The Principal Riser Engineer is responsible for interpreting business issues and recommending best practices. They will solve complex Riser-related problems and work independently with minimal guidance. As a specialist in Riser, they must have in-depth expertise and broad knowledge of the Riser discipline within the Engineering function.
Requirements
- Perform conceptual FEED, Studies, and detailed design engineering, analysis, and calculations on more complex and demanding engineering tasks
- Apply knowledge and skills to complete varied assignments
- Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures
- Prioritize and organize own work to meet deadlines
- Focus on completing work within budgets
- Clearly communicate and explain information in straightforward engineering activities
- Focused on health and safety policies and procedures
- Direct small or medium Mechanical Engineering team as a Lead Engineer
- Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete it within the planned schedule and budget
- Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project
- Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
- Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity
- Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings
- Be fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements
- Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications
- Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
- Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, and Project Management Team
- Document substantive communications and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
- Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals
- Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
- Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications, as required
- Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
- Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys
- Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Instrumentation & Controls Engineering
- Prepare and review 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
- Assist in updating weight report based on receipt of vendor information
- Check engineering performed by others within the Discipline
- Review vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
- Perform design verification through single-discipline check / inter-discipline check (IDC)
- Provide technical support to all fabrication queries, including identifying defect/rectification requirements
- Keep the Lead Engineer 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
- Participate in internal, Customer, and third-party technical audits on engineering deliverables and vendor documents
- Assist Lead Engineer with responses to Customer and other agencies on their review and approval
- Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR's Lessons Learned system
- Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
- Guide less experienced engineers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
- Be aware of costs related to own work and of the discipline
- Provides engineering support as required
- Assists in the preparation of subcontract documents
- Keep the Lead Engineer apprised of all activities, progress, and concerns
- Develop an awareness of costs related to own work
- Develop a basic understanding of MDR’s business and the customers it serves
- Develop basic knowledge of MDR’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
- Participate in Riser design review and verifications
- Build riser analysis models and check models created by others for analysis
- Participate in riser design reviews and approval (lead engineer) of in-house third-party drawings
