Principal Installation Analysis Engineer

Role overview

Engineering responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and designs in line with design bases, specifications, codes, and standards.
• Prepare and review design calculations, analyses, reports, procedures, design bases, philosophies, and technical specifications.
• Perform pipeline installation engineering for pipelines, risers, spools, PLETs, manifolds, and cables, including loadout, transport, and installation aids.
• Perform structural installation engineering for offshore structures, including installation aids and barge upgrades or modifications.
• Provide technical direction and review of designers and support other disciplines with design inputs.
• Maintain engineering integrity and support fabrication queries, defect assessment, and rectification.

Project coordination and leadership

• Coordinate with engineering disciplines, fabrication, marine, safety, planning, procurement, project management, vendors, subcontractors, and customers.
• Review project scope, specifications, schedules, interfaces, and deliverables; identify changes and raise change notifications.
• Prepare bid and project estimates, technical queries, execution plans, resource forecasts, and progress reporting.
• Review vendor and subcontractor submissions, technical quotations, requisitions, and design verification checks.
• When acting as Lead Engineer, direct the discipline team, manage scope, schedule, budget, staffing, deliverables, audits, and customer interfaces.
• Guide and supervise engineers, support training, contribute to performance feedback, and capture lessons learned.

Essential qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Naval Architecture, Civil/Structural Engineering, or Mechanical Engineering.
• 15–20 years of oil and gas experience with a major contractor or consultant, predominantly in construction and installation design.
• Detailed knowledge of design techniques, analysis methods, and applicable standards, codes, and guidelines.
• Knowledge of project coordination and execution.

Preferred qualifications

• A master’s degree is preferred.
• Professional Engineer registration or membership in a professional engineering society is preferred.