Essential Qualifications and Education:

- Bachelors Degree or Masters Degree in Engineering
- 25+ years of experience in oil and gas with major a contractor or consultants predominantly performing detail design
- Proven leadership experience
- Preferably Registered Qualified Engineer or member of professional engineering society as applicable
- Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications
- Good knowledge of engineering software
- Able to work independently
- Positive working knowledge of English, both oral and written
- HSE, TQM and cost-conscious
- Good technical structural knowledge
- Good organizer, motivator, and supervisor
- Keen on improving the effectiveness of the work
- Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:
- The reassignment to other departments/construction sites/fabrication yards
- The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays
- The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable
- The managing/learning of current working methods and software applications
- Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the theory, content, and application of standards, codes, and guidelines as applicable
- Detailed knowledge of project coordination and execution, and managerial skills
- Recognized across the industry as a key lead, highly innovative designer, or highly skilled analyst
- Participant in standards committees and presenter at technical conferences

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Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

- Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
- Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
- Interface with Customer senior technical personnel in developing solutions to these issues
- Apply expertise to the development of new concepts, technologies, and/or products
- Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
- Develop plans that impact the achievement of business results and participate in the development of business strategy
- Influence senior management decisions that impact business direction
- When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
- Direct large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer




- Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete it within the 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 Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
- Develop advanced knowledge of project execution and managerial skills
- Train/mentor other employees in the department
- Assist and monitor MOPEX offices on projects
- Have an excellent understanding of the other engineering departments
- Have an excellent understanding of construction/fabrication yard and client requirements
- Obtain engineering analysis and design results that are the same level as best-in-class in the Industry, and clearly presents to customers
- (Technical / Analytical) Makes significant contributions to internal technical and analytical development efforts
- Develop patents relevant to company business and/or contribute peer-reviewed papers and presentations to industry conferences and forums
- Have commercial insight
- Help to maintain Unifi
- Prepare bids from sketching data, using experience
- Supervise engineers and designers
- Define scopes of work for engineering/ construction fabrication yard
- Provide engineering support as required
- Prepare specifications
- Manage (design) subcontracts
- Review of vendor data
- Prepare technical bid evaluations
- Assist in furthering the department
- Tasks as Engineering Specialist:
- Coordinate, coach, and check the work of senior and junior engineers
- Conduct peer reviews on request
- Provide technical assistance where required




- Perform the most unique and complex problems having an impact on normal practice and business
- Provide others with tools and approach to solve problems and improve processes
- Explains and recommends technology design and innovation and implement them to standards and procedures
- Design optimization considering client, project management, and operation requirements
- Prepare structural analyses and reports on calculations or perform specialist tasks (i.e. architectural designs, underground piping designs, complex structures, topsides, jackets, weight control reports, center of gravity reports)
- Is specialized in several fields (geotechnical, steel, concrete, dynamic calculations, FEM, fatigue calculations, earthquake, jackets, FPSOs, blast, hydrodynamics, architectural, )
- Is specialized in several design codes (EC, ACI/AISC/API, GOST, )
- Check designs for operational requirements, constructability, and maintainability
- Prepare project engineering guides
- Maintain a professional network, inside and outside the company
- Has a broad view of the market and industry policies and developments
- Tasks as Lead Engineer:
- Work as Lead Engineer for most large-size, unique, and complex EPC projects
- Coach potential lead engineers
- Responsible for all engineering and design work on any project
- Has full control and manages work hours, materials, progress
- Explain and consider plans to Engineers, project management, and client
- Recommend best practices for the execution/improvement of the project
- Work in close liaison with the Design Coordinator, area leads, etc.
- Has extensive MOPEX experience
- Proactively manage change and clearly convey how the change will impact the team, project, and business
- Set up all engineering computer systems
- Assist Project Manager in:
- Preparing deliverable control
- Preparing schedule
- Preparing progress reports
- Preparing man-hour and capital expenditure estimates
- Coordinate with project management
- Train personnel under their supervision
- Is responsible for discipline within the engineering group
- Identify and manage changes in the scope of work
- Is responsible for filing engineering work
- Give relevant feedback to the department
- Has a broad view of the market and industry policies and developments
- Use technology, design and innovation

Skills: Architectural, Project Mangement, FEED, Hydrodynamics, Geotechnical, Structural Engineering

Experience: 12.00-20.00 Years

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