Senior Pipeline Engineer

The Senior Pipeline Engineer uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Pipeline (Eng) discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Pipeline (Eng) discipline. The Senior Pipeline Engineer solves complex problems and uses discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Pipeline Engineer impacts a range of customers, operational, project, or service activities with the Pipeline (Eng) team and other related teams and ensures they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Responsibilities

Perform the engineering for onshore and offshore pipeline systems, requiring thorough knowledge of design codes and hands-on use of pipeline discipline software; Perform conceptual, FEED, Studies, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards; Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures; Clearly communicate and explain complex issues; Be fully familiar with project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications; Assist in preparation of estimates for bid proposals; Raise technical queries to obtain missing information and clarify work scope; Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications; Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables; Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys; Provide technical direction and review of Designers; Prepare and review design reports and procedures; Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines; Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; Assist in updating weight report based on vendor information; Review vendor and subcontractor submittals; Perform design verification through single-discipline check/inter-discipline check; Provide technical support to fabrication queries; Keep Lead Engineer apprised of activities and concerns; Assist in providing inputs for progress reports; Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals; Participate in internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits; Assist Lead Engineer with responses to Customer and agencies; Capture lessons learned; Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience; Guide less experienced engineers; Be aware of costs related to own work; Prepare/review material specifications, fabrication specifications, installation specifications, pipeline design and installation analyses, material takeoffs, pipeline reports and installation manuals; Perform/review wall thickness designs, on-bottom stability analyses, pipeline cathodic protection designs, free-span analyses, pipeline expansion and rigid riser stress analyses using FEA tools, route selection designs, bottom roughness evaluations, crossing support designs, dropped object protection structure designs, clamp designs, subsea structure designs, shore approach designs, onshore pipeline designs, pipeline local and global buckling mitigation designs, pipeline seismic analyses, installation analyses

Requirements

8-15 years of experience in Oil and Gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design; Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering; Strong working knowledge of many design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the content and application of standards codes and guidelines as applicable; Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications; Good knowledge of engineering software; Able to work independently; Good working knowledge of English, both oral and written; HSE, TQM and cost-conscious; Good organizer, motivator, and supervisor; Keen on improving the effectiveness of the work; Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to reassignment to other departments/construction sites/fabrication yards, replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays, provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads, managing/learning of current working methods and software applications, and reassignment to other McDermott offices

Nice to have

Master’s degree; Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society