Sr. Mechanical Engineer (Umbilical & Power Cable)
Working Location
Doha office-based role
Contract Type
Contract role until 31/10/2029
Work Schedule
5 days per week, 8 hours per day.
Working schedule: 5.5 months working on / 2 weeks off
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and carry out design and engineering of subsea umbilicals and power cables, ensuring adherence to industry codes and project standards.
- Oversee package delivery for umbilicals and power cables on large-scale offshore projects, including direct involvement in EPIC (Engineering, Procurement, Installation & Commissioning) stages.
- Manage contractors and vendors, ensuring discipline-related activities align with project requirements.
- Review and approve technical documentation, maintaining high standards in quality, safety, and compliance.
- Make recommendations on technical deviations and Change Requests.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
- Contribute to manufacturing, testing, loadout, installation, and pre-commissioning/commissioning operations related to subsea umbilicals and power cables.
- Engage in the design and operations for subsea umbilical crossing, J-tube pulling, power cable shore approach, and pulling analysis.
Requirements
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Civil Engineering. Chartered Engineer/Professional Engineer status or equivalent is preferable.
- Experience: Minimum 12 years of relevant post-graduate experience in the Oil & Gas industry, with at least 10 years in subsea umbilical and cable design and engineering.
- Expertise in the design and engineering of subsea umbilicals.
- Experience in at least 2 major offshore EPIC Oil & Gas projects with direct responsibility for umbilical and power cables package delivery.
- Project Management Team (PMT) or Project Management Consultancy (PMC) experience.
- Strong knowledge of relevant umbilical design codes and standards (ISO, API, international standards).
- Proven ability to review documents for quality, safety, and compliance to project design basis and standards.
- Experience making recommendations for technical deviations and Change Requests.
- Ability to resolve technical challenges and work with multidisciplinary teams and external stakeholders.
- Previous work experience with an umbilical manufacturer is preferable.
- Skilled in subsea umbilical crossing design, loadout, installation, and J-tube pulling operations.
- Experienced in power cable crossing design, loadout, installation, shore approach, and shore pulling analysis.
- Understanding of and experience in subsea umbilical pre-commissioning and commissioning operations.