Principal Project Engineer (EPC & Detail Engineering)

Job Overview:

The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex project engineering-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Project Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of project engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in project engineering as well as broad knowledge of the project engineering discipline within the engineering function.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project  
• Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents  
• Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project  
• May be responsible for a Unit/Area, a specific function, or may be assigned the Project Engineering Manager role depending upon the size and complexity of the project  
• Regularly requested to support the preparation of proposals for prospective projects  
• May be assigned as the Project Engineering Manager (PEM) for smaller or medium size EPC projects  
• Practice and promote Safety in designs and work processes  
• Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents  
• Provide direction to and coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on an assigned project  
• Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan  
  • Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX)  
  • Develop internal/external Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrix as required  
  • Prepare a Project Coordination Procedure  
• Communicate project requirements to the team  
• Supervise and provide guidance to other Project Engineers  
• Ensure effective communication among engineering disciplines  
  • Document discussions and decisions related to the design  
  • Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes  
  • Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries, Design Deviations  
  • Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI’s and other correspondence  
  • Prepare and approve weekly and monthly reports for management  
• Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control  
• Manage change effectively and proactively  
• Develop and maintain Project Engineering documents  
  • Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan  
  • Equipment List  
  • Potential Change Notices  
  • Weekly and Monthly reports for management  
  • Action item lists (internal and external)  
• Review work with clients, management, and project leads  
• Coordinate third-party interfaces  
• Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct  
• Lead orderly handover and archiving of the completed project  
  • Approve and submit the closeout report  
  • Review and approve Lessons Learned submitted  
• Review and provide input to Company work processes and procedures as requested  

      Reports to:  
      Project: Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager  
      Functionally: Manager of Project Engineering/Eng Director  
      Liaise With:  Project Engineer, PEM, PM, Discipline Lead Engineers, Eng Dept Managers, Construction/Fabrication team,
      Project Controls, Finance
      Supervises:  Project Engineer; Engineering Discipline Leads on a Project (as PEM)  

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering  
• 2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project  
• Minimum 10 years of proven EPC project engineering experience in offshore oil and gas projects
• Strong understanding of multidisciplinary engineering coordination and procurement engineering activities
• Demonstrated ability to manage and coordinate engineering deliverables across multiple disciplines throughout the project lifecycle
• Experience working on Saudi Aramco / KJO projects will be considered a significant advantage
• Excellent communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills are preferred
• Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field  
• Field assignment experience  
• Experience in International Projects  
• Experience with multi-office (MOPEX) execution  
• Experience in execution as part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group  
• Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation  
• Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects  
• Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards  
• Familiar with detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes  
• Able to read and understand contractual documentation  
• Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project  
• Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions  
• Works independently or with guidance in complex situations  
• Expected to lead functional teams or projects  
• Leads others to solve complex problems, uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions  
• Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view  
• Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a professional engineering society as applicable  
• Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:  
  • The reassignment to other departments, construction sites, and fabrication yards  
  • The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays  
  • The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable  
  • The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications 

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