Job Information
McDermott Senior Electrical Engineer in Chiswick, United Kingdom
Company Overview:
People power our future. That is why advancing a dynamic, inclusive environment, where everyone grows and thrives is critically important to us.
Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing offshore platforms hundreds of miles from shore, and using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure.
For more than 100 years, we've been making the impossible possible. Today, we're driving the energy transition with more than 30,000 of the brightest minds across 54 countries.
Here, what you do matters.
Job Overview:
The Senior Electrical Engineer role includes electrical design and analysis of an assigned scope of work in a McDermott project including specific complex deliverables such as power generation systems, substation & power distribution systems and lighting & grounding systems. Work includes, among other things, conceptual studies, cost and planning studies, layouts, voltage drop calculations, specification development and electrical one-line diagrams. Is able to effectively communicate technical solutions and concepts to other engineers and non-engineers. Maintains and promotes a focus on McDermott end product whether engineering, fabrication or construction. Ensures effective communications among other engineering disciplines. Ensures effective management of change. Assumes responsibility for cost, schedule, quantity and budget control.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
Perform detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes and standards of an assigned scope of work in a company project, including specific complex deliverables
Requisition Engineer for electrical equipment and responsible for the electrical content for several packaged mechanical equipment in an EPC project.
Apply knowledge and skills to a wide range of standard and nonstandard situations
Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures
Manage own time to meet agreed deadlines and budgets and develop plans for short-term work activities in own area
Clearly communicate and explain complex issues and work to establish understanding
Proven technical experience in an EPC project in the oil & gas or renewable industries and able to work with minimal supervision
Proven experience as Requisition Engineer for major electrical equipment including specification, bid analysis and detail design development
Proven experience of electrical content for major rotating mechanical equipment
Proven experience of writing technical documentation including reports, standards, specifications, philosophies
Experience in responding to client/third party comments on technical documents including specifications and datasheets
Reports progress of the work and able to be responsible for planning and estimating
Be fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues
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 all disciplines and departments. Maintaining close co-ordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Team, as required
Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and to maintain preferred McDermott procedures, specifications, standards, practices and operational requirements
Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings and engineering meetings, as required
Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them in proceeding with their deliverables
Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures. Procurement assistance includes 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, as directed by Discipline Lead Engineer
Review vendor documentation, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
Check final vendor data manuals to ensure that all requested data has been received and approved
Keep the Lead Engineer apprised of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary and manpower related
Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR's Lessons Learned system
Is aware of costs related to own work and of the discipline
Prepare/ review one-line diagrams and schematics diagrams
Participate in FAT & inspection and preparation & resolution of punch lists
Shows flexibility and willingness to help colleagues during heavy workload periods, holiday or, illness cover
Act as a resource for colleagues with less experience
Essential Qualifications and Education:
Must have a Bachelor or Master Degree in Electrical Engineering
10-15 yrs in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant predominantly performing detail design
Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of professional engineering society
Must have a working knowledge of IEC standards and codes
Is current on new scientific engineering methods and possesses a technical knowledge of the detail design engineering process
Must demonstrate leadership and IT skills. Is capable of appropriate use of computer applications and other specialized engineering tools
Proficient in English, both oral and written
Able to work independently
Good Communication skills (meetings, reporting)
Capable of working under pressure
Able to interact with other discipline
Good organizer, motivator and supervisor
Keen on improving effectiveness of the work
Show flexibility and ensure proper hand-over with regards to managing/learning of current working methods and software applications
#LI-Hybrid
#LI-AC1
McDermott is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.