Principal Project Engineer (EPC & Detail Engineering)

McDermott International, Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd. seeks a Principal Project Engineer to interpret complex business issues and guide best practices in project execution. The role requires leading teams, ensuring quality, and maintaining broad expertise across the project engineering discipline.

The incumbent will manage scope, cost, schedule, and technical content while coordinating with engineers, PMs, and clients to deliver successful EPC outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering.
• 2-4 years in Project Engineering Management on a project.
• Minimum 10 years EPC project engineering in offshore oil and gas.
• Strong multidisciplinary coordination and procurement activities.
• Experience with MOPEX and MOPEX-like execution is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project.
• Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Design Leads on the project.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for management.
• Review work with clients, management, and project leads.

Skills

Project leadership

Multidisciplinary coordination

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Engineering

Tools

MOPEX

Job description

Job Overview

The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex project engineering-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Project Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of project engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in project engineering as well as broad knowledge of the project engineering discipline within the engineering function.

Job Description

Job Overview

The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex project engineering-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Project Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of project engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in project engineering as well as broad knowledge of the project engineering discipline within the engineering function.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

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

Reports to: Project: Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager

Functionally: Manager of Project Engineering/Eng Director

Liaise With: Project Engineer, PEM, PM, Discipline Lead Engineers, Eng Dept Managers, Construction/Fabrication team, Project Controls, Finance

Supervises: Project Engineer; Engineering Discipline Leads on a Project (as PEM)

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
• 2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project
• Minimum 10 years of proven EPC project engineering experience in offshore oil and gas projects
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary engineering coordination and procurement engineering activities
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate engineering deliverables across multiple disciplines throughout the project lifecycle
• Experience working on Saudi Aramco / KJO projects will be considered a significant advantage
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills are preferred
• Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
• Field assignment experience
• Experience in International Projects
• Experience with multi-office (MOPEX) execution
• Experience in execution as part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group
• Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation
• Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects
• Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards
• Familiar with detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes
• Able to read and understand contractual documentation
• Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
• Works independently or with guidance in complex situations
• Expected to lead functional teams or projects
• Leads others to solve complex problems, uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
• Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
• Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a professional engineering society as applicable
• Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:
  • The reassignment to other departments, construction sites, and fabrication yards
  • The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays
  • The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable
  • The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications

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