Principal HSE Engineer (Technical Safety / HSE Design)

McDermott International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 750,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International is seeking a Principal HSE Engineer (Technical Safety / Loss Prevention) to solve highly complex problems impacting multiple projects. You will lead the discipline engineering design, review safety studies, and manage large multi-discipline teams on offshore EPC programs.

The role requires extensive offshore safety and loss-prevention experience, with a strong ability to plan, coordinate, and deliver high-quality results within schedule and budget.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering required.
• 20+ years oil and gas with offshore EPC experience preferred.
• Extensive safety studies and loss prevention background essential.
• Strong knowledge of offshore design and safety analysis methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead offshore large process-intensive EPC projects.
• Ensure timely delivery of high-quality safety deliverables and reports.
• Develop creative and cost-effective safety solutions for complex problems.
• Lead engineering teams and coordinate with multi-discipline groups.
• Review safety study scope, equipment lists, and P&IDs for correctness.

Skills

Safety Studies

Loss Prevention

Offshore Projects

P&ID / Process Safety

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Master’s Degree in Engineering

Registered Professional Engineer

Tools

PHAST

Flaresim

SAFETI

DETECT3

CFD Analysis

Job description

Principal HSE Engineer (Technical Safety / HSE Design)

About Us

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

Job Description

Job Overview:

The Principal HSE Engineer (Technical Safety & Loss Prevention) is tasked with solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. They must proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business. The Senior Principal HSE Engineer is considered a specialist in the field of HSE Engineering, and they offer a broad base of knowledge about the Engineering function. The Senior Principal HSE Engineer impacts the direction and resource allocation of programs and projects in their discipline and works within general functional policies and industry guidelines. The Senior Principal HSE Engineer role requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop creative solutions to HSE Engineering challenges.

Some of the Key aspects of this position are as following:

• Extensive Safety Studies & Loss Prevention Background
• Offshore Gas Compression Projects Expertise

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• To be able to Lead Offshore large process intensive EPC Projects.
• Ensure timely delivery of deliverables with the required quality and within given schedule.
• 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
• Review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following:
• Safety study scope of work specifications, requisitions, TBE reports
• Safety equipment lists
• Firefighting equipment specifications and data sheets
• Lifesaving and personnel safety equipment specifications and data sheets
• Safety sign specifications and data sheets
• Firewater demand and hydraulic calculation reports using PIPENET or equivalent software
• Inputs to P&ID markups for Firewater ring main system and Deluge system including providing details ofinterconnection with hose reels, monitors, hydrants, and deluge valves /nozzles
• Escape route and safety equipment layouts
• Safety sign layouts
• Third-party safety study reports that comply with project specifications
• Participate and coordinate safety workshops (such as HAZID/HAZOP)
• Review and approve safety study close-out reports
• Review and approve FP&S and relevant other disciplines' vendor data
• Review and approve technical notes on PFP rating requirements for the project based on Safety Study recommendations
• Review and approve inputs for FP&S layouts, fire, and gas detection layouts, and cause and effect matrices
• Prepare, review, and approve safety study action monitoring system and SHEAMS tracking register
• Participate in 3D model reviews as necessary
• Manage own time to meet objectives and forecast and plan resource requirements
• Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives
• Experienced in Multiple Office Project Execution.
• Communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections, influencing outcomes
• 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 as required, 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 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 approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
• Review and 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
• Provide 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 appropriate 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
• Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineers’ skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager
• Plan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets
• Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan
• Provide inputs to the master deliverable register
• Provide Discipline inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
• Alert the project team, if any deviation from the scope or a need for a change order and raise the change request, as required
• 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
• Lead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits) and Design Reviews
• Prepare and deliver project execution and assessment report (PEAR) at various project milestones in lined with MDR UNIFI procedure.
• Review comments on documents, raise CRS, prepare common resolution sheet and submit to the client
• Assist the Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts, manpower planning including during proposal works
• Coordinate with vendors via SCM team for procured items
• Liaise with: All Engineering disciplines, Fabrication Group, Safety Dept,Project Management Team, Document Control,Project Planner, Project Cost Controller, QC, Certification Group, Procurement Group, Subcontractors and Vendors, andCustomers
  Supervises: Senior Engineers and Engineers

Qualifications

Essetial Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree inEngineering
• 20+ years of experience in oil and gas of which preferably 15 years in offshore with major EPC contractors or consultants predominantly performing detail design
• Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable
• Detailed knowledge of safety studies, Loss prevention, design techniques and analysis methods especially for major large offshore projects.
• As a minimum good working knowledge on safety simulation tools such as PHAST, Flaresim, SAFETI, DETECT3 (preferable) and good understanding of CFD analysis
• Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills
• Recognized as having good communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated EPC Project Lead HSE Engineer experience

Successful degree holding candidates will be required to provide a degree equivalency certificate issues by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR). Candidates who do not already have this available are recommended to commence the process to avoid delays in the offer and onboarding process.