Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

McDermott
Dubai
Full timeFunction: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled TradesExperience: 20+ yearsEducation: mastersSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Problem-solving","Mentoring","Team management"]

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer leads and coordinates mechanical engineering efforts for oil & gas projects, performing conceptual FEED and detailed design, guiding a large discipline team, and ensuring schedules, budgets, and technical standards are met. The role involves cross-discipline collaboration, interface management, and delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions on complex offshore projects.

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McDermott
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Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer

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Job Summary

Senior Principal Mechanical Engineer leads and coordinates mechanical engineering efforts for oil & gas projects, performing conceptual FEED and detailed design, guiding a large discipline team, and ensuring schedules, budgets, and technical standards are met. The role involves cross-discipline collaboration, interface management, and delivering innovative, cost-effective solutions on complex offshore projects.
Location: Dubai
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Field Service, Maintenance & Skilled Trades
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
  • •Develop creative and innovative solutions that are reliable and cost-effective for problems and challenges when they arise
  • •Apply expertise to the most complex problems
  • •Manage own time to meet objectives and forecast and plan resource requirements
  • •Develop and manage plans to achieve business objectives

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering
  • •20+ years of experience in oil and gas with a major contractor or consultants predominantly performing detail design
  • •Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods and knowledge of applicable offshore standards/codes/guidelines
  • •Knowledgeable in project coordination and execution skills
  • •Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society; good knowledge of engineering software; good working knowledge of English
Experience:20+ yearsOil and gasOffshoreEngineeringEnergySubsea
Education:Master's
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationProblem-solvingMentoringTeam management
Certifications:Professional Engineer
Languages:English

Company Brief

McDermott
Global engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) company serving the energy industry, delivering offshore and onshore projects for oil and gas, LNG, and energy transition clients worldwide.
Industry: Energy Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Houston, United States
Founded: 1923
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