Principal Project Engineer

· 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, or 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-sized 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.

o Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX).

o Develop internal / external Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrix as required.

o 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.

o Document discussions and decisions related to the design.

o Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes.

o Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries and design Deviations.

o Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI's and other correspondence.

o 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.

o Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan.

o Equipment List.

o Potential Change Notices.

o Weekly and Monthly reports for management.

o 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.

o Approve and submit the closeout report.

o 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)

· Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering.

· Fifteen-twenty 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 and 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:

o The reassignment to other departments, construction sites, and fabrication yards.

o The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays.

o The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible / desirable.

o The managing / learning of future current working methods and software applications.