Principal Pipeline Engineer

Overview Job Overview :

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

Qualifications Essential Qualifications and Education :

Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering

15-20 years of experience 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 Mechanical Equipment

Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills

Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable

Very good organizer, motivator, and supervisor

Able to solve problems without assistance

Keen on improving the effectiveness of the work

HSE, TQM, and cost-conscious

Fluent in the English language

Understanding and supporting company goals and work processes

Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to :

The reassignment to other McDermott offices

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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Responsibilities

Interpret internal and external business challenges in the pipeline engineering discipline; the role requires specialized depth and breadth of expertise in the area of pipeline engineering

Interpret internal or external business issues and recommend best practices; solve complex pipeline-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance

May be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of pipeline engineering; as such, they must have in-depth expertise in pipeline engineering as well as broad knowledge of the pipeline engineering discipline within the engineering function

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 the 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 coordination 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 workhour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements

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

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

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

Review project schedule and fabrication schedule about 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 Designer’s production products related to Pipeline Engineering

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

Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed 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, preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents, as directed by the Discipline Lead Engineer

Assist in updating weight report based on receipt of vendor information

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 fabrication queries, including identifying defect I 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 promptly and assist the Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution by project and company requirements

Perform (as required) Technical Quality Audit reviews by MOR Global Procedures

Assist Lead 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 them into a database system Capture Knowledge Objects and enter them into the database system

Guide less experienced engineers on MOR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.

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

Responsible for the engineering integrity of the assigned work area

Monitor costs of own work processes

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

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

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

Develop communication and presentation skills (e.g., write technical papers, participate in conferences and / or seminars, present design solutions, and / or present topics at "lunch and learns"; etc.)

Identify and provide training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software

Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager

Assist the Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants

Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following for pipelines and their components :

Material specifications and datasheets

Fabrication specifications

Installation specifications

Pipeline design and installation analyses

Material takeoffs

Pipeline reports and installation manuals

Perform, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following designs, analyses, and evaluations for pipelines and their components :

Wall thickness designs

On-bottom stability analyses

Pipeline cathodic protection designs

Free-span analyses

Pipeline expansion and rigid riser stress analyses using finite element analysis (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

When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition :

Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterparts

Ensure substantive communications are documented

Prepare bids and project's Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required

Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineers’ skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager

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

Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule / register compliant with the overall execution plan

Prepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action, and real schedule

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

Alert the project team of any deviation from the scope or a need to change the 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 recommendations, and purchase requisitions; 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 and give guidance on their updates and incorporation

Assist the Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning Anticipate project engineering needs and plan accordingly

Coordinate with vendor for discipline-managed / procured items

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

Reports to : Project : Lead Engineer, Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager Functional : Department Manager Liaise with : All Engineering disciplines, Safety Department, Project Management Team, Document Control, Project Planner, Project Cost Controller, QC and Certification Group, Procurement Group, Subcontractors, Vendors, and Customers Supervises : Senior Pipeline Engineers, Pipeline Engineers and Associated Pipeline Engineers

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