Job Overview

The Senior Principal Riser Engineer solves unique and complex problems that broadly impact the business. They proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact management and the direction of the business. They are a specialist in the field of Riser and offer a broad base of knowledge about the Engineering Function. They impact the direction and resource allocation of programs and projects in their discipline and work within general functional policies and industry guidelines. The role requires conceptual and creative thinking to develop creative solutions to Riser challenges.

Responsibilities

Key tasks and responsibilities include:

- Perform conceptual FEED, studies, and detailed design engineering, analysis, and calculations on more complex and demanding engineering tasks
- Apply knowledge and skills to complete varied assignments
- Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses, including design reports and procedures
- Prioritize and organize own work to meet deadlines and focus on completing work within budgets
- Clearly communicate and explain information in straightforward engineering activities, focusing on health and safety policies and procedures
- When acting as Lead Engineer:
- Direct a small or medium Mechanical Engineering team
- Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete it within the planned schedule and budget, in accordance with standards, MDR, and project‑specific procedures and to a high professional standard
- Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on the assigned project including scope, deliverables, schedule, and all manpower resources – agree on 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 the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
- Be fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter‑discipline requirements; identify concerns early and take appropriate initiatives
- Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates
- Provide similar support for Variation Orders
- Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
- Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, and Project Management Team, as required
- Document substantive communications and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
- Assist in the preparation of estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and man‑hour estimates
- Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards,



practices, and operational requirements
- Prepare Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications, as required
- Participate in finalising deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
- Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys, as required
- Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Instrumentation & Controls Engineering
- Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures, including preparing and reviewing requisitions, evaluating technical quotations and preparing queries, compiling bid tabulations and recommendations, preparing purchase requisitions, and coordinating with Procurement to expedite vendor documents
- Assist in updating weight report based on receipt of vendor information
- Check engineering performed by others within the Discipline
- Review vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
- Perform design verification through single‑discipline check / inter‑discipline check (IDC)
- Provide technical support to all fabrication queries, including identifying defect/rectification requirements
- Keep the Lead Engineer apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related
- Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
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📌 Senior Principal Riser Engineer (Western Australia)
🏢 McDermott International
📍 Western Australia