Principal Subsea Engineer

5 days ago


Doha, Qatar McDermott Full time

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

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.

**Key Tasks and Responsibilities**:

- Support subsea and offshore projects in performing design and installation engineering/analysis in a lead role and address various requirements for procurement
- Provide specialist skills and knowledge in the areas related to engineering and analysis including design codes related to subsea engineering and installation engineering
- Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
- 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
- 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
- Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
- When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:

- Direct small or medium-sized Engineering teams as a Lead Engineer
- Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete it within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with 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 manpower resources
- agree allocations with the Discipline Manager
- Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
- Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action

- Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
- Adhere to the safety and legal objectives of the company
- Train and mentor graduates and junior engineers
- Perform Installation Analysis for rigid pipelines and risers including CLAD and Lined pipelines from reel-lay and S-lay vessels
- Perform Installation Analysis for flexible flowlines, flexible risers of various configurations, umbilicals (static and dynamic) and subsea structures
- Support in the development of knowledge in the area of design and installation analysis related to subsea and offshore engineering
- Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve third-party reports related to Installation Engineering and Analysis
- Understand client requirements and develop solutions to address them, satisfying necessary codes and specifications
- Take personal responsibility for design, analyses, and technical documentation
- Liaise with operational teams to support project engineering and be available for site visits and offshore trips when necessary
- 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 other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
- Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Teams, as required
- Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of ac



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