Senior Mechanical Engineer (Rotating Equipment Design)

Overview

Senior mechanical engineer designs and manages offshore rotating equipment projects.

Key Responsibilities

• design calculations
• design verification
• procurement support
• vendor review
• clash coordination
• technical support

Tasks

-Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Team, as required -Delegate lead over the discipline project team when necessary -Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Mechanical Engineering -Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain client-preferred procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements -Apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations -Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys, as required -Assist in updating weight report based on receipt of vendor information -Prepare and review design reports and procedures -Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates -Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures -Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures -Give support to construction when necessary, from the office or at the site -Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications, as required -Keep the Lead Engineer apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related -Perform design verification through single-discipline check/ inter-discipline check (IDC) -Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets and develop plans for short-term work activities in own area -Procurement assistance includes preparing and reviewing requisitions, evaluating technical quotations and preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents, as directed by Discipline Lead Engineer -Make recommendations to improve the work process -Check engineering performed by others within the Discipline -Perform conceptual, FEED, Studies, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards -Provide similar support for Variation Orders -Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings -Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity -Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs -Review vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary -Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager -Provide technical support to all fabrication queries, including identifying defect/ rectification requirements -Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverables -Serves as a technical reference and/or source of reliable information for the discipline -Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and workhour estimates

Requirements

• registered engineer
• mechanical eng
• 8-15 yrs
• oil & gas
• leadership
• communication

What You Bring

-Clearly communicate and explain complex issues and work to establish understanding -Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of a professional engineering society -Be 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 -8-15 years of experience in oil and gas with major contractors or consultants predominately performing detailed design of offshore facilities -Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master’s Degree is preferred) -Good English in writing/speaking (B2 Level minimum) -Preferably Registered Professional or Chartered Engineer or member of professional engineering society -Leadership skills and willingness to coordinate some discipline tasks -Quality-oriented and schedule-conscious

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About McDermott

-Provides a comprehensive range of services including engineering, procurement, construction, and installation (EPCI) for both offshore and onshore projects. -Expertise encompasses the delivery of fixed, floating, and subsea production facilities, pipelines, and storage systems, from concept to commissioning. -Known for diverse product lines and innovative solutions across the oil and gas sector, including offshore and subsea production, onshore construction, engineering, and storage. -Developed the first steel template platform in the Gulf of Mexico in the 1940s, expanding its capabilities through strategic acquisitions and technological advancements.

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