Job Description

Company Overview:

People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.


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 offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.


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.


Here, what you do matters.



Job Overview:

McDermott is looking for a Lead HSE Engineer with around 15 years of experience in energy industries working on major contractors or consultants predominantly performing detail design.


The candidate must hold a Bachelor Degree or Master Degree in Engineering (preferably chemical engineering) and have detailed knowledge with work experience of design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the theory, content and application of standards, codes and guidelines in the field of loss prevention and risk management studies. Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills.





Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• The candidate will have and has to demonstrate knowledge and experience are:
+ Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes and standards
+ Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and nonstandard situations
+ Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and - procedures
+ Manage own time to meet objectives, and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
+ Clearly communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view
+ When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
- Direct medium or large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer
+ Lead the Discipline engineering design in projects of the assigned work area and complete within 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 Project Team, Customer discipline lead and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties etc.
+ 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, and to develop clash free designs
+ Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements and manhour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements
+ Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications
+ Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
+ Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Fire Protection & Safety Engineering
+ Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to construction sequence, milestones, and engineerig scope
+ Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings as required
+ Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures. Procurement assistance includes preparing, reviewing, and (as Lead Engineer) approving requisitions, evaluating technical quotations and preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents, as directed by Discipline Lead Engineer
+ Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
+ Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design verification through single-discipline check/ inter-discipline check (IDC)
+ Provide technical support to fabrication queries, including identifying defect / rectification requirements
+ Keep the Discipline Manager and Project Management Team 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
+ Present issues and problems to Customers in a timely manner and assist Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution in accordance with project and company requirements
+ Perform (as required) Technical Quality Audit reviews in accordance with MDR Global Procedures
+ Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR's Lessons Learned system
+ Guide less experienced engineers on Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
+ Monitor costs of own work processes
+ Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes
+ Participate in development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards
+ Develop communication and presentation skills (e.g., write technical papers, participate in conferences and/or seminars, present design solutions, and/or present topics at "lunch and learns"; etc.)
+ Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager
+ Assist Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants
+ Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following:
- Design HSE & fire protection philosophies
- Safety study scope of work specifications, requisitions, TBE and purchase requisitions
- Safety equipment lists
- Firefighting equipment specifications and data sheets
- Life-saving and personnel safety equipment specifications and data sheets
- Safety sign specifications and data sheets
- Firewater demand and hydraulic calculation reports using PIPENET or equivalent software
- Inputs to P&ID markups for Firewater ring main system and Deluge system including providing details
- of interconnection with hose reels, monitors, hydrants and deluge valves /nozzles
- Escape route and safety equipment layouts
- Safety sign layouts
+ Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve third party safety study reports that are in compliance with project specifications
+ Participate and (as Lead Engineer) coordinate safety workshops (such as HAZID/HAZOP) and provide inputs to safety study consultants
+ Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve safety study close out reports
+ Participate in 3D model reviews, as necessary
+ When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
- Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterparts
- Ensure substantive communications are documented
- Prepare bid's and project's Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required
- Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineer's skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager
- Plan, organize and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets
- Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan
- Prepare working forecasts identifying change management plans, corrective action and real-time Schedule
+ Provide Discipline inputs for actual, planning and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
+ Alert project team of any deviation from the scope or a need for change order
+ Lead the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer and third-party technical audits) and Design Reviews
+ Review comments from Customers & other agencies on documents and drawings produced by the team, and resolve and give guidance on their update and incorporation


Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Fire Protection or Chemical or equivalent
• 15+ years in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design of offshore facilities

Preferred Qualifications and Education:

• Master's degree is Preferred

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