Senior Mechanical Engineer

About the Role
The role involves advanced engineering responsibilities, applying engineering theories, techniques, and practices independently. The individual in this position will have substantial expertise in relevant regulations, codes, manufacturing standards, and industry practices governing the development and execution of deliverables. The individual will also provide discipline supervision on larger projects or multiple smaller projects.

Key Accountabilities

Business Development Support:

• Assist in business development activities by maintaining an up-to-date personal profile and resume.
• Build positive working relationships with external parties (customers, suppliers, contractors).
• Develop discipline execution strategies, estimate costs, write proposal content, and present to customers.
• May lead parts of technical proposals.

Business Operations:

• Communicate team resource loading and skill requirements to supervisors.
• Ensure project work coverage during vacations or unplanned absences.
• Mentor and support training delivery.
• Assist in employee performance reviews.
• Address inter-discipline, vendor, and customer issues, ensuring compliance with health, safety, environmental, and security requirements.

Technical Competency:

• Ensure team adherence to engineering practices, regulatory requirements, and client specifications.
• Standardize equipment specifications and document templates.
• Support checking, peer reviews, and incorporation of comments/finding.
• Display an active commitment to Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) management.
• Maintain expert knowledge in the design/selecting of rotating equipment for onshore oil & gas projects.
• Experience in Concept, FEED, Detail Design, equipment procurement, and third-party management is preferred.
• Participate in projects in the Middle East is preferred.
• Engage in client workshops on design reviews and other technical reviews.
• Manage the development and documentation of discipline Basis of Design and equipment selection philosophy.
• Prepare specifications, mechanical data sheets, and requisitions; conduct technical bid evaluations for rotating equipment and packages.
• Ensure compliance with company standards and project specifications through document checking and design verification.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary activities.
• Have extensive knowledge of relevant codes, standards, and recommended practices, particularly API standards for rotating equipment.
• Demonstrate knowledge of international codes, statutory requirements, and onshore engineering practices.
• Provide expertise in the following types of rotating equipment:
  • Gas turbine drivers
  • Centrifugal compressors
  • Reciprocating compressors
  • Rotary compressors
  • Centrifugal pumps
  • Positive displacement pumps
  • Fans and blowers
  • Chemical injection and miscellaneous packages.

Project Execution:

• Participate in project execution strategy and planning.
• Understand project scope/cost/time requirements and coordinate with other disciplines to ensure success.
• Implement innovative solutions to deal with sequence disruptions.
• Manage project changes and collaborate with the project management team on corrective actions.
• Plan and monitor quality activities and recommend improvements.

Project Deliverables:

• Gather data and prepare engineering studies, analyses, calculations, and final documentation.
• Identify technical issues, alternative solutions, and make recommendations via project documents.
• Review documentation from direct reports for accuracy and compliance.

Procurement Support:

• Integrate information into material specifications, data sheets, and requirements.
• Participate in bid clarifications and evaluations.
• Complete vendor reviews and certification activities.
• Review documentation for others and authorize work done by direct reports.

Site Support:

• Involve knowledgeable sources in constructability and operability reviews.
• Work with site personnel to resolve issues and produce plans/documents supporting various phases of project execution (construction, commissioning, etc.).
• Provide on-site support as required.

Qualifications

• Typically have 12+ years of relevant discipline experience.
• Strong knowledge of regulations, codes, and industry practices related to the field.
• Skilled in estimating project costs and writing proposals.
• Experience in project leadership and specialized knowledge in relevant areas.
• Trained in risk management or quality, and have relevant degrees in science or engineering.
• Ensure licensure with a local engineering governing body where required.

Decision Making:

• Empowered to make decisions regarding complex issues, referring only unusual cases to senior discipline members for guidance.

Supervision Received:

• Work involves self-initiation with guidance from supervisors; objectives and priorities are provided at the project's outset.

Supervision Authority:

• Typically supervise up to 4 direct reports, which may include discipline engineers and designers. Influence on performance evaluations affecting compensation.

Communication:

• Strong skills in preparing and delivering proposals, presentations, reports, and collaborative communications with stakeholders.

Systems & Tools (Essential):

• Competent in Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to navigate information systems and organize data.

Systems & Tools (Desirable):

• Familiarity with additional software tools.
• Proficient in specialty engineering tools.

HSE Capability:

• Hands-on management of HSE requirements and commitment to sustainable outcomes throughout the project lifecycle.

People Skills:

• Build effective relationships throughout the organization.
• Enjoy teamwork and assist others to achieve team goals.
• Meet deadlines and demonstrate persistence and accountability.
• Comfortable dealing with complexity and drawing insights from various information sources.

Moving Forward Together
We strive to cultivate a culture where our people can drive sustainable impact and feel they belong. This involves reskilling our workforce, pursuing expertise in low carbon energy, and eliminating barriers to career success. Join us to explore diverse opportunities and contribute to sustainable change.