QHSE Engineer

Roles and responsibilities

• Perform conceptual, FEED, and detailed analyses and design as per design basis, project specifications, design codes, and standards
• Apply in-depth skills and broad knowledge of the business to address complex problems and nonstandard situations
• Prepare clear and accurate detailed design calculations and analyses including design reports and - procedures
• Manage own time to meet objectives and (as Lead Engineer) forecast and plan resource requirements
• Communicate and explain difficult concepts and persuade others to adopt a point of view
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
  • Direct medium or large Engineering team as a Lead Engineer
  • Lead the Discipline engineering design of the assigned work area and completed it within planned schedule and budget, in accordance with 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 - agree allocations with the Discipline Manager
  • Ensure interfaces and deliverables are clearly identified
  • Maintain responsibility for progress and productivity, identifying any required corrective action
  • Act as project representative for the Discipline during meetings with the Project Team, Customer discipline lead, and relevant agencies such as certifying authorities, auditors, third parties, etc.
• Become fully familiar with the project scope of work, specifications, schedule, and all inter-discipline requirements; including identifying concerns as early as practicable and taking appropriate initiatives to address the issues
• Interpret contractual requirements as they relate to engineering execution
• Identify changes to scope and promptly raise change notifications, including providing any necessary supporting documentation and estimates
• Provide similar support for Variation Orders
• Interface with other departments to obtain input for Discipline designs and drawings, and to develop clash-free designs
• Prepare estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements, and manhour estimates, identifying software requirements and any other project-specific requirements
• Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve Discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, and technical specifications
• Participate in finalizing deliverables lists and deliverables, ensuring compliance with specifications and functional integrity
• Provide technical direction and review of Designers producing products related to Fire Protection & Safety Engineering
• Review project schedule and fabrication schedule about construction sequence, milestones, and engineering scope
• Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings as required
• Assist procurement personnel in procuring Discipline equipment, materials, and services; ensuring that work produced complies with Customer objectives and procedures

Desired candidate profile

• Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve vendor and subcontractor submittals, checking for compliance with project specifications and providing comments as necessary
• Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve design verification through single-discipline check/ interdisciplinary check (IDC)
• 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, technical, budgetary, and manpower related
• Assist in providing inputs for actual, planning, and forecasting progress reports including associated productivity
• Present issues and problems to Customers promptly and assist the Lead Engineer in negotiating resolution by project and company requirements
• Perform (as required) Technical Quality Audit reviews by MDR Global Procedures
• Capture lessons learned and entered them into MDR's Lessons Learned system
• Guide less experienced engineers on Discipline procedures, standards, worksheets, design calculations, software, requisitions, technical bid evaluations, technical queries, etc.
• Monitor costs of own work processes
• Assist in the maintenance of departmental technical guidelines and standard calculation notes
• Participate in the development and maintenance of Global Procedures, Software, and Standards
• Develop communication and presentation skills (e.g., write technical papers, participate in conferences and/or seminars, present design solutions, and/or present topics at "lunch and learns"; etc.)
• Provide information on employee performance to the Discipline Manager
• Assist the Discipline manager in interviewing job applicants
• Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve the following:
  • Design HSE & fire protection philosophies
  • Safety study scope of work specifications, requisitions, TBE, and purchase requisitions
  • Safety equipment lists
  • Firefighting equipment specifications and data sheets
  • Lifesaving and personnel safety equipment specifications and data sheets
  • Safety sign specifications and data sheets
  • Firewater demand and hydraulic calculation reports using PIPENET or equivalent software
  • Inputs to P&ID markups for Firewater ring main system and Deluge system including providing details of interconnection with hose reels, monitors, hydrants, and deluge valves /nozzles
  • Escape route and safety equipment layouts
  • Safety sign layouts
• Review and (as Lead Engineer) approve third-party safety study reports that comply with project specifications
• Participate and (as Lead Engineer) coordinate safety workshops (such as HAZID/HAZOP) and provide inputs to safety study consultants
• Prepare, review, and (as Lead Engineer) approve safety study close-out reports
• Participate in 3D model reviews, as necessary
• When acting as Lead Engineer, in addition:
  • Act as project-based Discipline point of contact in communications and meetings with Customer counterparts
  • Ensure substantive communications are documented
  • Prepare bids and projects Discipline engineering budget and execution plans, updating as required
  • Identify project staff needs based on knowledge of individual engineer's skill sets and provide requests to the Discipline manager
  • Plan, organize, and assign tasks, responsibilities, and manhour budgets to the discipline team, and verify tasks are completed within budgets
  • Plan Discipline Level 4 detail deliverable schedule/ register compliant with the overall execution plan