Senior Structural Engineer

Job overview

Engineering and design responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, study, and detailed structural analyses and design in accordance with design bases, project specifications, codes, and standards.
• Prepare design calculations, analyses, reports, procedures, specifications, and subcontract documents.
• Perform independent computer analyses and prepare structural details, layouts, and specialist reports.
• Prepare material take-offs for structures; review vendor data and prepare technical bid evaluations.
• Check designs for operational requirements, constructability, and maintainability.
• Perform engineering checks, design verification, and single-discipline checks; assist with interdisciplinary checks.

Leadership and project coordination

• Lead engineering teams on small projects or act as area lead or deputy lead; take responsibility for engineering and design work on small projects.
• Coordinate and check the work of engineers and designers; train and mentor engineers.
• Manage work plans, time, budgets, hours, materials, and progress to meet deadlines.
• Coordinate with project management and other disciplines; support project controls, schedules, reports, estimates, and feedback.
• Liaise with construction and fabrication, safety, document control, procurement, subcontractors, vendors, and customers.

Essential qualifications and education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering.
• 8–15 years of oil and gas experience with a major contractor or consultant, predominantly performing detailed design.
• Seasoned knowledge of engineering standards and specifications, good technical structural knowledge, and good knowledge of engineering software.
• Ability to work independently and good working knowledge of spoken and written English.
• Strong working knowledge of design techniques, analysis methods, and applicable standards, codes, and guidelines.
• HSE-, TQM-, and cost-conscious; good organizer, motivator, and supervisor.
• Professional Engineer registration or membership in a professional engineering society is preferred, as applicable.

Specialist experience

• Specialist areas may include geotechnical, steel, concrete, dynamic calculations, FEM, fatigue, earthquake, jackets, FPSOs, blast, hydrodynamics, or architectural design.
• Applicable design codes may include EC, ACI/AISC/API, or GOST.

Role scope and interfaces

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