Lead Structural Engineer

Brunel; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Brunel in Houston is seeking a Structural Team Leader to act as the leader and focal point for regional I&C Structural Engineering, ensuring alignment with QHSES standards and on-time delivery.

The role combines hands-on engineering with people leadership, guiding offshore and subsea projects, managing resources, budgets, and risk while fostering continuous improvement across teams and interfaces with customers and project teams.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong offshore and subsea engineering/operations experience.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and people development experience.
• Strong structural engineering background with experience using FEA tools (ANSYS, ABAQUS, or ANSA).
• Knowledge of subsea projects, fabrication, welding/NDT, installation, and lifting operations.
• Strong PM, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work across multidisciplinary and multicultural teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Structural Engineering team.
• Ensure high-quality, timely delivery of structural engineering work.
• Manage engineering resources and competencies to support projects and business needs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and QHSES expectations.
• Support structural engineering activities for offshore/subsea installation, equipment, and related projects.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Collaborate with customers, project teams, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Remain technically hands-on by supporting engineering activities and/or serving as a Lead Engineer on projects.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Offshore engineering

Subsea engineering

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS

ABAQUS

ANSA

Job description

The Structural Team Leader is the Leader and Focal Point for regional I&C Structural Engineering required for any equipment to be designed and engineered.

The Structural Team Leader ensures engineering compliance with company QHSES standards, on Time Delivery, Resourcing, Budget, Risk, Competency of personnel in alignment with One Engineering Purpose and Strategy.

In addition to management of the department, the Structural Team Leader will perform structural tasks or lead projects on a part time basis.

Job Description

• Lead, coach, and develop the Structural Engineering team.
• Ensure high-quality, timely delivery of structural engineering work.
• Manage engineering resources and competencies to support projects and business needs.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and QHSES expectations.
• Support structural engineering activities for offshore/subsea installation, equipment, and related projects.
• Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes, tools, and ways of working.
• Collaborate with customers, project teams, and internal and external stakeholders.
• Remain technically hands-on by supporting engineering activities and/or serving as a Lead Engineer on projects.

You are meant for this job if:

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum of 7 years of relevant engineering experience.
• Strong experience in offshore and subsea engineering/operations.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, and people-development experience.
• Strong structural engineering background with experience using FEA tools such as ANSYS, ABAQUS, or ANSA.
• Knowledge of subsea projects, fabrication, welding/NDT, installation, and lifting operations.
• Strong project management, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and multicultural engineering teams.