Senior Field Engineer

McDermott International; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International in Qatar seeks a Senior Field Engineer to lead offshore field engineering, review technical documents, develop plans, allocate resources, and ensure deliverables meet contract requirements. You will coordinate with multiple departments and prepare installation documentation for bid submissions and project execution.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and 7–9 years of oil and gas experience with major contractors or consultants, plus proficiency in Excel,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required.
• 7–9 years of oil and gas experience with major contractors or consultants.
• 2–3 years of operations and field engineering experience is preferred.
• Proficiency with MS-Office and AutoCAD is expected.

Responsibilities

• Review all technical project documents upon contract award and identify differences or discrepancies.
• Attend bid interviews with local management and participate in global management reviews.
• Prepare technical clarifications/qualifications about scope, drawings, and specs for Proposal Coordinator.
• Develop plan and allocate resources to ensure engineering deliverables meet schedule.
• Coordinate with other departments to ensure smooth operations.
• Prepare installation documentation, procurement, and fabrication materials.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

AutoCAD

Excel (Macros)

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:

Senior Field Engineer applies Engineering practices and knowledge to improve the field engineering discipline within Mcdermott. Acting as a lead engineer offshore and share the conceptual and practical expertise related to the field engineering discipline. Provide solutions and prepares mitigation plan to resolve complex problems and applies their discipline specific knowledge to improve the process and services. Senior Field Engineer plays a pivotal role with customers, client, project or service activities with the team assigned, being within the specifications, standards as applicable for the client side and follow Mcdermott guideline and policies.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Review all technical project documents upon contract award and identify any differences or discrepancies between pre-contract and post-contract documents, as well as deficiencies in tender method statements.
• Attend bid interviews with local Management and participate in global management reviews
• Ensure all bid inputs have been reviewed and approved by the Division Manager and General Superintendent before submittal. The Diving Manager is to review and approve all diving estimates.
• Prepare technical clarifications/qualifications about the scope of work, drawings, and specifications and submit them to the Proposal Coordinator
• Develop a plan and allocate resources for the project to ensure that engineering deliverables are completed according to the agreed-upon schedule.
• Monitor the progress of the project section to prevent major issues or delays from occurring during the project.
• Take the lead in creating installation documentation, procurement, and fabrication materials (such as scopes of work, procedures, drawings, sketches, etc.).
• Ensure the accuracy of procurement, fabrication, and installation documentation, making sure they comply with the contract requirements.
• Coordinate with other departments within the project team to ensure smooth operations.
• Offer support on engineering-related matters to the Project/Procurement Subcontracting Department, ensuring that competent suppliers or service providers are chosen for the job.
• Determine the sequence of work to be performed
• Determine the equipment to perform the work based on availability, tender requirements, and management bid philosophy
• Determine the crew make-up required for each phase of the project. Update and circulate crew make-ups as required.
• Determine the duration of work, using historical records for similar jobs where applicable
• Prepare a bar chart schedule for the marine work including vessel modifications and other preparatory work
• Prepare miscellaneous costs for offshore work. This will include barge rig-ups / designs, port clearances, and project consumables. The offshore miscellaneous costs will include inputs from Diving, E&M, Safety, etc. and identify all other costs for the compliance with tender documents
• Coordinate with Construction Support Engineering to prepare the technical drawings for bid submittals
• Prepare written procedures on safe work methods which meet project requirements for inclusion in the technical bid submission
• Review the proposal document and identify the work to be subcontracted if any
• Prepare technical description and bid pricing structure for the subcontracted work based on schedule and Company specification. This is to be performed in coordination with the Subcontracts Administrator and Proposal Coordinator who assemble the commercial portions of the quotation. Typical subcontracts the Offshore Coordinator will be responsible for are:
• Survey
• Dredging / Trenching
• Pipe haul barges
• Near shore crossing
• Pipeline pre-commissioning
• Review engineering-related information to ensure that comprehensive and accurate data is included in bidding proposals.
• Provide response to technical clarifications from the tendering Subcontractors if any
• Prepare Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE) to finalize the installation vessels required for job execution
• Evaluate subcontract qualifications and make recommendations to the Proposals Coordinator for a lump sum and miscellaneous costs
• Review subcontract qualifications to incorporate into principal qualifications to the company
• Provide tender resource and scheduling information to the Administration and Planning group for financial forecasting purposes
• Coordinate with other functions in the Company in the preparation of the tender
• Review Engineering studies conducted for the tender with regards to the Offshore Operation
• Prepare bid summary book for all offshore input for major proposals
• Prepare Dive Task Plan for diving related jobs.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 7 - 9 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with Major Contractors or consultant
• At least 2-3 years of Operations and field Engineering experience
• Thorough knowledge of excel spreadsheet with Macro commands
• MS Project scheduling software
• Familiar with Subcontract activities
• Basic knowledge in Microsoft tools like Word, excel, PowerPoint etc.
• Knowledge in Auto CAD