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Principal Pipeline Engineer


McDermott
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London
9 days ago
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9 days ago
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Job Description

Job Overview:

Candidate should have the following: Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods as well as theory, content and application of standards, codes and guidelines as applicable for offshore pipelines including deep water / ultra-deep water scope (WD>500m); Ability to solve complex problems and take a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions. Aspiring to be an expert within the company in offshore and subsea pipelines field. Anticipates internal and or external business challenges and/or regulatory issues; recommends process, product or service improvements. Good understanding on project management, project coordination, project execution, HAZOP, HAZID and PHA and broad knowledge of other disciplines within the functions. To uphold the Company's Vision, Mission, Policies and Values Statement and Corporate Goals

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
  • Lead the pipelines discipline design work assigned and complete within planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR and project-specific procedures and to a high professional standard.
  • Plan, organise and direct all aspects of discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline / Engineering Manager.
  • Lead field layout optimisation from pipelines scope standpoint including jumper/expansion spools configurations by working with Operations/Installation teams
  • Prepare, review, and approve reports and calculations to support different phases of the project, namely: conceptual, FEED and detailed design of the pipelines scope.
  • Optimise seabed intervention works, such as free span, and lateral buckling and walking mitigation works
  • Support pipelines scope fabrication and offshore production welds ECA/FAC requirements
  • Review and approve ECA, fracture mechanics and fatigue assessment works
  • Review and approve pipelines lateral buckling and walking FE analyses using ABAQUS.
  • Direct, supervise and guide assigned engineers as a Lead Pipeline Engineer for pipeline engineering in a positive and encouraging manner.
  • Provide technical direction and review of drawings related to pipeline engineering prepared by CAD designers.
  • Review and approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary.
  • Support follow-on engineering, site queries and as-built deliverables
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action. Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with Project Team, Client discipline lead and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
  • Ensure interfaces are clearly identified and co-ordinate, interface with other disciplines to deliver the discipline engineering design for the Projects.
  • Participate in design reviews and verifications.
  • Provide CTRs for different work scopes and support bid proposals, technical queries, execution statements, schedule and man-hour estimates including key technical qualifications.
  • Participate in development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Guidelines Software, and Standards.
  • Carry out any other subsea engineering works as and when required by the Company.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:
  • Degree in Engineering
  • Minimum overall experience of 10-12 years in a similar role including deep water / ultra-deep water (WD >500m)
  • Software knowledge on the following:
    • AutoPIPE
    • SAGE Profile
    • Mathcad
    • DNV Proprietary Software (FATFREE, StableLines, etc.)
    • Abaqus

Desired/Preferred Qualifications:
  • Chartered Engineer status

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About Us

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.
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JOB SUMMARY
Principal Pipeline Engineer
McDermott
London
9 days ago
N/A
Full-time

Principal Pipeline Engineer