Principal Project Engineer (Engineering Planner)

Description

• Document discussions and decisions related to the design
• Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control
• Practice and promote Safety in designs and work processes
• Provide direction to and coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on an assigned project
• Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes
• Supervise and provide guidance to other Project Engineers
• Review and approve Lessons Learned submitted
• Weekly and Monthly reports for management
• Ensure effective communication among engineering disciplines
• Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI’s and other correspondence
• Prepare and approve weekly and monthly reports for management
• Develop and maintain Project Engineering documents
• May be assigned as the Project Engineering Manager (PEM) for smaller or medium size EPC projects
• Prepare a Project Coordination Procedure
• Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents
• Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries, Design Deviations
• Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan
• Manage change effectively and proactively
• The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable
• Regularly requested to support the preparation of proposals for prospective projects
• Review work with clients, management, and project leads
• Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan
• The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications
• Develop internal/external Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrix as required
• May be responsible for a Unit/Area, a specific function, or may be assigned the Project Engineering Manager role depending upon the size and complexity of the project
• Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents
• Review and provide input to Company work processes and procedures as requested
• Approve and submit the closeout report
• Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project
• Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct
• Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX)
• Lead orderly handover and archiving of the completed project
• Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project
• Communicate project requirements to the team
• Coordinate third-party interfaces

Requirements

• Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project
• Field assignment experience
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
• Works independently or with guidance in complex situations
• Leads others to solve complex problems, uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
• Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
• Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation
• Experience in International Projects
• Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a professional engineering society as applicable
• Experience in execution as part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group
• Familiar with detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
• Expected to lead functional teams or projects
• Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards
• Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects
• Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
• Able to read and understand contractual documentation
• 5-10 years of Project Engineering experience
• 2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project
• Experience with multi-office (MOPEX) execution

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance