Senior Subsea Engineer

Job Overview:

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

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide specialist skills and knowledge in the areas related to engineering and analysis including design codes related to Subsea engineering including installation engineering
• Coordinate and engage in daily activities and schedule priorities for Subsea Engineering under limited supervision
• Tender engineering support with an emphasis on document review, preparation of subcontractor documents, CTR preparation, bid evaluation, and vendor selection
• Support Subsea projects and address various requirements for procurement, design, and installation engineering/analysis in a lead role
• Assume responsibility for technical reports, design calculations, engineering analysis, and interface with third parties including subcontractors and verification bodies
• Required to attend and prepare for project progress meetings and departmental meetings
• Perform Installation Analysis for SURF projects using industry-standard software
• Provide specialist skills and knowledge in the areas related to engineering and analysis including design codes related to Subsea engineering including installation engineering
• Required to attend and prepare for project progress meetings and departmental meetings
• Adhere to the safety and legal objectives of the company
• Training and mentoring of graduates and junior engineers
• Support in the development of knowledge in the area of design and analysis related to Subsea
• Understand client requirements and develop solutions to address them, satisfying necessary codes and specifications
• Take personal responsibility for design, analysis, and technical documentation
• Liaise with an operational engineer to support project engineering and be available for site visits and offshore trips when necessary
• Develop basic knowledge of McDermott's business units and interactions including engineering, fabrication, and marine functions
• Develop advanced skills in the use of standard productivity tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Understand and apply standards and procedures
• Capture project lessons learned into McDermott's Lessons Learned system
• Participate in internal, customer, or third-party technical audits on engineering deliverables and vendor documents

      Reports to:
      Project: Lead Engineer
      Functional: Supervising Department Manager
      Liaise With: Engineers, Design Supervisor, and Designers of their own discipline
      Supervises: Engineers 

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• 8-15 years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design  
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
• Familiar with the content and application of standards, codes, and guidelines as applicable Knowledge of many basic design techniques and analysis methods
• Experience related to the design and analysis of subsea equipment including risers, pipeline, subsea structure, and umbilical
• Experience with industry-standard software packages for design and installation analysis (E.g., Orcaflex, Pipelay, Offpipe, Abaqus)
• Experience with industry-commonly used codes and standards for subsea engineering
• Good organization and communication skills and ability to prioritize workload to meet project deadlines
• Working knowledge of English, both oral and written
• HSE, TQM, and cost-conscious
• 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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