integrity of the assigned work area
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates Provide similar support for Variation Orders
• Coordinate with other Discipline Lead Engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputs
• Assist in updating weight report based on receipt of vendor information
• Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree on allocations with the Discipline Manager
• Review and approve requisitions, technical quotation evaluations and queries, compiled bid tabulations and recommendations, and purchase requisitions; and coordinate with Procurement to expedite vendor documents as required
• Coordinate with vendor for discipline-managed/procured items
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
• Guide less experienced engineers on MOR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
• Monitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, including a performance at interfaces with others
• Prepare bids and project's Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required
• Provide technical direction and review of Designer’s production products related to Pipeline Engineering
• Capture lessons learned and enter them into a database system Capture Knowledge Objects and enter them into the database system
• Perform, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following designs, analyses, and evaluations for pipelines and their components: Wall thickness designs On-bottom stability analyses Pipeline cathodic protection designs Free-span analyses Pipeline expansion and rigid riser stress analyses using finite element analysis (FEA) tools Route selection designs Bottom roughness evaluations Crossing support designs Dropped object protection structure designs Clamp designs Subsea structure designs Shore approach designs Onshore pipeline designs Pipeline local and global buckling mitigation designs Pipeline seismic analyses Installation analyses
• Pipeline design and installation analyses
• Keep the Discipline Manager and Project Management Team apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related
• Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
• Perform (as required) Technical Quality Audit reviews by MOR Global Procedures
• Supervise and guide assigned engineers and coordinate with project Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables
• Present issues and problems to Customers promptly and assist the Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution by project and company requirements
• Apply expertise to the most complex problems
• Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and manhour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements
• Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues Interpret contractual requirements as they relate to engineering execution
• Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Team, as required
• Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverables
• Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs
• Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
• Review comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team and resolve and give guidance on their updates and incorporation
• Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
• Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys, as required
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
• Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
• Alert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need to change the order
• Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures Procurement assistance includes preparing, reviewing, and (as Lead Engineer) approving requisitions, evaluating technical quotations, preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents, as directed by the Discipline Lead Engineer
• Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan
• May participate in standards development committees or task groups such as API
• Provide Discipline inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
• Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
• Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve design reports and procedures
• Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design verification through single-discipline check/ inter¬ discipline check (IDC)
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition: Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterpartsEnsure substantive communications are documentedPrepare bids and project's Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as requiredIdentify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineers' skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline managerPlan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgetsPlan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution planPrepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action, and real scheduleProvide Discipline inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivityAlert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need to change the orderMonitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, including a performance at interfaces with othersCoordinate with other Discipline Lead Engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputsReview and approve requisitions, technical quotation evaluations and queries, compiled bid tabulations and recommendations, and purchase requisitions; and coordinate with Procurement to expedite vendor documents as requiredLead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits) and Design ReviewsReview comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team and resolve and give guidance on their updates and incorporationAssist the Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordinglyCoordinate with vendor for discipline-managed/procured itemsAssist the Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team members
• Ensure substantive communications are documented
• Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
• Review project schedule and fabrication schedule about construction sequence, milestones, and engineering scope
• Plan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets
• Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterparts
• Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineers' skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager
• Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
• Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidaysThe provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirableThe managing/learning of current working methods and software applicationsThe reassignment to other McDermott offices
• Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
• Prepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action, and real schedule
• Assist the Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team members
• Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager
• Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications
• Develop communication and presentation skills (e.g., write technical papers, participate in conferences and/or seminars, present design solutions, and/or present topics at "lunch and learns"; etc.)
• Provide technical support to fabrication queries, including identifying defect I rectification requirements
• Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
• Identify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software
• Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MOR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard
• Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes
• Direct large team as a Lead Engineer
• The managing/learning of current working methods and software applications
• Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards
• Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals to ensure that all requested data has been received and approved
• Assist the Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly
• Assist the Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants
• Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices
• Lead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits) and Design Reviews
• The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Interpret internal and external business challenges in the pipeline engineering discipline, requiring specialized depth and breadth of expertise in the area of pipeline engineering
• May lead functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of pipeline engineering, s such, they must have in-depth expertise in pipeline engineering as well as broad knowledge of the pipeline engineering discipline within the engineering function
• Good organizer, motivator, and supervisor
• 20+ years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design
• Solve complex pipeline-related problems and work independently with minimal guidance
• Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods and detailed knowledge of the theory, content, and application of standards, codes, and guidelines as applicable to offshore
• Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications
• Good working knowledge of the English language
• Clearly communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections; influencing outcomes
• Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills
• Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable
• Good knowledge of engineering software
• Pipeline expansion and rigid riser stress analyses using finite element analysis (FEA) tools
• Recognized across the company as a key lead, highly innovative designer, or highly skilled analyst
• HSE, TQM and cost-conscious

Benefits

• Material takeoffs

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance