Chief Structural Engineer

• Overall supervision of structural engineers and civil/structural designers.
• Ensure technical competence of structural personnel (Engineers and Designers).
• Forecast requirements for structural resources and allocate those resources to various projects and work assignments.
• Ensure compliance with relevant standards, SOW, technical specifications etc., and ensure technical integrity of all work scope within structural department.
• Identify and maintain structural software and standards necessary to enable the structural groups to function effectively.
• Interdisciplinary communication development.
• Structural group communication development.
• Check, monitor and ensure compliance with QA/safety/environment goals.
• Manage structural engineering design and any design changes within budget and schedule.
• Evaluate new technology advancements against existing design standards and revise where applicable.
• Promote cost reduction and productivity-enhancing initiatives.
• Promote career development within the structural group.
• Identify and review new technology development, which could be applicable in providing more cost-effective facilities.
• Technical supervision of project designated structural designers and draftsmen in the execution of their duties.
• Prepare weekly structural progress and expenditure reports on a project-specific basis.
• Benchmark structural design/drafting to identify areas of improvement.
• Quality Assurance – work within the provisions and guidelines of the Quality Assurance systems.
• Safety – responsible for personal safety and working within the Occupational Health & Safety procedures
• Preparation of manpower estimates for various projects and support of proposal development.
• Input into schedule development for various projects.
• Originating of documents such as calculations, specifications, scopes of work etc. to facilitate project delivery

• Thorough knowledge of the applicable engineering design and construction structural codes, standards and best practices for offshore.
• Familiar with international standards such as AISC, API, ASTM, BS, etc.
• Sound grasp in offshore civil and structural analyses
• Knowledge of civil/structural detailing and capability to develop construction friendly and economic connection and support details.
• Experience in life extension assessment projects will be an advantage.

• Extensive work experience as a Principal engineer within the Oil & Gas industry.
• Proven experience of leading a team of civil/structural discipline engineers and designers.
• Extensive technical, practical and leadership experience in the civil/structural discipline in the same or similar industry, including experience managing and leading multi-disciplinary projects and teams.

• User of SACS and MS Office Suite of Software, STAAD Pro and MathCAd.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering from an accredited university
• Chartered Professional Engineer (CPEng) status or undertaking the same will be an advantage

• Able to work in diverse team.
• Builds appropriate, constructive, and effective business relationships throughout the organization.
• Communicates clearly, accurately, and consistently both verbally and in written matters.
• Employs the principles of active listening and encourages feedback from others.

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills, including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups, and make presentations when required.
• Demonstrates enthusiasm, persistence and tenacity.
• Demonstrates initiative and a willingness to learn and continuously improve on performance.
• Able to work on multiple projects of various size and complexity.
• Able to work effectively in small to large multi-disciplinary teams and share and transfer knowledge within teams.

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