Principal HSE Engineer (McDermott)
03rd Oct, 2022 Read time 3 minutes

Principal HSE Engineer (McDermott)

Company Website: https://www.mcdermott.com/
Location: London
Last Updated: 3rd November 2022

This position will provide technical safety expertise and guidance to teams to achieve project objectives.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Perform detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes and standards.
  • Produce/ check/ approve HSE engineering deliverables such as design basis, philosophies, firewater PFDs, P&IDs, data sheets, safety layouts, complete analysis for hazards and environment aspects and will guide others; develop the content of deliverables from first principles where necessary
  • Define/co-ordinate subcontract relating to HSE Engineering activities
  • Co-ordinate/Participate in HAZID, ENVID, HAZOP and other design HSE / operability / reliability studies and workshops.
  • Close out of assigned HAZOP (and other design HSE) action items
  • Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
  • Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design verification through single-discipline check / interdisciplinary check.
  • Execute project in accordance to McDermott management system
  • Capture lessons learned and submit via McDermott lessons learned system to initiate improvement
  • Guide less experienced engineers on McDermott and Discipline procedures, standards, design calculations and simulations
  • Interface with other engineering disciplines and departments to obtain input for discipline designs and drawings.
  • Ensures effective management of change
  • Act as a lead where assigned, in addition:
  • Direct medium or large HSE Engineering team.
  • Allocate tasks to the team, managing the relative strengths of the team members
  • Plan, organize and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule and all engineering resources – agree allocations with the Discipline Manager.
  • Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified.
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action.
  • Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with Project Team, Customer discipline lead and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc

 

Essential Qualifications and Education:

  • Bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent
  • Track record of successfully supporting the similar size organization as McDermott
  • Detailed knowledge of the content and application of standards, codes and guidelines
  • Good planning and progress reporting skills
  • Ability to collaborate and direct team members
  • Demonstrate skills in persuasion, presenting cases to projects and reaching a compromise where necessary
  • Interacts with others in a professional manner, promoting cooperation and teamwork

Company Overview and Core Values:

McDermott is a premier, fully-integrated provider of technology, engineering and construction solutions to the energy industry. For more than a century, customers have trusted McDermott to design and build end-to-end infrastructure and technology solutions—from the wellhead to the storage tank—to transport and transform oil and gas into the products the world needs today.

At McDermott, we hold all employees accountable to follow our 5 core values.

Integrity – we maintain a firm adherence to legal and ethical conduct
One Team – we are one company, where everyone is equally important
Go Beyond – we seek courageous and creative solutions
Well-Being – we promote all forms of well-being
Commitment – we are reliable and dependable in delivering quality solutions

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