Senior Structural Engineer at Westfield Consulting

Direct Report: Engineering Manager (functional) & Project Manager (Project related)
Supervises: Structural Engineers, Draughtsmen involved in structural calculations and drafting

Job Objective

• Provide structural support for tenders and offshore projects, and provide specialist skills, integrity and knowledge in key areas of structural engineering, including design codes, legislative requirements and current good engineering practice.

Key Responsibilities

Key Functional/Technical responsibilities:

• Provide structural stability and integrity calculations for subsea structures.
• Design to resist forces for in-service, installation and transportation load conditions. Determination of size, shape, strength, and type of structural members.
• Production and checking of design documentation including feasibility reports, detailed design reports, equipment specifications etc.
• Production of specifications, data sheets and MTOs
• Coordinate structural engineering support to the execution of multi-discipline projects in line with defined budget and schedule
• Provide specialist structural engineering assistance during occasional periods of offshore or site working
• Contribute as required to events such as Bid Clarifications, Kickoff meetings, Design Reviews, etc.
• Perform concept and detail design of offshore fit for purpose lifting arrangements and steel structures, such as lifting appliances, lift points, lift arrangements and grillage and sea fastening;
• Perform structural strength verification analyses, including advanced non-linear Finite Element Analysis, by use of software packages such as SACS;
• Review structural deliverables (construction reports and drawings);
• Perform quality control on deliverables prepared by colleagues;
• Timely completion of all engineering deliverables assigned within the Project.
• Provide engineering support during execution phase of the project (fabrication, offshore).
• Adherence to Company Management System (CMS) as applicable.
• Make calculations about pressures, loads, and stresses.
• Consider the strength of construction materials and select appropriately.
• Ensure that contractual specifications, codes and standards are followed in project execution in accordance with contractual, legislative, regulatory, company and commercial requirements.
• Inputs into methods for fabrication, transportation, construction and installation.

HSSE Responsibilities:

• Ensure visible commitment to HSE and stimulate a high level of HSE awareness on the Project;
• Ensuring the highest standards of health, safety and environmental management are implemented and maintained.

QA/QC Responsibilities:

• Review all calculations and analysis performed by Structural Engineers
• Review of applicable engineering deliverables.

Key Requirements

• Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Civil / Structural Engineering or relevant engineering discipline.
• Relevant software and offshore training.
• Strong engineering design experience.
• Professionally registered with the Institute of structural engineers.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in offshore engineering, of which at least 7 years in engineering design

Relevant Skills & Knowledge:

Functional Skills:

• Good social and communication skills.
• Excellent Time Management
• Ability to work in a team and to co-ordinate activities.
• Good knowledge of the English language both written and spoken.
• Ability to proactively plan for potential problems scenarios (Preparation of back-up plans).
• Supervisory and coaching skills to provide guidance to less experienced engineers
• HSE
• Ability to adhere to Company policies, procedures, guidelines and work requirements
• Others.

Functional Knowledge:

• Conversant with the use of AutoCAD AND SACS software
• Ability to generate MTO from structural Drawings
• Good knowledge of design codes, standards and specifications
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of offshore transportation, installation and construction techniques.
• Good knowledge of Design/ Calculation software and analysis tool
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings
• Good theoretical knowledge of structural analysis
• HSE
• Safety, Health and Environment requirements and standards
• Good knowledge of Company Management System (CMS) ensuring compliance to quality, health, safety, environment and security (QHSES) requirements
• Others.

Salary
N1,300,000 – N1,800,000 / Month (Gross)