Principal Structural Design Engineer - Offshore
Role Overview
Leads design, analysis, and integrity assessment of offshore structures, including jackets, topsides, subsea structures, and floating systems.
Ensures compliance with Saudi Aramco standards and international codes, supervises junior engineers, and supports projects from FEED through detailed design, installation, and decommissioning.
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Position overview
Leads design, analysis, and integrity assessment of offshore structures, including jackets, topsides, subsea structures, and floating systems.
Ensures compliance with Saudi Aramco standards and international codes, supervises junior engineers, and supports projects from FEED through detailed design, installation, and decommissioning.
Key responsibilities
- Lead structural design and advanced analysis for offshore platforms and subsea systems.
- Perform global and local in-place, loadout, lifting, fatigue, strength, buckling, and earthquake analyses.
- Review and approve structural calculations, drawings, and project documentation.
- Ensure deliverables meet technical requirements, manhour budgets, and schedules; coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Provide technical support during fabrication, installation, and offshore construction.
- Develop structural integrity management strategies for brownfield assets and ensure compliance with Saudi Aramco, API RP 2A/2SIM, ISO 19900-series, and DNV-GL standards.
- Mentor junior engineers, review their work, and perform single-discipline and inter-discipline document checks.
Qualifications and skills
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in civil or structural engineering and 10+ years of offshore structural engineering experience.
- Strong knowledge of Saudi Aramco standards and offshore structural design codes, including API, DNV, and ISO.
- Proficiency in SACS and Staad.Pro; experience in FEED, detailed engineering, and brownfield modifications.
- Understanding of offshore construction and installation methods; strong communication, leadership, and technical report-writing skills.
- Able to work independently and manage multiple assignments.
Preferred certification
- Chartered Engineer or Professional Engineer (CEng/PE) qualification is preferred.
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