Senior Construction Support Engineer
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About the Role
McDermott International seeks a Senior Construction Support Engineer to perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses for offshore and onshore construction projects. The role involves leading engineering teams, preparing design calculations, and interfacing with multiple disciplines.
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Responsibilities
- Perform conceptual, FEED, Studies, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
- Direct Engineering team as a Project Coordinator on small projects
- Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures
- Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets
- Interface with all disciplines to develop clash free designs
- Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications
- Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals
- Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications
- Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Construction/Installation Support Engineering
- Perform design verification through single discipline check/inter discipline check (IDC)
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Civil / Structural / Mechanical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
- 8 15 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing construction and installation design
- Strong working knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of standards codes and guidelines for onshore and offshore construction
- Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of a professional engineering society
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Job Overview
- The Senior Construction Support Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex Construction Support (Eng) related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Senior Construct
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Perform conceptual, FEED, Studies, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
- Direct Engineering team as a Project Coordinator on small projects
- Apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations
- Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures
- Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets and develop plans for short term work activities in own area
- Clearly communicate and explain complex issues and work to establish understanding
- 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
- 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 all disciplines to develop clash free designs
- Interface with other departments to obtain input for discipline designs and drawings
- Maintain close cooperation 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 Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
Additional Responsibilities
- Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and manhour estimates
- Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
- Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications, as required
- Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
- Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys, as required
- Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Construction/Installation Support Engineering
- Prepare and review design reports and procedures
- Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverables
- When assigned, assist procurement personnel in producing Discipline equipment, materials, and services; ensuring that work produced complies with customer objectives and procedures Procurement assistance includes preparing and reviewing requisitions, evaluating technical quotations and preparing que
- Check engineering performed by others within the Discipline
- Perform design verification through single discipline check/inter discipline check (IDC)
- Provide technical support to all fabrication queries, including identifying defect/rectification requirements
FabCSE Specific Responsibilities
- In FabCSE, perform/review designs, analyses, evaluations, calculations, and procedures such as: Erection sequences for jackets, topsides, and other structures; Loadout procedures and guidance during the operations; Construction lift analyses and procedures for activities such as floatover, stackings
- Assist the Lead Engineer in coordinating critical operations pre activity meetings and attend yard critical operations
- Additional skills (preferred, not mandatory) perform/review Pipeline Installation Engineering designs, analyses, evaluations, calculations, and procedures for transportation and installation: Submarine pipelines; Risers; Spools; PLETS and manifolds; Cables
Essential Qualifications and Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Civil / Structural / Mechanical Engineering (Master’s degree preferred)
- 8 15 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing construction and installation design
- Strong working knowledge of many design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the content and application of standards codes and guidelines as applicable for onshore and offshore construction
- Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of a professional engineering society
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