Senior Structural Engineer

McDermott International, Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Structural Engineer to provide expert engineering support and lead small projects on site, mentoring junior staff and coordinating with other disciplines.

You will perform conceptual, FEED, studies, and detailed analyses, review designs and calculations, ensure compliance with design codes, and manage time, budgets, and client expectations while maintaining safety and quality across offshore and onshore structures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering.
• 8-15 years of oil and gas experience with a major contractor or consultant.
• Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable.
• Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications.
• Good knowledge of engineering software.
• Able to work independently.
• Good working knowledge of English, both oral and written.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, studies, and detailed analyses as per design basis and standards.
• Direct Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on small projects.
• Prepare detailed design calculations and analyses including reports and procedures.
• Manage time to meet deadlines and budgets; plan short-term activities.
• Mentor Engineers and train staff; coordinate with other disciplines.

Skills

Structural analysis

Engineering leadership

Mentoring engineers

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

Job Description:

Job Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Senior Structural Engineer uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Structural (Eng) discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Structural (Eng) discipline. The Senior Structural Engineer solves complex problems and uses their discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Structural Engineer impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Structural (Eng) team and other related teams and ensures that they are working within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

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 Lead Engineer 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
• Trains /mentors Engineers
• Assists MOPEX offices on projects
• Has a good understanding of the other engineering departments
• Initiates interface with other disciplines to obtain input for discipline designs
• Provide engineering support as required
• Perform engineering checks of drafting
• Perform engineering checks prepared by others within the discipline
• Perform design verification through single discipline check and assist with inter-discipline checks (IDC)
• Prepare MTOs of structures
• Prepare specifications
• Prepare subcontract documents
• Review of vendor data
• Prepare technical bid evaluations
• Check designs for operational requirements, constructability, and maintainability
• Tasks as Engineering Specialist
  • Perform independent computer analyses of structures
  • Prepare details and layouts of structures
  • Prepare structural analyses and reports on calculations or perform specialist tasks (i.e. architectural designs, underground piping designs, complex structures, topsides, jackets, weight control reports, center of gravity reports)
  • Is specialized in several fields (geotechnical, steel, concrete, dynamic calculations, FEM, fatigue calculations, earthquake, jackets, FPSOs, blast, hydrodynamics, architectural, etc.)
  • Is specialized in some design codes (EC, ACI/AISC/API, GOST, etc.)
  • Prepare project engineering guides
  • Coordinate and check the work of engineers and designers
• Tasks as Lead Engineer
  • Work as Lead Engineer on small projects or act as area lead or deputy lead
  • Responsible for all engineering and design work on small-size projects
  • Control and manage work hours, materials, progress
  • Work in close liaison with the Design Coordinator, area leads, etc.
  • Coordinate with project management
  • Assist Project Manager in:
    • Preparing deliverable control
    • Preparing schedule
    • Preparing progress reports
    • Preparing man-hour and capital expenditure estimates
    • Fill engineering work
    • Give relevant feedback to the department

Reports to:
Project: Lead Engineer/Project Engineer Manager
Functional: Supervising Department Manager
Liaises with: All Engineering disciplines, Construction site/Fabrication Group, Safety Dept, Document Control, Procurement Group, Subcontractors and Vendors, and Customers
Supervises: Engineers and Designers

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering
• 8-15 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design
• Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable
• Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications
• Good knowledge of engineering software
• Able to work independently
• Good working knowledge of English, both oral and written
• HSE, TQM, and cost-conscious
• Good technical structural knowledge
• Good organizer, motivator, and supervisor
• Keen on improving the effectiveness of the work
• Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:
• The reassignment to other departments/construction sites/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 current working methods and software applications
• 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

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.