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Senior Principal Process Engineer

McDermott Middle East - Qatar Branch

Job Type

Full-time

Work Type

On-Site

Location

Doha, Qatar

Experience

24 - 30 years
  • 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
  • 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 completed it within the planned schedule and budget, by 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 workforce resources - agree on allocations with the Discipline Manager
    Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified
    Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
    Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
  • 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, and Project Management Teams, as required
  • Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
  • Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and work-hour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements
  • Prepare bids and project's Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required
  • Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott 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 Designers producing products related to Process 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
  • Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
  • Present issues and problems to Customers promptly and assist the Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution by project and company requirements
  • Provide leadership, mentoring, and guidance to other Engineers
  • Supervise and guide assigned engineers and coordinate with project Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables
  • Monitor costs of own work processes
  • Evaluate costs associated with products and solutions
  • Assign personnel to analyze and design tasks based on knowledge of individual strengths and capabilities
  • Responsible for checking the following key deliverables, applicable as per the Project scope:Process simulations / Heat and material balance
    Process flow diagrams (PFD)
    Piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID)
    Process safeguarding diagram
    Equipment and instrument process datasheets
    Process specifications
    Operating philosophy and startup and operating manuals
    Equipment list (process data)
    Line list (process data)
    Equipment and line sizing calculations
    Flare radiation and dispersion calculations
    Depressurization and flare network studies
    Process studies
  • Provide process assistance to other disciplines by performing IDC / providing inputs as required for the following activities:
  • Layout reviewArea classification drawings
    Safety studies
    Electrical load list
    Equipment datasheets
    Instrument datasheets
    ESD and F&G logic diagrams and control narratives