Kent | Lead Engineer/Specialist - Structural/Civil offshore

Kent PLC; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Kent PLC based in Mumbai seeks an Offshore Principal Structural Engineer to lead offshore structural projects, review analyses, and ensure compliance with codes and safety standards. The role focuses on jackets, floating and subsea systems, with engagement across time zones and design offices.

Proficiency in SACS/SESAM and ABAQUS, plus strong client-facing communication, are essential for success in this position. Mumbai-based, on-site role requiring senior leadership and delivery focus.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, honours or equivalent in civil, mechanical, structural naval architecture or similar.
• Lead multi-discipline technically challenging projects across time zones and design offices.
• Produce detailed designs with understanding of offshore analytical processes.
• Experience with offshore standards including API, ISO, DNVGL, IEC NORSOK.
• Spectral and deterministic fatigue methodologies knowledge and reporting.
• Strong report writing and client presentation skills.
• Linear and non-linear FEA experience in ABAQUS.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve analysis models, calculations, and design reports.
• Ensure designs meet project specifications, codes, and safety standards.
• Lead structural activities across FEED, detailed engineering, and execution.
• Define design basis, philosophies, and methodologies.
• Coordinate with clients for technical discussions and approvals.
• Interface with other disciplines and support procurement, fabrication, and installation.
• Participate in design reviews, audits, and HAZID/HAZOP workshops.
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage design changes and assess their impact.

Skills

Leadership

Client communication

FEA

Offshore analysis

Education

Engineering degree (civil/mechanical/structural)

Tools

SACS/SESAM

ABAQUS

Job description

Lead Engineer/Specialist - Structural/Civil offshore

Mumbai, India

Job Summary

Kent is looking for Offshore Principal Structural Engineer to be based in Mumbai

Responsibilities

• Review and approve analysis models, calculations, and design reports.
• Ensure designs meet project specifications, codes, and safety standards.
• Lead structural activities across FEED, detailed engineering, and execution.
• Define design basis, philosophies, and methodologies.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering deliverables within budget.
• Oversee global and local structural analyses (in-place, transportation, installation).
• Review fatigue life assessments, ultimate strength, and accidental load cases.
• Validate critical areas such as splash zone joints.
• Guide, mentor, and review work of senior and junior engineers.
• Coordinate with designers for model and drawing development.
• Ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Interface with clients for technical discussions and approvals.
• Coordinate with other disciplines (process, mechanical, electrical, naval).
• Support procurement, fabrication, and installation teams.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QC procedures and project standards.
• Participate in design reviews, audits, and HAZID/HAZOP workshops.
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage design changes and assess their impact.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employees skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employees current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience:

• An engineering degree, honours or equivalent in civil, mechanical, structural naval architecture or similar.
• Has the ability to lead multidiscipline technically challenging projects, on tight schedules across different time zones utilising different design offices to deliver complete packages of work, as well as being the main point of contact for technical discussions with clients.
• Demonstrable experience in producing detailed designs and good understanding of local and global analytical processes of offshore structures.
• Experience of working with local and geographically disparate teams and resources. Able to motivate self and teams, deal with conflict and create a strong delivery culture.
• Proven success in structural projects against external and internal time, cost, and quality objectives. Experience in participating in appropriate project governance and project management reporting.
• Offshore structural analysis experience of jackets, floating and subsea systems particularly using SACS/SESAM software.
• Experience in the application of offshore structural standards including API, ISO, DNVGL, IEC NORSOK.
• Experience in the application of spectral and deterministic fatigue methodologies.
• Technical understanding of environmental wave loading and/or vessel motions.
• Experience of applying appropriate quality assurance and reporting.
• Experience of partaking in elements of bids and engaging directly with clients.
• Ability to report, interpret and communicate the engineering implications of complex analysis results to colleagues and clients, including the implications of problems encountered in the delivery of work.
• Excellent report writing skills and experience in the delivery of technical presentations to external clients.
• Understanding of structural engineering first principles, this is a technical role.
• Management, assessment and analysis of designs, modifications, and anomalies.
• Linear and non-linear FEA experience in ABAQUS and US