Description

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.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

- 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, 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 size 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
- Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX)
- Develop internal/external Division of Responsibility (DOR)



matrix as required
- 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

- Document discussions and decisions related to the design
- Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes
- Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries, Design Deviations
- Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI’s and other correspondence
- 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

- Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan
- Equipment List
- Potential Change Notices
- Weekly and Monthly reports for management
- 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

- Approve and submit the closeout report
- 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)

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

- • Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering.
- 15-20 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 creative solutions.
- Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view.

📌 Principal Project Engineer (Eng) (Chennai)
🏢 Lutech Resources
📍 Chennai