Senior Pipelay Project Engineer — Offshore Ops Leader

McDermott International, Ltd; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering company located in Houston, Texas is looking for a Senior Project Engineer. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in offshore pipelay and pipe production to lead project engineering efforts while ensuring projects meet budget and scheduling requirements. The position requires excellent coordination with teams and stakeholders, underscoring safety and quality standards in the engineering scope. Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to mentoring junior engineers are essential. Candidates should have 5-8 years of relevant experience, ideally in a major contracting environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated project engineering capability to guide a smaller team.
• Comfortable with teaching junior engineers.
• Ability to operate independently with minimal guidance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure overall readiness and execution of assigned scope.
• Coordinate and review inputs from various Engineering disciplines.
• Monitor work in progress and compile regular status reports.

Skills

Offshore pipelay knowledge

Project engineering capability

Coordination and guiding skills

Problem-solving

Understanding of engineering workflows

Education

5-8 years of engineering experience

MS Project knowledge

Registered professional engineer preferred

Job description

A leading engineering company located in Houston, Texas is looking for a Senior Project Engineer. In this role, you will leverage your expertise in offshore pipelay and pipe production to lead project engineering efforts while ensuring projects meet budget and scheduling requirements. The position requires excellent coordination with teams and stakeholders, underscoring safety and quality standards in the engineering scope. Strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to mentoring junior engineers are essential. Candidates should have 5-8 years of relevant experience, ideally in a major contracting environment.