Senior Naval Architecture Specialist

The Principal Naval Architect is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices.

They will be tasked with solving complex Naval Architecture-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance.

The Principal Naval Architect may be responsible for leading functional teams or projects and is regarded as a specialist in Naval Architecture.

As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Naval Architecture as well as broad knowledge of the Naval Architecture discipline within the Engineering function.

• Lead a team of Engineers responsible for design inputs and installation engineering including:
  • Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per project specifications, design codes, and standards
  • Provide installation loads on offshore structures to Structural Engineers at the Engineering phase of the project so that the structures can be designed for the installation loads
  • Perform detail installation engineering calculations to confirm the installation loads are within the permissible capacities of installation equipment like barges, derrick barges, cranes, etc.
  • Evaluate the limiting weather conditions for various offshore installations without overloading installation equipment or installed structures
  • Apply advanced skills and broad knowledge 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 resource requirements
  • Clearly communicate difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view
  • Direct an Engineering team, lead Discipline engineering design of assigned work areas, and complete tasks within scheduled deadlines and budgets
  • Plan, organize, and direct all aspects of Discipline execution on assigned projects including scope, deliverables, schedule, and manpower resources
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identify corrective actions required
  • Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with Project Teams, Customer discipline leads, and relevant agencies
• The Principal Naval Architect (PNA) is involved in the following key activities:
  • Become familiar with project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and inter-discipline requirements; identify concerns early and take initiatives to address issues
  • Member of the Bid Engineering team providing Naval inputs in the form of analysis at the Bid stage and provides execution work hours
  • Identify installation limits and evaluate if in-house hardware can be used or external hardware needs to be hired based on calculated limits; effective evaluation helps in accurately costing bids
  • Raise Technical queries and deviations from standards whenever necessary
• During the EPCI stage, the PNA is involved in:
  • Identifying changes to scope and promptly raising change notifications including supporting documentation and estimates
  • Interface with disciplines to develop clash-free designs
  • Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings
  • Maintain close coordination with other engineering disciplines, Planning, fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Team as required
  • Document substantive communications resulting in significant decisions or assignment of actions and forward copies to Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager
  • Raise technical queries to obtain missing information, clarify work scope, and maintain preferred procedures, specifications, standards, practices, and operational requirements
  • Prepare, review, and approve engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications
  • Participate in finalizing deliverable lists and ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
  • Review project schedule and fabrication schedule in relation to 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 Installation Support Engineering
  • Prepare, review, and approve design reports and procedures
  • 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; ensure work produced complies with customer objectives and procedures
  • Assist in updating weight reports based on receipt of vendor information
  • Review and approve vendor and subcontractor submittals checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
  • Review and approve design verification through single-discipline check /inter-discipline check (IDC)
  • Keep the Discipline Manager and Project Management Team informed of all activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related
  • Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
  • Alert the project team of any deviation from the scope or need for a change order
  • Monitor KPI measurement results and take corrective action as necessary to improve Discipline performance including performance at interfaces with others
  • Coordinate with other Discipline Lead Engineers and Designers to ensure timely receipt of necessary design inputs
  • Check final subcontractor and vendor data manuals to ensure all requested data has been received and approved
  • Review technical documents prepared by 3rd party service providers or ones prepared by other offices as part of installation engineering calculation or procedures
  • Present issues and problems to Customers in a timely manner and assist the Project Management Team in negotiating resolution in accordance with project and company requirements
  • Perform Technical Quality Audit reviews in accordance with MDR Global Procedures
  • Liaise with the Marine Warranty Surveyor, Classification Society, Client's representatives, etc. to provide responses to comments made on Naval documents and their eventual closure
  • Capture lessons learned and enter into MDR's Lessons Learned system
• Additionally, the PNA is involved in the day-to-day running of CSE activities including:
  • Guiding less experienced engineers on MDR and Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, auditors, third parties, etc. on their review and approval
  • Supervising and guiding assigned engineers and coordinating with Lead Designers for Discipline engineering and design deliverables
  • Responsible for the engineering integrity of assigned work areas
  • Monitoring costs of own work processes
  • Assisting in maintaining departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes
  • Participating in development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards
  • Developing communication and presentation skills, writing technical papers, participating in conferences and/or seminars, presenting design solutions, and/or presenting topics at 'lunch and learn' etc.
  • Identifying and providing training to staff in specific techniques and proprietary software
  • Providing information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager
  • Assisting the Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants
  • Performing, reviewing, and approving Installation engineering designs, analyses, evaluations, calculations, and procedures for loadout, transportation, and installation of offshore structures
  • Identifying project staff needs based on individual engineer skill sets and providing requests to the discipline manager
  • Planning, organizing, and assigning tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team and verifying tasks are completed within budgets
  • Leading the Discipline team during project audits (internal, Customer and third-party technical audits) and Design reviews
  • Assisting the Discipline manager in the preparation of quarterly forecasts and manpower planning
  • Anticipating project engineering needs and planning accordingly
  • Coordinating with vendors for discipline-managed/produced items
  • Assisting the Discipline manager and Project Engineering Manager or Project Manager in the Performance Evaluation of project team members