Overview
Principal Project Engineer (EPC & Detail Engineering) at McDermott — Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. **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.
Full job 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.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
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Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project
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Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents
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Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project
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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
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Regularly requested to support the preparation of proposals for prospective projects
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May be assigned as the Project Engineering Manager (PEM) for smaller or medium size EPC projects
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Practice and promote Safety in designs and work processes
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Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents
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Provide direction to and coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on an assigned project
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Develop and implement the Project Execution Plan
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Incorporate multi-office execution as appropriate (MOPEX)
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Develop internal/external Division of Responsibility (DOR) matrix as required
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Prepare a Project Coordination Procedure
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Communicate project requirements to the team
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Supervise and provide guidance to other Project Engineers
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Ensure effective communication among engineering disciplines
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Document discussions and decisions related to the design
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Prepare, review, and approve meeting minutes
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Prepare, review, and approve Technical Queries, Design Deviations
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Prepare, review, and approve responses to RFI’s and other correspondence
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Prepare and approve weekly and monthly reports for management
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Assume responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity, and budget control
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Manage change effectively and proactively
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Develop and maintain Project Engineering documents
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Assemble and approve the Engineering Staffing Plan
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Equipment List
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Potential Change Notices
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Weekly and Monthly reports for management
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Action item lists (internal and external)
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Review work with clients, management, and project leads
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Coordinate third-party interfaces
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Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct
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Lead orderly handover and archiving of the completed project
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Approve and submit the closeout report
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Review and approve Lessons Learned submitted
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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)
Essential Qualifications and Education:
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Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
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2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project
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5-10 years of Project Engineering experience
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Requires depth and/or breadth of expertise in own specialized discipline or field
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Field assignment experience
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Experience in International Projects
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Experience with multi-office (MOPEX) execution
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Experience in execution as part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group
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Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation
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Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects
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Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards
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Familiar with detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes
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Able to read and understand contractual documentation
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Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project
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Solves complex problems; takes a broad perspective to identify innovative solutions
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Works independently or with guidance in complex situations
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Expected to lead functional teams or projects
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Leads others to solve complex problems, uses sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions
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Explains difficult concepts and negotiates with others to adopt a different point of view
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Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a professional engineering society as applicable
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Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to:
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The reassignment to other departments, construction sites, and fabrication yards
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The replacement of colleagues during illness and holidays
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The provision of assistance to other colleagues with heavy workloads (also other projects) when possible/desirable
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The managing/learning of future current working methods and software applications
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