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McDermott Principal Project Engineer (Eng) in Chiswick, United Kingdom
Company Overview:
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Job Overview:
Project Engineering involves managing the engineering scope of a McDermott project. Project Engineering establishes and implements project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents. Project Engineers manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project. A Principal Project Engineer may be responsible for a Unit/Area, a specific function, or may be assigned the Project Engineering Manager role on a project. Principal PE’s are regularly requested to support preparation of proposals for prospective projects. A Principal PE may be assigned as the Project Engineering Manager for smaller projects.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
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 communications 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
Essential Qualifications and Education
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in an engineering discipline
Demonstrates a broad technical knowledge of detail design engineering codes and standards
Familiar with detail engineering and design work procedures and processes
Able to read and understand contractual documentation
Able to effectively communicate with and lead engineers and non-engineers
Minimum 15 years of experience in project execution
5-10 years of Project Engineering experience
Preferred Qualifications and Education:
Licensed Professional Engineer
2-4 years of experience as Project Engineering Manager on a project
Membership in related Professional Organization(s)
Field assignment experience
Experience on 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 on revamp (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects
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