Senior Mechanical Engineer

Senior Mechanical Engineer – Energy ProjectsLocation: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesIndustry: Oil and EnergyFunction: Mechanical EngineeringJob Type: Full-timeSalary: 30,000–45,000 per month (estimated, subject to confirmation)OverviewSenior Mechanical Engineer – Energy Projects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior oil and energy opportunity focused on conceptual engineering, FEED studies, detailed mechanical design, equipment procurement, fabrication support, and multidisciplinary project execution. McDermott International, Ltd is hiring an experienced mechanical engineer to resolve complex technical issues, guide engineering teams, coordinate project interfaces, and deliver reliable mechanical systems within approved budgets and schedules.

Key Responsibilities
Perform conceptual engineering, FEED studies, technical evaluations, and detailed mechanical design.
Complete engineering analyses in accordance with the design basis, project specifications, codes, and applicable standards.
Apply mechanical engineering knowledge to standard, complex, and nonstandard project accurate design calculations, technical reports, engineering procedures, and supporting short‑term work activities and manage assigned tasks within approved schedules and budgets.
Maintain focus on cost‑effective engineering execution without compromising safety, quality, or technical integrity.
Lead or coordinate the discipline project team when delegated by the Lead Engineer.
Explain complex engineering matters clearly to project personnel, customers, vendors, and other stakeholders.
Maintain complete familiarity with project scope, specifications, schedules, deliverables, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
Identify technical concerns, missing information, schedule constraints, and design conflicts at an early stage.
Initiate practical corrective actions before identified issues affect engineering, procurement, fabrication, or project delivery.
Identify changes to project scope and raise change notifications with supporting records and with the preparation and technical justification of variation orders.
Coordinate with all engineering disciplines to develop integrated and clash‑free designs.
Obtain design inputs from process, piping, electrical, instrumentation, structural, safety, marine, and other relevant disciplines.
Maintain close coordination with planning, fabrication, procurement, and project management teams.
Document significant communications that result in technical decisions, commitments, or assigned actions.
Forward records of substantive communications to the Discipline Lead Engineer and Discipline Manager.
Support bid proposals by reviewing technical requirements and preparing execution work‑hour estimates, identify engineering resources, and define project‑specific requirements for proposals.
Raise technical queries to clarify incomplete information, confirm scope, and resolve inconsistencies.
Ensure engineering work follows customer procedures, specifications, standards, operational requirements, and approved practices.
Prepare mechanical engineering design bases, philosophies, specifications, and discipline procedures.
Participate in finalising deliverable registers and confirm compliance with functional and contractual requirements.
Attend project reviews, vendor meetings, engineering coordination sessions, and offshore site surveys.
Provide technical direction to designers producing mechanical drawings, layouts, equipment details, and related documents.
Review design reports, calculations, specifications, procedures, and engineering deliverables.
Provide mechanical design inputs required by other disciplines to complete their work.
Support procurement of mechanical equipment, materials, components, and specialist services.
Prepare and review material requisitions, equipment requisitions, and purchase requisitions.
Evaluate technical quotations and prepare clarification queries for suppliers.
Compile technical bid tabulations, recommendations, and procurement supporting documents.
Coordinate with procurement personnel to obtain and expedite vendor drawings, calculations, manuals, and data sheets.
Update project weight reports following receipt and review of vendor mechanical engineering work completed by engineers and designers within the discipline.
Review vendor and subcontractor submissions for compliance with project clear technical comments and monitor the resolution of identified deficiencies.
Perform single‑discipline checks and inter‑discipline design checks.
Verify that mechanical deliverables are accurate, coordinated, constructible, and technically complete.
Respond to fabrication queries and define appropriate correction or rectification requirements.
Support the investigation and resolution of equipment, material, fabrication, or installation issues.
Keep the Lead Engineer informed of technical, budgetary, schedule, staffing, and project execution concerns.
Monitor progress, workload, productivity, and cost performance for assigned enginee