Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Overview:

The Senior Special/Package Equipment Mechanical Engineer uses best practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the mechanical discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the mechanical discipline. The Senior Special/Package Equipment Mechanical Engineer solves complex problems and uses their discipline-specific knowledge to improve their products or services. The Senior Special/Package Equipment Mechanical Engineer impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the mechanical team and other related teams and ensures that they are working within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Lutech Resources has over 25 years’ experience providing tailor made recruitment and integrated resource management to leading Engineering, Energy and Manufacturing sector companies worldwide. We set ourselves apart from others in the industry by building long term relationships with both our clients and candidates based on a mutual understanding of their targeted industry and a passion for excellence. With every engagement, our goal is to quickly place qualified talent with the best suited employer. We have a genuine understanding of candidates and clients’ needs. Along with a dynamic and effective service, we strive for positive outcomes for everyone, every time.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

Perform conceptual, FEED, Studies, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards

Apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations

Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures

Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets and develop plans for short-term work activities in own area

Focus on completing work within budgets

Delegate lead over the discipline project team when necessary

Clearly communicate and explain complex issues and work to establish understanding

Be fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues

Provide similar support for Variation Orders

Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs

Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings

Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Team, as required

Document substantive communications (communications that result in significant decisions or assignment of actions) and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager

Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and workhour estimates

Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain client-preferred procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements

Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications, as required

Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity

Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys, as required

Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Mechanical Engineering

Prepare and review design reports and procedures

Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures

Procurement assistance includes preparing and reviewing requisitions, evaluating technical quotations and preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents, as directed by Discipline Lead Engineer

Assist in updating weight report based on receipt of vendor information

Check engineering performed by others within the Discipline

Review vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary

Perform design verification through single-discipline check/ inter-discipline check (IDC)

Provide technical support to all fabrication queries, including identifying defect/ rectification requirements

Keep the Lead Engineer apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related

Reports to: Project: Lead Engineer

Functional: Supervising/Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager

Liaise with: All Engineering disciplines, Fabrication Group, Safety Dept, Document Control, Procurement Group,

Subcontractors and Vendors, and Customers

Supervises: Engineers

Essential Qualifications and Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering (Master’s Degree is preferred)

8-15 years of experience in oil and gas with major contractors or consultants predominately performing detailed design of offshore facilities

Preferably Registered Professional or Chartered Engineer or member of professional engineering society

Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of a professional engineering society

Good English in writing/speaking (B2 Level minimum)

Quality-oriented and schedule-conscious

Serves as a technical reference and/or source of reliable information for the discipline

Leadership skills and willingness to coordinate some discipline tasks

Make recommendations to improve the work process

Give support to construction, when necessary, from the office or at the site

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