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Senior Principal HSE Engineer

McDermott International

Job Type

Full-time

Work Type

On-Site

Location

Doha, Qatar

Experience

15 - 26 years

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
  • Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
  • Apply expertise to the most complex problems
  • Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
  • Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
  • Communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections, influencing outcomes
  • When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:Direct large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on most unique and complex projects
    Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed it within the planned schedule and budget, by standards, MDR, and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard
    Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager
    Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified
    Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
    Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
  • 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
  • Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates; provide similar support for Variation Orders
  • Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings, and to develop clash-free designs
  • Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Teams, as required
  • Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
  • Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and manhour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements
  • Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
  • Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications
  • Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
  • Review project schedule and fabrication schedule about construction sequence, milestones, and engineering scope
  • Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings as required
  • Provide Technical direction and review of designers producing products related to Fire Protection & Safety Engineering
  • Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve design reports and procedures
  • 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 Discipline Lead Engineer
  • Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
  • Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design verification through single-discipline check/ interdisciplinary check (IDC)
  • Provide technical support to fabrication and construction queries, including identifying defect/ rectification requirements
  • Keep the Discipline Manager and Project Management Team apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related
  • Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
  • Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals to ensure that all requested data has been received and approved
  • Present issues and problems to Customers promptly and assist the Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution by project and company requirements
  • Perform (as required) Technical Quality Audit reviews by MDR Global Procedures
  • Assist Lead Engineer with responses to Customers and other agencies (such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.) on their review and approval
  • Capture lessons learned and entered them into MDR's Lessons Learned system
  • Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other Engineers
  • Supervise and guide assigned engineers and coordinate with project Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables
  • Assign personnel to analyze and design tasks based on knowledge of individual strengths and capabilities
  • Monitor costs of own work processes
  • Evaluate costs associated with products and solutions
  • Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes
  • Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards
  • Incorporate approved Lessons Learned into MDR Level 2 & 3 engineering procedures, as applicable
  • Participate in standards development committees or task groups such as API
  • Assist Department Manager in identifying departmental needs including the development of personnel and technical capabilities
  • Participate in McDermott forums and represent McDermott as a subject matter expert (SME)
  • Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager
  • Assist the Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants