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Senior Principal Construct Support Eng
Senior Principal Construct Support Eng-May 2024
Chennai
May 12, 2025
About Senior Principal Construct Support Eng

  Company Overview:

  People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.

  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 offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.

  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.

  Here, what you do matters.

  Job Overview:

  Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes and standards. Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise. Apply expertise to the most complex problems. Manage own time to meet objectives, and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements. Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives. Clearly communicate and explain highly complex ideas and anticipate potential objections; influencing outcomes. When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition: Direct large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer on most unique and complex projects, Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete within planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard, Plan, organize and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager. Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified. Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action. Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with Project Team, Customer discipline lead and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.

  Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address issues, interpret contractual requirements as they relate to engineering execution.

  Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates. Provide similar support for variation orders.

  Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs.

  Interface with other departments to obtain input for discipline designs and drawings.

  Maintain close co-ordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Team, as required.

  Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager.

  Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements and manhour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements.

  Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and to maintain preferred Mcdermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements.

  Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications.

  Participate in finalizing deliverable lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity

  Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestones, and engineering scope.

  Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings and offshore site surveys, as required

  Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Construction Support Engineering.

  Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve design reports and procedures

  Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them in proceeding with their deliverables.

  Assist procurement personnel in procuring discipline equipment, materials and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures. Procurement assistance includes preparing, reviewing, and (as Lead Engineer) approving requisitions, evaluating technical quotations and preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents, as directed by Discipline Lead Engineer.

  Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary.

  Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design verification through single-discipline check /inter-discipline check (IDC)

  Provide technical support to all fabrications queries, including identifying defect/rectification requirements.

  Keep the Discipline Manager and Project Management Team apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary and manpower related.

  Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity.

  Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals to ensure that all requested data has been received and approved.

  Present issues and problems to Customers in a timely manner and assist Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution in accordance with project and company requirements.

  Perform (as required) Technical Quality Audit reviews in accordance with MDR Global procedures

  Assist Project engineer with responses to Customer and other agencies (such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.) on their review and approval.

  Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR’s Lessons Learned system.

  Provide leadership, mentoring and guidance to other Engineers

  Supervise and guide assigned engineers and coordinate with Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables.

  Assign personnel to analysis and design tasks based on knowledge of individual strengths and capabilities.

  Monitor costs of own work processes.

  Evaluate costs associated with products and solutions

  Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes.

  Participate in development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards.

  May participate in standards development committees or task groups such as API

  Recognized as having good communication and presentation skills(eg published technical papers are clearly written, actively participates in conferences or seminars, and/or is a capable presenter of design solutions or topics at MDR learning sessions.

  Assist Department Manager in identifying departmental needs including development of personnel and technical capabilities

  Participate in McDermott forums and represent McDermott as a subject matter expert(SME).

  Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager.

  Assist Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants.

  Perform, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve designs, analyses, evaluations, calculations and procedures such as :

  Erection sequences for jackets, topsides and other structures

  Loadout procedure and guidance during the operations

  Construction lift analyses and procedures for activities such as floatovers, stackings, rollups etc

  Weighing Procedures

  Design and detailing of miscellaneous fabrication yard items

  Crane arrangements and rigging arrangements

  Trailer arrangements/operations

  Assist in coordinating critical operations pre-activity meetings

  When acting as Lead engineer, in addition:

  Act as discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with customer counterparts.

  Ensure substantive communications are documented.

  Prepare bids and projects discipline engineering budget and execution plans.

  Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineer’s skill sets and provide requests to the discipline manager.

  Plan, organize and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets.

  Plan discipline deliverable schedule/register compliant with the overall execution plan.

  Prepare work forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action and real-time schedule.

  Provide discipline inputs for actual, planning and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity.

  Alert project team of any deviation from the scope or a need for change order.

  Monitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance, including performance at interfaces with others.

  Coordinate with other Discipline Lead engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputs.

  Review and approve requisitions, technical quotation evaluations and queries, compiled bid tabulations, and coordinate with Procurement to expedite vendor documents as required.

  Lead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer and third-party technical audits) and Design reviews.

  Review comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team, and resolve/give guidance on their update and incorporation.

  Assist Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning.

  Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly.

  Coordinate with vendor for discipline managed/produced items.

  Assist Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in Performance Evaluation of project team members.

  Essential Qualifications and Education:

  Bachelor's degree in Naval Architecture, Civil/Structural/Mechanical Engineering. (Masters is a preference)

  20+ years in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design

  Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the theory, content and application of standards, codes and guidelines as applicable for offshore. Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills. Recognized across company as a key lead, highly innovative designer, or highly skilled analyst.

  Preferred Qualifications and Education:

  Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society#LI-VA1

  McDermott is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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