Senior Field Engineer

Role Overview

Senior Field Engineer at McDermott, based offshore. The role applies engineering practices and knowledge to improve the field engineering discipline, acting as a lead engineer and sharing conceptual and practical expertise to resolve complex problems and enhance processes and services.

Role Purpose

Senior Field Engineer plays a pivotal role with customers, clients, project and service activities assigned to the team, ensuring work meets specifications and standards applicable to the client while following McDermott guidelines and policies. The position provides solutions and mitigation plans to resolve complex problems using discipline-specific knowledge.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Documentation & Review

• Review all technical project documents upon contract award and identify differences or discrepancies between pre-contract and post-contract documents as well as deficiencies in tender method statements.
• Prepare technical clarifications and qualifications about the scope of work, drawings, and specifications and submit them to the Proposal Coordinator.
• Ensure the accuracy of procurement, fabrication, and installation documentation, making sure they comply with contract requirements.
• Review engineering-related information to ensure comprehensive and accurate data is included in bidding proposals.
• Review the proposal document and identify the work to be subcontracted if any.
• Review Engineering studies conducted for the tender with regards to Offshore Operation.

Planning & Scheduling

• Develop a plan and allocate resources for the project to ensure that engineering deliverables are completed according to the agreed-upon schedule.
• Determine the sequence of work to be performed.
• Determine the duration of work, using historical records for similar jobs where applicable.
• Prepare a bar chart schedule for the marine work including vessel modifications and other preparatory work.
• Determine the crew make-up required for each phase of the project and update and circulate crew make-ups as required.
• Provide tender resource and scheduling information to the Administration and Planning group for financial forecasting purposes.

Equipment & Resource Management

• Determine the equipment to perform the work based on availability, tender requirements, and management bid philosophy.
• Prepare miscellaneous costs for offshore work, including barge rig-ups, designs, port clearances, and project consumables, incorporating inputs from Diving, E&M, Safety, and identifying all other costs for compliance with tender documents.
• Monitor the progress of the project section to prevent major issues or delays from occurring during the project.

Engineering Documentation & Design

• Take the lead in creating installation documentation, procurement, and fabrication materials such as scopes of work, procedures, drawings, and sketches.
• Coordinate with Construction Support Engineering to prepare technical drawings for bid submittals.
• Prepare written procedures on safe work methods which meet project requirements for inclusion in the technical bid submission.
• Prepare Dive Task Plan for diving related jobs.

Subcontracting & Procurement

• Offer support on engineering-related matters to the Project, Procurement and Subcontracting Department, ensuring that competent suppliers or service providers are chosen for the job.
• Prepare technical description and bid pricing structure for the subcontracted work based on schedule and Company specification in coordination with the Subcontracts Administrator and Proposal Coordinator.
• Provide response to technical clarifications from the tendering Subcontractors if any.
• Evaluate subcontract qualifications and make recommendations to the Proposals Coordinator for a lump sum and miscellaneous costs.
• Review subcontract qualifications to incorporate into principal qualifications to the company.
• Coordinate with other departments within the project team to ensure smooth operations.
• Coordinate with other functions in the Company in the preparation of the tender.

Typical Subcontracts Responsibility

• Survey.
• Dredging and Trenching.
• Pipe haul barges.
• Near shore crossing.
• Pipeline pre-commissioning.

Bidding & Proposals

• Attend bid interviews with local Management and participate in global management reviews.
• Ensure all bid inputs have been reviewed and approved by the Division Manager and General Superintendent before submittal, with the Diving Manager reviewing and approving all diving estimates.
• Prepare Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE) to finalize the installation vessels required for job execution.
• Prepare bid summary book for all offshore input for major proposals.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
• 7 to 9 years of experience in the oil and gas industry with Major Contractors or consultants.
• At least 2 to 3 years of Operations and field Engineering experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Thorough knowledge of Excel spreadsheet with Macro commands.
• MS Project scheduling software.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD.
• Basic knowledge in Microsoft tools including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Familiar with Subcontract activities.

Additional Information

• Familiar with Subcontract activities.