About the Role
This position requires comprehensive technical competency in civil and structural engineering. The role involves adhering to engineering practices and regulatory requirements while actively contributing to the standardization of specifications, drawings, and templates. You will coordinate with diverse teams to meet project expectations and to ensure project success. Furthermore, this role involves managing quality, safety, and adherence to company values as you support our customers in navigating complexity in energy, chemicals, and resources.
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Responsibilities
Technical Competency
- Supports adherence to generally accepted engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications.
- Contributes to the understanding of technical knowledge, legal requirements, and customer specifications when viable and lawful.
- Prepares design specifications for civil and structural works.
- Ensures that documentation for designs remains accurate and current during the development of the design.
- Prepares detailed designs, drawings, specifications, calculations, and reports and follows required checking procedures.
Project Execution
- Knows the discipline's scope, cost, and time requirements and assists the team in meeting expectations.
- Supports management of project change and progress for the discipline, coordinates with the Project Management Team for corrective actions.
- Plans discipline quality, monitors quality activities, and recommends improvements.
- Provides technical support within the discipline team and consults with relevant resources as required.
- Conducts studies, analyses, and recommends actions.
- Identifies opportunities to solve problems through applying engineering knowledge.
Project Deliverables
- Gathers data and prepares engineering studies, analyses, calculations, etc.
- Determines technical issues, defines alternate solutions, and makes recommendations through official project documents.
- Creates final documentation and pursues customer approval.
- Performs discipline-specific engineering services including:
- Identifying changes to project scope;
- Contributing to studies, analyses, and recommendations;
- Assisting with procurement, construction, and commissioning activities.
- Updates existing calculations and drawings for infrastructural works such as foundations, roads, and drainage systems.
- Designs civil drawings and documents for steel structures, including pipe racks and equipment platforms.
Quality Assurance
- Works within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems.
Safety
- Responsible for personal safety and adheres to Occupational Health & Safety procedures.
- Implements HSE in the design process with a focus on process safety and uses best practices.
Job Specific Knowledge
- Demonstrates a commitment to HSE management in project environments.
- Possesses a good understanding of onshore and offshore engineering practices applicable to civil structural design for oil and gas facilities.
- Has experience in brownfields and asset service type projects/contracts.
- Good working knowledge of civil design and engineering requirements, including local standards, regulations, and statutory requirements.
- Proficient in relevant software and civil structural discipline-specific software such as STAAD-Pro, Mat 3D, and AutoCAD.
- Familiar with industrial/international codes and standards such as BS, UBC, IBC, AISC, ACI, and ASCE.
Essential Competencies
- Relating and Networking: Builds constructive relationships across the organization using interpersonal skills.
- Applying Expertise & Technology: Develops job knowledge through continual professional development and innovates to deal with challenges.
- Planning and Organizing: Manages time and processes effectively, setting work priorities and achieving deadlines.
- Delivering Results: Takes responsibility for customer satisfaction, solves issues, and meets project objectives.
- Following Instructions and Procedures: Adheres to supervisor instructions and follows procedures and policies.
- Coping with Pressure: Maintains a positive outlook and productivity under pressure.
Desirable Competencies
- Deciding and Initiating Action: Takes initiative and responsibility for actions and outcomes.
- Working with People: Establishes good relationships and communicates effectively with team members and stakeholders.
- Adhering to Principles and Values: Demonstrates integrity and ethical behavior in all aspects of work.
- Analyzing: Methodically analyzes design problems and derives satisfactory solutions.
- Learning & Researching: Quickly learns new tasks and effectively applies new knowledge.
- Achieving Personal Work Goals: Proactive and goal-oriented, effectively managing change and maintaining attention to detail.
Industry Specific Experience
- Minimum years of civil and structural engineering experience in oil and gas onshore projects.
- Familiarity with discipline design/engineering, including multi-disciplinary projects.
Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training
- Full-Time Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited university.
HSE Capability
- Demonstrates commitment to health, safety, and environmental performance, ensuring compliance with OHSE requirements.
- Actively identifies and reports work hazards and incidents.
People Skills
- Works effectively in diverse teams and establishes constructive relationships throughout the organization.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Other
- Enthusiastic, persistent, and willing to learn and improve performance.
- Capability to manage multiple projects of varying sizes and complexities.
Moving Forward Together
We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees. Our focus is on a values-inspired culture that supports sustainable impact and career success.