Principal Project Engineer (Eng)

Job Overview:

The Principal Project Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex project engineering-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Project Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of project engineering. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in project engineering as well as broad knowledge of the project engineering discipline within the engineering function.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Managing the assigned portion of engineering scope of McDermott project
• Able to facilitate effective communication amongst disciplines and different operating centres
• Establishes and implements 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
• Responsible for a specific function. i.e Interface between Operating Centres and different disciplines, Change Order follow up etc..
• Requires depth and/or breath of expertise in own specialized discipline or field.
• Solves complex problems; takes a broadperspective to identify innovative solutions.
• Works independently or with guidance in complex situations.
• Support others to solve complex problems, use sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgement and identify innovative solutions
• Explain difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
• Practice and promote Safety in designs and work processes
• Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents
• Coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on the assigned project
• Discuss project requirements to the team
• Provide guidance to less experienced Project Engineers
• Ensure effective communications among engineering disciplines
• Document discussions and decisions related to the design
• Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes
• Support in preparing the weekly and monthly reports for management
• Manage change effectively and proactively
• Develop and maintain Project Engineering documents
• Review work with client, management and project leads
• Coordinate third party interfaces
• Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct them
• Support handover and archiving of the completed project
• Facilitate Review of Lessons Learned submitted
• Review and provide input to Company work processes and procedures as requested

Report to: Project: Project Engineering Manager, Project Manager.

Functional: Manager of Project Engineering/Eng. Director

Liaise with: Project Engineer, PEM, PM, Discipline Lead Engineers, Eng. Dept Managers, Construction/Fabrication team, Project Controls.

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• At least 5 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project, at least 10 years of Project Engineering experience
• Bachelor Degree or Master Degree in Engineering
• Experience with the execution of LNG projects at EPC stage
• Experience of projects executed via MOPEX strategy
• Experience with JV environment
• Preferably member of professional engineering society as applicable.
• Field assignment experience
• Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detail 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 the project