We are looking for a RP Lead Structure Engineer for one of our clients with the following details:
Start date: 01-OCT-2024
End Date: 30-JUN-2026
Location: Doha / India / Oman
Work status: Resident, Single
ACTIVITIES
Ensure Engineering Dossier delivered with a robust structural engineering definition and fit for purpose design that can be procured, fabricated, transported, installed, and operated safely, meeting the requirements of COMPANY standard, project basis of design, and SOR.
- Ensure, control and coordinate the proper realization of the Structural design in compliance with project specifications and procedures, time schedule, required level of quality and safety
- Plan, prepare and lead the structure discipline kick-off meeting with EPC Contractor in close coordination with Package Engineering Manager and Engineering Coordinators.
- Identify and manage structural engineering technical decisions to be made. Define and manage clear way forward for these decisions to be made and agreed within Engineering phase time schedule.
- Monitor closely the discipline progress, define all actions and manage them to secure the design completion.
- Work closely with Package Engineering Coordinators to coordinate and manage structure engineering interfaces with other disciplines and other COMPANY parties.
- Detail and monitor the structural interface parameters between jacket and topsides, and other components.
- Assist Package Engineering Manager in preparation of Package Engineering Execution Plan to develop agreed based lines for structure discipline.
- Work with weight control engineer and engineering team to ensure close weight monitoring and control of weight.
Thorough, efficient, and timely review of project structure discipline documents, realization of potential derogations to the standards, and challenge the design to achieve an optimize and fit for purpose outcome
- Ensure project documents related to the structure discipline are reviewed and commented in a timely manner and in accordance with COMPANY standards, project specification and contractual requirements.
- Identify any optimization / improvement in the design dossier to be implemented in the early stage of detailed design, promote, and encourage submissions of value engineering proposals.
- Promote fit for purpose design to reduce and to optimize planning and costs,
- Ensure as far as possible standardization of design proposals for wellhead platforms
- Ensure a regular and accurate weight and center of gravity (CoG) monitoring and reporting to Package Engineering Manager in order to guaranty protection of Company contingencies and to keep weight increase within the approved limits.
- Coordinate and issue project response to contractors and vendors requests on engineering design clarifications and TQR.
- Liaise with discipline engineer to identify/review the protentional deviations/derogations to the COMPANY to ensure deviation package is mature for CMS submission and approval.
- Consult E&C department to process derogation requests and interface with relevant TRP to secure needed approvals
- Ensure close coordination with other disciplines on all engineering, constructability and operational matters,
- Ensure that relevant feedback/lesson learned from previous similar projects are considered in the design performance.
Assisting to project studies and meetings related to the structure discipline as per project approved gate levels and design maturity
- Define, follow up and evaluate the structural discipline studies to be carried out by Contractors, ensure the studies completed as per approved project gate and maturity.
- Assist in preparation and attend to project studies including model review, HAZID, constructability review, PRs and other studies as directed by Package Engineering Manager
- Provide technical answers and clarifications to internal project audit sessions (PR, HAZID, etc.…).
- Monitor and report the maturity index of structure discipline for the next to come technical reviews (engineering gates), to ensure they are performed with an engineering dossier at the required maturity
- Participate in weekly and monthly engineering meetings with Contractors, and in specific ad hoc meetings as required by management.
- Assist in preparation of engineering progress reports detailing structure discipline progress across schedule. risks and technical issues to ensure accurate and timely information available to Package Engineering Manager
Identifying potential risks and scope changes within the structural discipline, conducting impact assessment to provide detailed information to Package Engineering Manager for decision making.
- Identify, review and check the engineering scope change related to structure discipline, carry out required technical assessment in order to provide accurate information to management for decision making
- Ensure the design follows the approved SOR, basis of design and project standards, captured and manage any changes as per project change management plan.
- Monitor the progress of structure discipline, detect any risks to the discipline scope and progress and provide action plans to mitigate the risks.
- Assist Package Engineer Manager is assessment of project change orders
- Assist Package Engineer Manager is project risk management activities
High performance, competency, and availability of the resources within the structure team in close coordination with Package Engineering Manager
- Manage structure Engineering activities and ensure high performance within the team.
- Provide the technical support to MP structure engineers and takes part as a lead to arbitration to be made.
- Control and manage the working load of the structure team, update package engineering manager on performance, competency and requirement of resources.
- Treat all information obtained during course of the work with confidentiality.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Qualification: Engineering degree in structural engineering,
- Experience: minimum 15 years’ experience as structural engineer in structural field in Oil and Gas activities.
- At least 5 years of experiences as Lead Structure Engineer supervising a team
- Extensive experience in structural engineering with relevant experience within the offshore oil and gas production industry,
- Computer literate, especially in structural calculation software.
- Strong leadership skills and good communication skills.
- Good analytical skills.
- Familiar with Total general specifications is a plus, and with relevant codes and standards,
- Language: fluent English,
- Ability to work on projects in a complex and multicultural environment.
