McDermott International, Ltd

Sr Project Engineer (Marine Installation)

Houston, TX

full time

On-site

Oil and Gas

About This Job

Company Overview:

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.

Job Overview:

The Senior Operations Engineer/Sr Project Engineer (Marine) uses best practices and knowledge to solve complex Marine Construction challenges. The Senior Operations Engineer (Marine) provides technical and engineering support to an offshore construction project or tender. The Senior Operations Engineer (Marine) may be involved in all stages of a project life cycle from providing technical support to an early engagement commercial pursuit on through to project execution and final close out. The role is an office-based position, however regular on site field support (construction sites and offshore locations) is required to properly execute the job duties. The Senior Operations Engineer will act as a resource including leading and supervising engineers with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise in the support of planning and executing offshore construction projects.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

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Coordinate and review inputs from the various Engineering disciplines, functional departments, and sub-contractors contributing to the Engineering portion of a project

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Coordinate and ensure the generation of deliverables, reports, and procedures required

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Support management of the Engineering portion of the project as directed

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Use expertise and project experience to solve complex problems by identifying innovative solutions

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Manage time to meet objectives; forecast and plan resource requirements

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Assist the Project Engineering Manager in planning, organizing, coordinating, and controlling small projects by establishing policies, procedures, systems, and requirements

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Act as a liaison between the Customer and Project Engineering Manager and Engineering Team, including third-party agencies and subcontractors

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Assist in the preparation and implementation of the Engineering Project Execution Plan (PEP)

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Assist in the preparation of the work-sharing Interface Plan & Scope Split Matrix

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Ensure all scopes of work are addressed, handover points are understood and agreed upon, and that there are no scope gaps or overlaps between the work-sharing offices and any subcontractors

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Review the Project Plan along with the project planner and prepare subcontract scope packages for any work that is required to be subcontracted

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Attend Engineering Project Readiness reviews as needed

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Coordinate and become familiar with all inputs and changes to the Engineering Project Plan, the scope of work, drawings, and specifications

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Facilitate logging and evaluating impacts of changes in the Desk Top Change Management System (DTCMS)

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Review any scope of work documents produced by the respective functional departments and identify changes impacting Engineering, update the Engineering Scope of Work documents as required/agreed, and assist in the preparation of change orders

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Coordinate information between Engineering and other functions (such as Fabrication, Marine, etc.) to ensure timely receipt and delivery of necessary design inputs

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Ensure that registers of all documents received by Engineering as well as sent are maintained and updated by Document Control, inclusive of timely distribution to all concerned personnel, departments, other entities, and subcontractor(s) as necessary

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Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to the Engineering Project Manager

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Facilitate the development and monitor closeout of technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirement

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Coordinate and progress site queries related to subcontracted works

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Review project schedule and fabrication schedule about construction sequence, milestones, and engineering scope, checking for alignment

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Attend Weekly Progress Meetings (internal as well as with Customers) and prepare the Minutes of Meetings

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Coordinate with the Project Quality Manager to ensure that the Engineering work is being performed per the Quality plans and that all necessary inspections and certifications are available for the final documentation package

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Coordinate with the Project Procurement Manager/Coordinator to ensure that specifications, TBEs, vendor data expediting, and vendor data approvals required to be provided by Engineering are delivered per schedule, resolving technical queries as required

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Coordinate with senior production engineers and offshore operations engineers frequently to understand the progress of work activities on the project, identifying constraints related to Engineering deliverables and facilitating solutions

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Keep the Project Engineering Manager apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and workforce-related

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Monitor work in progress and compile weekly/monthly reports on the status of each activity

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Gather and assemble inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports, including associated productivity

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Monitor KPI measurement results and alert Discipline Leads as necessary to take timely corrective action to avoid negative consequences to the project

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Participate in safety/operability/reliability studies and workshops as necessary

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Participate in 3D model reviews, as necessary

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Coordinate and participate in Constructability reviews, as necessary

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Travel as necessary to attend Customer and project meetings and to facilitate the resolution of Engineering interface issues, including traveling to other Engineering offices, Fabrication yards, and Offshore

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Attend Technical Quality Audit reviews as necessary

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Review tender documents including scope of work, drawings, and specifications

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Coordinate the input from all Offshore Operations departments into a single proposal summary

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Attend bid reviews to provide Marine Construction technical support to the Tender Manager.

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Ensure all bid input has been reviewed and approved by the responsible Marine Operations Manager/Director and applicable Vessel Operations Manager(s) before submittal.

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Determine if any clarifications are required from the Client regarding the information provided in the tender documents

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Prepare technical clarifications/qualifications about the scope of work, drawings, and specifications. as necessary

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Determine the sequence of work to be performed with input from key stakeholders including Vessel Operations Manager(s), and Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).

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Provide support to projects and tenders with the identification and quantification of costs for offshore work. This may include vessel preparatory activities, port clearances, third party subcontractor or vessels, and project tools, equipment, or consumables.

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Coordinate necessary construction support engineering and preparation of technical drawings for bid projects and/or tender submittals

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Prepare (or supervise and review development by others) Installation Procedure(s) by the Level II Procedure and with due regard for safety. The scope of procedures required will be defined by the senior level engineer assigned to the project.

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Additional Duties

Essential Qualifications and Education:

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Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction, or project management

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5-8 + years of engineering discipline experience with a major contractor or consultant in an office, primarily performing detail engineering

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Good knowledge of discipline design techniques, analysis methods, and general workflow

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Preferably a registered professional engineer or member of a professional engineering society

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Bachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, civil, subsea, ocean, petroleum, energy, or chemical preferred) or a related field

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5+ years of experience in the oil and gas industry with Major Contractors or consultant

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A minimum of 5, preferably 7+ years of Marine Operations and/or marine project execution experience

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Previous experience and knowledge of marine project execution practices and engineering processes including detailed knowledge of offshore operations practices.

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Previous experience including detailed experience with multiple offshore construction methods which could include some of the following: offshore pipelay, structure installation, floating facility installation, flex lay, subsea hardware installation, pre-commissioning, and/or decommissioning operations

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Proficiency in using project planning software including Microsoft suite of applications (Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and/ Project)

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Understanding of engineering principles, technical drawings, and specifications

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Knowledge of relevant codes and standards within the EPCI industry

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Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

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Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively convey technical information to diverse stakeholders.

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Strong interpersonal skills, fostering effective collaboration within cross-functional teams