Principal Engineer

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Job Description

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.
The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs. This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.
We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?
JOB TITLE: Principal Engineer - Pipeline KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Perform engineering duties as advised under supervision of assigned, Discipline Manager or supervisor.
  • Take responsibility for fulfilling engineering scope, checking calculations and analyses.
  • Ensure compliance with corporate and project QMS and HSE procedures.
  • Liaise with other members of the project team.
  • Proficient in writing and checking of design reports and calculation sheets.
  • Have experience of preparation of procurement data sheets and material and fabrication specifications.
  • Undertake assignments in other Petrofac offices, client offices, vessels or on-site.
  • Provide input to development of engineering methodologies and tools.
  • Undertake research and development projects.
  • Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes.
  • Assist / guide in the development of in-house software tools and it’s maintenance.
  • Review the ITB (Invitation To Bid) documents provided in the proposals, issue inquiry requisitions, review techno-commercial vendor offers, prepare various estimates like Bill of quantities, Material cost, Man-hours, Software cost, Vendor assistance, Vendor visits & any other estimates as needed for the bid.
  • Review contract requirements and prepare pipeline execution plan including scope, Technical Document Register (TDR) and scope split matrix, schedule and all manpower resources - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager. Oversee pipeline engineering progress & deliverables for assigned projects.
  • 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.
  • Lead the assigned engineers and drafting personnel to complete the scope as per planned schedule, within budget, in accordance with Client specifications / standards, Company procedures and to a high professional standard - keep the Discipline Manager appraised of all activities and concerns, both technical, budgetary and manpower related.
  • Coordinate with procurement, fabrication and offshore installation team and maintain agreed material order release dates, ensure standards are followed.
  • Interface with Client and other agencies on their review and approval.
  • Supervise and guide all engineers and designers. Assign tasks and responsibilities to the project pipeline team.
  • Lead the discipline team during project audits/ TQA.
  • Provide technical support to marine and construction queries.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
  • Minimum of 10 years of direct offshore pipeline and subsea design experience.
  • Preferably gained experience in design engineers/consultants or installation contractors.
  • Competent in subsea pipeline design.
  • Competent in use of relevant codes and software.
  • Construction and offshore experience desirable.
  • Specialist knowledge in materials or corrosion beneficial.
  • Project engineering experience desirable.
  • Experience in bid preparation.
  • DNV Pipeline Tools
  • Mathcad
  • Orcaflex or similar
  • SAGE3D/ABAQUS/ANSYS
  • MS Word and Excel

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1435686
  • Industry
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  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
  • Education
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