Lifting Engineer

Job Overview

JOB DESCRIPTION

Lifting Engineer required for join McDermott Umm Shaif LTDP 2.0 project. The position will be based in UAE. The lifting engineer will be responsible for: Acting as appointed person on major lifts. Participate in lifting FRAs (Field Risk Assessments) for major offshore campaigns. Prepare lifting operations plan for the project and liaise with client for approval. Assist in compliance of McDermott owned assets to LIMS requirements. Assist to Subcontractors/Charter Vessel owners on LIMS compliance.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Coordinate and review inputs from the various Engineering disciplines, functional departments, and sub-contractors contributing to the Engineering portion of a project
• Coordinate and ensure the generation of deliverables, reports, and procedures required for the engineering portion of the project
• Support management of the Engineering portion of the project as directed by the Project Manager
• Use expertise and project experience to solve complex problems by identifying innovative solutions
• Manage time to meet objectives; forecast and plan resource requirements
• Assist Leadership in updating established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements to incorporate digital project delivery and integrated engineering applications
• Understand the estimate, contract, and budgets that are assigned for each function
• Work with Project Controls and Contract Management on successful incorporation of change management
• Act as a liaison between various stakeholders and the broader organization, project teams, including third-party agencies and subcontractors
• Assist in the preparation and implementation of Engineering Project Execution Plans (PEP) for projects to incorporate digital project delivery and integrated engineering applications
• Review the Project Plan along with the project planner and prepare subcontract scope packages for any work that is required to be subcontracted
• Attend Engineering Project Readiness reviews (as required)
• Work to establish streamlined policies, procedures, and software development requirements to capture technical changes and potential impacts into the Project Lifecycle Management System as part of scope management against project plans, budgets, and technical deliverables
• Establish processes and procedures to ensure maximized production of deliverables, lists, and drawings from authoring tools and databases rather than manual creation or use of spreadsheets
• Support processes for queries between groups which are digitally tracked, managed, and reported
• Attend Weekly Progress Meetings related to the implementation of the Project Lifecycle Management platform and prepare the Minutes of Meetings
• Attend weekly or monthly change management meetings to support the success of the project change management program
• Monitor implementation of integrated engineering and digital project delivery on projects, including travel to project sites, periodic attendance at project team meetings as necessary
• Liaise with Engineering Quality to develop audit procedures for the integrated engineering applications and digital project delivery processes
• Monitor the effectiveness of policies and procedures on the projects they are implemented and ensure an effective feedback loop results in continual improvement
• Keep the Project Information Manager and Center of Excellence apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and workforce-related
• Travel as necessary to attend Customer and project meetings and to facilitate the resolution of Engineering interface issues, including traveling to other Engineering offices, Fabrication yards, and Offshore
• Attend Technical Quality Audit reviews as necessary
• Facilitate project Discipline Lead Engineers,’ and Designers’ reviews of previous projects’ lessons learned and ensure that lessons learned on the project are entered into the database system as they are identified
• Ensure internal standards are incorporated in Project Lifestyle Management (PLM) along with the capability for client requirements, industry, and code standards, as well
• Contribute to the final solution in PLM for action tracking/collaboration functionality, including technical queries, interface management, deviation requests, issue tracking, etc.
• Coordinate as required with Global Project Management and Controls to define and develop a complete fit-for-purpose project execution tool in PLM
• Design system test plans and detailed test conditions
• Take a lead role in conducting User Acceptance Testing for Project Management/Project Engineering
• Drive for resolution until satisfactory test completion
• Develop Project Management and Project Engineering training material for PLM and provide training
• Assist in configuring and deploying PLM system on new revenue projects as required
• Troubleshoot PLM problem areas and support projects in resolving issues
  
  

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Appointed Person for Lifting Operations" certificate from an ADNOC Offshore
• Qualified Engineer or Diploma (Mechanical, Civil, Structural)
• 10 years of experience in lifting industry (Inspections, certifications, and training programs in compliance with ADNOC)
• Specialized in lifting plan preparation and regulatory compliance across offshore and onshore environments
• Specialization in equipment certification, personnel training (optional)
• Valid API Crane Inspector certification,
  
  

About Us

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