Head of Mechanical Engineering

Job Overview:

The Regional Discipline Manager - Mechanical & Metallurgy Engineering based in DOHA QATAR is tasked with the development of departmental plans, including business, production, and/or organizational priorities. The role requires multi-disciplinary expertise and the ability to understand the industry to achieve financial and operational objectives. The Regional Discipline Manager - Mechanical & Metallurgy Engineering manages multiple related teams in multiple office locations, sets their organizational priorities, and allocates the appropriate resources. As the Mechanical disciplines Subject Matter Expert (SME), they must be able to identify and resolve a range of complex technical, operational, and organizational problems for all of the mechanical sub-disciplines (rotating equipment, static equipment, packaged equipment). In addition to core mechanical discipline knowledge, must also be able to demonstrate a good understanding of metallurgy (materials and corrosion) engineering. The role directly impacts business results by supporting and function-specific projects, products, services, and/or technologies, and developing policies and plans.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership to managers and professional staff within a department.
• Accountable for the performance and results of multiple disciplines within a department.
• Apply managerial expertise to achieve financial and operational objectives.
• Resolve a variety of complex problems that have implications within the area of responsibility.
• Develop operational plans to achieve business objectives.
• Influence customer and/or organizational leadership to achieve operational objectives.
• Manage the performance of Discipline employees through goal setting, ongoing assessment, and coaching.
• Contribute to functional strategy development.
• Propose scope splits between Engineering offices and/or subcontractors (as applicable) at the bid stage and the award.
• Negotiate with other engineering disciplines, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Teams to ensure the best schedules and execution plans within agreed budgets.
• Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings, as required.
• Interface with peers and Global Engineering.
• Foster teamwork of Regional or Functional Managers.
• Provide and direct bid assistance.
• Ensure availability and allocate discipline manpower resources as required to provide agreed deliverables and meet agreed schedules and budgets.
• Maintain historical norms to establish budgets and forecasts.
• Prepare/review the department's budgets and forecasts.
• Manage financial and operational objectives.
• Ensure departmental plans are aligned with business, financial, and operational objectives.
• Meet group DOE forecasts, within schedule and budget.
• Review/approve departmental key documents and drawings such as:
• Progress and productivity report.
• Workhours/timesheet bookings.
• Requisitions for software, computers, and other departmental expenses.
• Expense reports.
• Estimates for proposals, including cost, schedule, and manhour estimates and execution plans.
• Forecasting reports.
• Project-specific procedures and design reports.
• Conduct staff feedback meetings.
• Identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems.
• Keep the Director, Area Manager, and Project Management Teams apprised of high-level activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related.
• Plan and recommend department manpower, training/ development and assist in recruiting resources.
• Coordinate the training and development of Discipline personnel.
• Evaluate performance and recommend changes in the classification and compensation of department personnel.
• Travel on a regular basis to the other office locations within Offshore Middle East and if required, also to the Chennai engineering center.

Reports to:

Functional: Senior Director Engineering

Liaise with: Engineering Directors in regional office locations, Managers and Supervisors of other Engineering / Design Disciplines, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Management Teams; Offshore/Onshore Managers, Planning Managers, Proposals Department, Procurement Department, Safety Department, HR Department, QC and Certification Group, External McDermott Offices, Client Representatives, Vendor & Subcontractor Representatives

Supervises: All Discipline Managers, Engineers, Designers, and support personnel within the department

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

• Bachelor's Degree or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Twenty plus (20+) years of experience and proven leadership experience in Oil and Gas with major contractors or consultants.
• Five plus (5+) years of proven management experience of leading the full mechanical discipline (Rotating, Package and Static equipments plus HVAC scope) in a similar Oil and Gas industry contractor or consultants.
• Registered Professional Engineer or member of Professional Engineering Society as applicable.
• General multi-discipline knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and general knowledge of the theory, content, and application of statutory codes and guidelines as applicable offshore.
• Detailed knowledge of project execution and managerial skills.

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