Principal Engineer – Civil & Structural

Lead a team of engineers and designers in carrying out detailed engineering work for large sized projects assuming entire responsibility for conceptual and detailed design and provide necessary technical information for procurement in compliance with tender specifications/data sheets and within budgeted man-hour and project schedules.

 Primary Duties:-

• Review ITB (Invitation To Bid) documents submitted in the proposals stage, issue inquiry requisitions, review techno-commercial vendor offers, prepare equipment, material and man-hour estimates. Establish engineering deliverables for earth works, concrete works, steel works, road works and other related civil works.
• Review contract requirements for project execution, organize the preparation of the Technical Document Register (TDR), identify requirements and scope of work; review specifications, Plot plans, General Arrangement (GA) drawings, Review Philosophies, Area Classification Drawings, Fire and Gas Detector Layout Drawings and other relevant documents. Establish contract review criteria, identify and resolve discrepancies and divergences from original proposal through the instigation of technical queries to projects/client.
• Verify and conceptualize the most optimum work route. Identify a clear scope of work/supply and accordingly plan/schedule the engineering activities and manpower resource. Identify and quantity total number of engineering deliverables, man-hour allocation, format of delivery, time schedules and other requirements for execution of the work.
• Coordinate with projects and planning on project time schedules, establish target completion dates, ensure target dates are achieved.
• Develop Manpower charts and schedules, recommend, assign and distribute manpower for the execution of engineering activities within budgeted project man-hours. Recommend cost effective measures to reduce overall manpower costs.
• Identify work scope requirements for civil works, evaluate schedules in liaison with the other engineering disciplines execution plans. Review and direct the preparation of Inquiry Requisitions to vendors for Soil and Topographic investigation analysis reports to identify factors such as soil strength, underground water tables and other civil works which may influence design of structure foundations.
• Manage the follow-up process with vendor survey works, review and validate vendor test results, identify deviations from original work scope requirements. Incorporate Vendor investigative reports and Client Project Design Data to frame the Civil Design Basis.
• Review sizing calculations, concrete design analysis, building design analysis, design of equipment foundation analysis, design analysis of steel structures, dynamic analysis, finite element and numerical analysis, roads and drainage, HVAC requirements, electrical system requirements, fire and detection systems, instrument systems, telecom systems, quantity estimations and other technical requirements and specifications.
• Organize the preparation of topographic layouts, earthworks/excavation drawings, boreholes locations, fencing, paved roads and drainage, underground piping and foundations, architectural and conceptual building drawings, control room layouts, substation layouts, machinery shelters, service platforms, pipe racks, pump foundations, vessel and vessel platform foundations, columns and other civil/structural drawings.
• Provide inputs for the preparation of plot plans, organize the issuance of engineering drawings and technical documents for Inter-Discipline Checks (IDC’s) coordinate with other engineering discipline in the integration of data inputs.
• Direct the preparation of technical inquiry requests (Inquiry Requisitions) to vendors, participate in the technical evaluation of vendor bid offers. Direct and provide guidance in the Technical Bid Evaluations (TBE), review vendor drawings and documents. Supervise the review of design calculations, ensure vendor equipment specifications meet with client equipment specifications and are within budgeted costs.
• Coordinate the preparation of Purchase Requisitions for the procurement of equipment and materials. Ensure materials are obtained within scheduled timeframes and budgeted costs.
• Interface and regularly meet with client and vendor representatives, conduct internal staff meetings, ensure the progress of project in accordance to schedule, allotted man hours and budgeted costs. Coordinate with projects and planning departments on schedule related issues. Update TDR progress reports through the use of PETROCEPT software.
• Interact with Quality Assurance for quality issues; strictly ensure compliance with Company’s ISO Quality procedures. Coordinate Internal and Client audit requests; facilitate audit procedures of engineering systems within the department.
• Interact with other discipline managers and engineers on a regular basis. Interface and provide clarification and guidance and technical support to construction sites. Furnish final drawings, estimation of quantities and other technical documents to construction contractors through projects.
• Participate in employee performance evaluations, establish performance criteria, identify employee strengths and weaknesses, and recommend training and development requirements.
• Perform related duties as and when directed by Direct Supervisor.

Minimum Requirement:-

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering minimum 20 years of related petrochemical experience preferable from a background in working for consultancy organizations in the EPC of the Oil and Gas Industry.

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.