Principal Engineer

**Aibel is a leading service company within the oil, gas and offshore wind industries. We provide our customers with optimal and innovative solutions within engineering, construction, modifications and maintenance throughout a project’s entire life cycle. Aibel's 4000 skilled employees are located close to our customers at the company’s offices in Norway and South East Asia. In addition, we operate two modern yards in Haugesund and in Thailand, with complete prefabrication and construction capabilities.**

**Job responsibilities**:
For general responsibilities, the job holder shall:

- Reports to Section Manager of Piping basis organization and report to the Piping Lead when assigned to a project role.
- Ensure that all assigned work completed on time, project schedules and of the intended quality.
- Interface with other organisational units for project related as required.
- Maintain a positive and safe working environment at work location.
- Comply without fail with the company code of conduct and always ensure ethical behaviour. Unethical behaviour shall not be tolerated.

For project related responsibilities, the job holder shall:

- Responsible for leading the Material Handling related activity.
- Provide relevant technical expertise, which shall include but not limited to, Preparation of Material handling Philosophy/Specification, Study of material handling requirements, establishing special lifting equipment, handling procedures, human factor engineering, providing inputs to other disciplines on material handling and Preparation of detailed material handling reports with the list of material handling equipment.
- Participate in model reviews to explain the material handling facilities and methodology.
- Participate in workshops and Review meetings such as Hazid, HFE and Constructability
- Interact closely with Safety Engineer(s) for safety requirements including Drop Object study.
- Coordinate on project specific issues with the Piping Lead.
- Based on the client specifications, follow project specific procedure related to Material handling.
- Work closely with the piping lead of the project to understand their requirements and address their demand on time. Develop reports as required by the lead. Work closely with Designers, Pipe support Engineers and Piping material engineers.
- In case of any technical challenges, troubleshoot to resolve the issues on time and if required escalate to lead for quick resolution. Plan tasks and issue the deliverables as per company procedures.
- Issue of discipline deliverables in project specific templates.
- Be familiar with the workflows in the project once they have been set up. Taking initiative and provide any input to the Piping Lead on time and highlight in advance if there are any technical challenges.
- Provide technical support to the project to obtain necessary approvals from the verification body / classification society or other applicable approving authorities.
- Coordinate actively with other offices, for the projects being executed from multiple locations, attend meetings, and communicate effectively and be flexible.

**Work experience requirements**:

- **Must have minimum 15 years of experience having worked in an engineering setup for upstream oil & gas projects (Offshore & FPSO projects) serving in the capacity of a Lead Material handling Engineer.**:

- Perform thorough studies for the components require material handling with respect to weight and component size for various type of equipment as per Safety, Operation and Maintenance requirements.
- Perform and provide solutions for handling items such as Compressor, GTGs, WHRU, Pumps, Heat exchangers, Critical valves and Piping inline Instrument and Special items.
- **Must Have knowledge about all types of Cranes and its restrictions.**:

- Established material handling routes and incorporated the reserve volumes in the 3D model.
- Identifying specific material handling requirements within and outside the supplier package limits and participate in meeting with Suppliers for handling requirements.
- Must be able to generate data sheets for material handling items.
- Must be able to issue material handling reports.
- Must be familiar with the review of Piping Isometrics and Pipe Support drawings.

**Qualifications**:

- Must have a minimum bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or other equivalent engineering specialisation.

**Other skills**:

- Must have excellent technical communication (oral and written) skills with proven ability to present technical issues to design teams, client technical authorities, and client’s project management representatives and approving bodies.
- Must be a self-starter and be able to work with mínimal supervision, make sound decisions, take independent action, analyze problems, and provide focused solutions to assigned projects.
- Shall possess strong inter-personal and communication skills and be able to work well with people at all levels in the organization