Senior Materials & Coatings Engineer

Lutech Resources; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A global energy services firm in Dubai is searching for a Senior Materials & Coatings Engineer to improve the Materials & Coatings discipline. This role requires strong design skills, leadership experience, and a solid understanding of project phases in oil and gas. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 8-15 years of relevant experience. The position emphasizes flexibility for business travel and commitment to safety standards.

Qualifications

• 8-15 years of experience in oil and gas, especially in detail design.
• Registered Professional Engineer or member of a relevant engineering society.
• Flexibility for business travel.

Responsibilities

• Perform design analysis as per project scope and McDermott procedures.
• Direct Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on small projects.
• Prepare detailed design calculations and manage deadlines.

Skills

Detail design

Project coordination

Piping sub-disciplines knowledge

Health and safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SP3D

E3D

Navisworks

Job description

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 Senior Materials & Coatings Engineer uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Materials & Coatings discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Materials & Coatings discipline. The Senior Materials & Coatings Engineer solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Materials & Coatings Engineer impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Materials & Coatings team and other related teams and ensures they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies. Candidate shall have offshore related experiences.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Perform conceptual, FEED, or detailed design analysis and develop them as per project Scope of Work, design basis, project documentation, design codes and standards, and McDermott procedures within the planned schedule and budget
• Direct Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on small projects
• Apply skills and knowledge of the business, take a new perspective on existing solutions to address problems and non-standard situations, and report them to the Lead Piping Engineer at an early stage
• Prepare 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
• communicate and explain complex issues and work to establish understanding
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified
• Use best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve products or services
• Focus on health and safety policies and procedures
• Become familiar with the project Scope of Work, Specification, Schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements
• Interface with other departments to obtain input for engineering and design
• Interface with High-Value Centers (HVECs) ensuring a clear understanding of their Scope of Work
• Identifying changes to scope and promptly raising a notification
• Alert the team of any deviation from the Scope of work or a need for a change order
• Prepare design philosophies, specifications, pipe supports, standard detail drawings, MTO, and material requisitions by the project scope of work and contract
• Explain difficult or sensitive information; works to build understanding
• Fully familiar with P&ID, Line List, Equipment List, Layout, Piping Specifications, and design basis
• Work independently, with minimal guidance when required
• Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience

Reports to:Project: Lead Piping Engineer, Project Engineer, or Project Engineering Manager (As Lead Piping Engineer)
Functional: Department Manager
Liaise With: Designers and Engineers, other Engineering disciplines Leads, Construction and fabrication Groups,
Project Management Team, Document Control, Project Cost Control and Planning Group, Procurement Group, Subcontractors
and Vendors, Clients
Supervises: Associate Engineers and Engineers

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 8-15 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultants predominantly performing detail design
• Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of a professional engineering society
• Flexible for Business Travelling
• Committed to McDermott values
• Detailed knowledge of Pre-FEED, FEED, and Detailed Design Phases of Projects
• Detailed knowledge and experience of design techniques and application of standards, codes, and guidelines
• Familiar with all Piping Sub-Disciplines including Design and Modelling, Pipe Stress & Support, Piping Material Engineering, and MTO activities and deliverables
• Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills
• Conversant with international codes and standards like ANSI, ASME, API, BS, NFPA, etc.
• Familiar with SP3D / E3D / Navisworks
• Familiar with stick-built and modularization approach