Principal Engineer I - Civil & Structural

Overview

Principal Engineer acting as discipline lead engineer for proposals and projects in civil and structural engineering, responsible for delivering work within contractual framework, quality, schedule and cost.

What you'll do

• Execute in compliance with Discipline Manual and Job Manual to fulfil all contractual requirements.
• Ensure good quality of design deliverables and completion of allocated tasks within allotted man-hours and schedule dates.
• Contribute to on-time quality review of inter-discipline documents and vendor deliverables.
• Contribute to implementation of safety relevant principles, standards, rules and procedures.
• Contribute to implementation of lessons learnt for assigned projects.
• Support technical procurement activities for various types of equipment.
• Support reviews and approval of vendor documents applicable to the discipline.
• Provide site assistance by replying to site queries.
• Execute scope of work in compliance with HSE Management System and IMS requirements.
• Ensure documentation is prepared, checked and approved according to Project Quality Plan.
• Provide input to the lessons learnt process and best engineering practice capitalization.
• Communicate status and progress of project schedule deliverables and man-hours spent per engineering package to the Lead Engineer.
• Record and communicate all changes to original scope and contribute to Change Management.
• Analyse and design structures in line with specifications and project requirements, including structural steel connection design.
• Estimate construction quantities and manage quantities during the project.
• Participate in subcontracting activities (ITB preparation, clarifications with bidders) and support site activities during erection.
• Manage, coordinate and validate soil studies, topographical and geotechnical surveys.
• Analyse and design pile foundations, soil supported foundations and dynamic foundations (compressors, motors, fans etc).
• Optimize structure design by minimizing member sizing.
• Anticipate and identify risks and opportunities and recommend mitigations during execution.
• Coordinate inter-discipline workflow with effective communication and proactive coordination.
• Identify cost optimization opportunities during project execution.

What you'll need

• MTech / ME or BTech / BE in Civil and Structural Work.
• 11-15 years of experience in an EPC or detail design engineering company in the engineering discipline for execution of projects in sectors such as Oil & Gas, Energy, Refining, Petrochemicals.
• Experience with various codes and standards.
• Experience using STAAD Pro software tool.
• Tool proficiency in STAAD Pro, Auto-CAD, MS Office, Smart Plant Review / Navisworks.
• Strong ability in technical matters with profound knowledge of applicable engineering principles and processes.

Details

• Reports directly to Team Manager as direct discipline superior.
• Location: New Delhi, India.