About this role
Job Overview: The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex project engineering-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Project Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of project engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in project engineering as well as broad knowledge of the project engineering discipline within the engineering function.
Key Task and Responsibilities:
• Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project • Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents • Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project • May be responsible for a Unit/Area, a specific function, or may be assigned the Project Engineering Manager role depending upon the size and complexity of the project • Regularly requested to support the preparation of proposals for prospective projects • May be assigned as the Project Engineering Manager (PEM) for smaller or medium size EPC projects • Practice and promote Safety in designs and work processes • Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents • Provide direction to and coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on an assigned project • Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan • Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX) • Develop internal/external Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrix as required • Prepare a Project Coordination Procedure
• Communicate project requirements to the team • Supervise and provide guidance to other Project Engineers • Ensure effective communication among engineering disciplines • Document discussions and decisions related to the design • Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes • Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries, Design Deviations • Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI’s and other correspondence • Prepare and approve weekly and monthly reports for management
• Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control • Manage change effectively and proactively • Develop and maintain Project Engineering documents • Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan • Equipment List • Potential Change Notices • Weekly and Monthly reports for management • Action item lists (internal and external)
• Review work with clients, management, and project leads • Coordinate third-party interfaces • Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct • Lead orderly handover and archiving of the completed project • Approve and submit the closeout report • Review and approve Lessons Learned submitted
• Review and provide input to Company work processes and procedures as requested Reports to: Project: Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager Functionally: Manager of Project Engineering/Eng Director Liaise With: Project Engineer, PEM, PM, Discipline Lead Engineers, Eng Dept Managers, Construction/Fabrication team, Project Controls, Finance Supervises: Project Engineer; Engineering Discipline Leads on a Project (as PEM)
Essential Qualification and Education:
• Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering • 2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project • 5-10 years of Project Engineering experience • Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field • Field assignment experience • Experience in International Projects • Experience with multi-office (MOPEX) execution • Experience in execution as part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group • Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation • Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects • Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards • Familiar with detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes • Able to read and understand contractual documentation • Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project • Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions • Works independently or with guidance in complex situations • Expected to lead functional teams or projects • Leads others to solve complex problems, uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions • Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view • Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a professional engineering society as applicable • 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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