Principal Hook Up Engineer

Role Overview

Principal Hook Up Engineer at McDermott. The role monitors the project cycle, guides the team on documenting progress observations, performing diagnostic tests, creating instructional manuals and resolutions, and ensures healthy and productive business relationships with clients.

Company Overview

McDermott is an energy infrastructure company with more than 100 years of history and more than 30,000 employees across 54 countries. The company designs, builds, and installs subsea infrastructure, offshore platforms, offshore wind infrastructure, and onshore energy delivery systems. McDermott operates across the energy value chain in the EPCI (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation) industry.

Role Purpose

The Principal Hook Up Engineer interprets internal and external business issues in the Hook Up discipline and recommends best practices. The role provides specialized expertise in Hook Up and may lead functional teams or projects. The Principal Hook Up Engineer coordinates with the team to suggest adjustment plans and implement guidelines that meet market standards to attract potential clients for future profitability.

Key Responsibilities

Compliance & Standards

• Ensure compliance with industry standards, codes, and regulations during the hook-up and commissioning phase, following company policies and procedures.
• Maintain high standards of safe working practice, quality, and productivity as well as compliance with the code of business conduct.
• Support and disseminate Engineering policies and Yard procedures, participating in any improvements.

Constructability & Lessons Learned

• Conduct constructability reviews and maintain constructability log.
• Implement previous recorded lessons learned on the project and maintain all Lessons Learned documentation.
• Arrange Constructability meetings with Engineering and Fabrication teams.
• Generate and review technical documentation, including procedures, manuals, and reports, to capture lessons learned and best practices for future projects.

Planning & Scheduling

• Ensure resource forecast and manpower loadings during scheduling and execution phases.
• Develop and implement comprehensive hook-up and commissioning plans, defining key milestones, deliverables, and resource requirements.
• Review project-specific training requirements and ensure compliance.
• Conduct feasibility studies and risk assessments to identify potential project constraints, proposing innovative solutions and mitigation strategies.

Mobilization & Readiness

• Oversee Jack Up Barge and Hook Up mobilization readiness.
• Support Division Engineering by providing input to bids and historical data from projects.

Project Execution & Control

• Lead and oversee hook-up and commissioning activities for major projects within the EPCI industry, ensuring their successful execution.
• Monitor and control project-related costs, schedule, and quality metrics during the hook-up and commissioning phase, implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Collaborate closely with project management and Fabrication teams to ensure seamless integration of hook-up and commissioning activities into the overall project timeline.
• Stay updated with advancements in hook-up and commissioning technologies, methodologies, and industry trends, integrating them into project execution strategies.

Team Leadership & Development

• Coordinate and supervise the hook-up and commissioning team, providing guidance, support, and mentorship to enhance their performance and professional growth.
• Attend and provide training and feedback for improvement as required.

Stakeholder Management & Communication

• Foster effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, subcontractors, vendors, and third-party agencies.

Project Closeout

• Prepare project Close-out reports.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, preferably in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering.
• Proven experience of at least 12 years in hook-up and commissioning activities within the EPCI industry.
• Significant exposure to offshore and onshore projects.
• Strong knowledge of industry standards, such as API, ISO, and ASME, and demonstrated ability to oversee compliance with relevant codes and regulations.

Skills & Competencies

• Expertise in project management methodologies and software tools, ensuring efficient planning, scheduling, and resource optimization.
• Excellent leadership skills with a track record of successfully managing multidisciplinary teams and driving high-performance outcomes.
• Exceptional problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to identify and resolve complex technical issues during hook-up and commissioning operations.
• Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Detail-oriented mindset, ensuring accuracy and quality in all deliverables while adhering to project constraints and deadlines.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, enabling the management of multiple concurrent projects and tasks.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing project requirements, while maintaining a proactive and results-driven approach.