Principal Structural Engineer

NES Fircroft; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working time and home office

Company pension scheme 10% employer

Company sponsored life insurance

Private medical insurance

Competitive remuneration with reviews

Job summary

NES Fircroft is seeking a Principal Structural Engineer to join the Aberdeen office and lead offshore structural integrity projects, coordinating with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on time and on budget.

You will perform hands-on assessments, oversee a team, and contribute to business development. A Master’s in civil/structural/mechanical engineering, 20+ years offshore experience, and proficiency with SACS, Sesam, and USFOS are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in civil, structural or mechanical engineering.
• 20+ years offshore structural engineering experience.
• Experience with Structural Integrity Management preferred.
• Proficiency in SACS, Sesam and USFOS software.
• Excellent report writing and communication skills.
• Right to work in the UK and willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead structural integrity management projects for offshore structures.
• Provide technical assurance to discipline and project tasks.
• Provide technical leadership to engineering team in Aberdeen.
• Assist business development, tender/proposals management and team building.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on budget and schedule.
• Develop structural design briefs, specifications and performance standards.

Skills

Leadership

Report writing

Communication skills

Independent working

Team leadership

Education

Master's degree in civil/structural or mechanical engineering

Tools

SACS

Sesam

USFOS

Job description

Principal Structural Engineer

Our client, an engineering service provider, is currently hiring a Principal Structural Engineer to join the team in their Aberdeen office.

The client provides holistic structural integrity management (SIM) solutions for offshore structures, including comprehensive engineering & fitness- for -service (FFS) assessments, risk-based inspection (RBI) solutions and facilities engineering support to global customers in the energy sector.

We provide these services all under one roof, enhanced by automated processes to reduce waste and rapid reporting to support risk informed decision making for meeting operational demands. Our Engineering solutions are built on a strong Data informed technological foundation that has earned decades of industry trust and credibility. We service our customers worldwide operating out of our UK office in Aberdeen.

What you can expect

• Leading and delivering structural integrity management projects, with the ability to perform hands-on engineering assessments involving the following:

• In-service analysis of fixed (topsides and jacket) and floating offshore structures including in-place, dynamic, seismic and fatigue analysis
• Global ultimate strength‑based pushover analysis
• Structural reliability analysis
• Local topsides and jacket analysis (fire, blast, dropped object and vessel impact studies)
• Finite element analysis using Ansys or Abaqus software

Providing technical assurance to discipline and project tasks

Providing technical leadership to engineering team in Aberdeen

Assisting the discipline manager in business development, tender/proposals management and engineering team building activities

Coordination with multi-disciplinary teams including project management to deliver projects on budget and schedule

Development of structural design briefs, specifications, operating procedures and performance standards

What you bring

You are a leader capable of working independently without supervision, possess an excellent technical understanding of offshore structural concepts and are able to develop yourself as a team leader. Moreover, you should bring with you:

• Master degree in the field of civil, structural or mechanical engineering
• A minimum of 20 years of offshore structural engineering experience
• Structural Integrity Management experience preferred
• Proficiency in using SACS, Sesam and USFOS software
• Knowledge of cross-discipline areas (metocean, geotechnical, corrosion, materials, and welding disciplines)
• Working knowledge of best practices and relevant API and ISO offshore structural standards
• Exposure to RBI strategies
• Possess excellent report writing and general communication skills
• Be pro‑active, organized, and self‑directed, with the ability to work independently within a team
• Ability to work closely and effectively with both internal and external stakeholders
• Having right to work in UK and based in Aberdeen
• Willingness to travel to site offices for meetings and offshore facilities for data collection and engineering coordination

Look forward to

• Development opportunities in leadership and career in a global, innovative, and long‑term oriented group of companies with family character
• Flexible working timeand home office possible
• An open, informal corporate culture, where we celebrate success
• Company Pension scheme with 10% employer deduction in addition to the base salary
• Company sponsored life insurance and private medical insurance
• Competitive remuneration package with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.