Principal Project Engineer (Eng)

Job Description

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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. Candidate shall have Offshore EPC project experience in O&G projects, preferably with ADNOC.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

1. Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project
2. Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents
3. Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project
4. 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
5. Regularly requested to support the preparation of proposals for prospective projects
6. May be assigned as the Project Engineering Manager (PEM) for smaller or medium size EPC projects
7. Practice and promote Safety in designs and work processes
8. Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents
9. Provide direction to and coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on an assigned project
10. Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan
11. Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX)
12. Develop internal/external Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrix as required
13. Prepare a Project Coordination Procedure
14. Communicate project requirements to the team
15. Supervise and provide guidance to other Project Engineers
16. Ensure effective communication among engineering disciplines
17. Document discussions and decisions related to the design
18. Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes
19. Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries, Design Deviations
20. Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI's and other correspondence
21. Prepare and approve weekly and monthly reports for management
22. Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control
23. Manage change effectively and proactively
24. Develop and maintain Project Engineering documents
25. Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan, Equipment List, Potential Change Notices, Weekly and Monthly reports for management, and Action item lists (internal and external)
26. Review work with clients, management, and project leads
27. Coordinate third-party interfaces
28. Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct
29. Lead orderly handover and archiving of the completed project
30. Approve and submit the closeout report
31. Review and approve Lessons Learned submitted
32. 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)

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

1. Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
2. 2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project
3. 5-10 years of Project Engineering experience
4. Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
5. Field assignment experience
6. Experience in International Projects
7. Experience with multi-office (MOPEX) execution
8. Experience in execution as part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group
9. Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation
10. Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects
11. Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards
12. Familiar with detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes
13. Able to read and understand contractual documentation
14. Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project
15. Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
16. Works independently or with guidance in complex situations
17. Expected to lead functional teams or projects
18. Leads others to solve complex problems, uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
19. Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
20. Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a professional engineering society as applicable
21. 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