Principal Engineer

InterMoor, part of Acteon group, is a leading supplier of mooring technology providing innovative solutions for rig moves, mooring services and marine projects including engineering and design, fabrication, subsea installation and survey and positioning. InterMoor's services are designed to meet the specified needs of each project safely and efficiently. Whether for a drilling rig, an offshore renewable energy project or an ultra-deepwater production asset, InterMoor's cradle-to-grave range of services - and our ability to link up with our sister companies across Acteon to fulfil project requirements under one contract - delivers increased efficiencies and reduced costs. We provide a complete package to ensure our clients receive the optimum solution in a single interface and uncompromised contracting strategy - leading to operational flexibility and commercial efficiency.
InterMoor are currently looking to add a Principal Engineer to their team based in Aberdeen on a full-time permanent basis. The role of a Principal Engineer is to lead the engineering team in delivery of engineering projects across the InterMoor range of services in compliance with the appropriate technical, company and industry standards.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Guide and mentor the engineering team on delivery of engineering projects and activities
• Provide the primary interface with clients, vendors and third party contractors in delivery of projects, tendering and new opportunities; ensure maintenance of effective client interfaces
• Encourage the engineering team to act with due regard to the core values of InterMoor
• Enact continual improvement in work delivered by the engineering team through identification and implementation of improvements to policies, standards and procedures.
• Assist Engineering Manager in planning and delivery of engineering technical activities
• Develop the technical capability and expertise of the company and promote a culture of excellence
• Identify and pursue new opportunities in collaboration with the Engineering Manager and Business Development Manager
• Provide expertise on technical issues to ensure maximum possible conversion from quotes to orders.
• Deliver engineering projects as lead engineer in accordance with client and company expectations, ensuring quality of work, completion on time and in budget and compliance of contractual requirements
• Lead response to tenders, enquiries and relevant work requests
• Review and approve engineering analyses, calculations and deliverables prepared by the engineering team
• Carry out engineering activities such as, mooring system design, structural analysis and design anchor handling analysis, riser analysis, installation analysis, diffraction analysis, fatigue analysis etc as required for delivery of projects.
• Provide technical advice in response to internal/external queries related to design, installation and operations of mooring & anchoring system.
• Keep abreast of the latest developments in industry codes and standards on mooring systems design
• Quality assure work performed by the engineering team ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures

Requirements:

• Degree (2.1) in relevant Engineering discipline (Naval Architecture, Ocean Engineering, Structural Engineering, Civil Engineering, Subsea Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,)
• Minimum 10 years' experience in the offshore energy industry
• Advanced knowledge of the following topics and related industry codes and standards:
• Design and operation of offshore mooring systems
• Marine operations including moorings/risers/subsea infrastructure installation and marine transportations
• Dynamics of vessels, floating offshore platforms, moorings and/or subsea risers
• Structural analysis and design for ships and offshore structures
• Project management experience including tendering, financial, scheduling & creating deliverables
• Experience in leading a team and guiding the team members
• Good commercial awareness
• Advanced user of the following engineering software packages including creation and reviewing of models:
• Mooring analysis software (such as Gmoor32)
• Marine dynamics software (such as Orcaflex)
• Competent user of the following engineering software packages including creation and reviewing of models:
• Hydrodynamic analysis software (such as Ansys Aqwa
• Structural analysis software (such as Strand7/ANSYS)
• Computer aided design and drafting software (2D or 3D)
• Competent in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to travel internationally and offshore
• Offshore Survival Training & Medicals