Principal Telecom Engineer

The Principal Telecom Engineer is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex Telecommunications (Eng)-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Telecom Engineer may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Telecommunications (Eng). As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Telecommunications (Eng) as well as broad knowledge of the Telecommunications (Eng) discipline within the Engineering function.

Responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards related to Telecom systems.
• Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and non-standard situations.
• Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and procedures.
• Manage own time to meet objectives and forecast and plan resource requirements.
• Communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view.
• Direct small or medium Telecom Engineering team as a Lead Engineer.
• Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and complete it within the planned schedule and budget, by 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.
• Ensure interfaces and deliverables are identified.
• Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action.
• Act as project representative for Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies.
• Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements.
• Interpret contractual requirements as they relate to engineering execution.
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications.
• Interface with all disciplines to develop clash-free designs.
• Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Teams, as required.
• Document substantive communications and forward copies to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager.
• Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and manhour estimates.
• Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred McDermott procedures.
• Prepare, review, and approve Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications.
• Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity.
• Review project schedule and fabrication schedule about construction sequence, milestones, and engineering scope.
• Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, engineering meetings, and offshore site surveys, as required.
• Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Telecom Engineering.
• Assist in providing necessary design inputs to other disciplines to enable them to proceed with their deliverables.
• Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services.
• Review and approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications.
• Provide technical support to fabrication queries, including identifying defect/rectification requirements.
• Keep the Discipline Manager and Project Management Team apprised of all activities and concerns.
• Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports.
• Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals to ensure that all requested data has been received and approved.
• Present issues and problems to Customers in a timely manner.
• Perform Technical Quality Audit reviews by MDR Global Procedures.
• Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR's Lessons Learned system.
• Guide less experienced engineers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
• Supervise and guide assigned engineers and coordinate with project Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables.
• Monitor costs of own work processes.
• Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards.