Senior Structural Engineer (Oil & Gas)

Job Description

A reputable Oil & Gas company is seeking an experienced Senior Structural Engineer to provide high-level structural engineering support across tenders and offshore projects. The role focuses on delivering safe, compliant, and fit-for-purpose structural designs while ensuring adherence to industry codes, legislative requirements, and good engineering practice.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform structural stability and integrity calculations for offshore and subsea structures under in-service, installation, and transportation load conditions.
• Design structural members, determining appropriate size, shape, strength, and materials to meet project requirements.
• Prepare, review, and validate engineering deliverables including feasibility studies, detailed design reports, specifications, data sheets, and material take-offs (MTOs).
• Conduct concept and detailed design of lifting arrangements and steel structures such as lift points, grillage, sea fastening, and lifting appliances.
• Carry out advanced structural strength verification, including non-linear Finite Element Analysis using tools such as SACS.
• Coordinate structural engineering inputs within multi-disciplinary project teams, ensuring delivery within approved budget and schedule.
• Review construction drawings and reports, and perform quality control on deliverables prepared by other engineers.
• Provide engineering support during fabrication, transportation, installation, and offshore execution phases.
• Participate in bid clarifications, kick-off meetings, design reviews, and other key project events.
• Ensure full compliance with contractual specifications, applicable codes and standards, and Company Management System (CMS) requirements.

Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards.
• Promote high HSE awareness and ensure compliance with all safety procedures during project execution.

Quality Assurance / Quality Control Responsibilities

• Review and approve structural calculations and analyses prepared by Structural Engineers.
• Ensure all engineering deliverables meet quality, regulatory, and project requirements.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Professional registration with the Institute of Structural Engineers or equivalent body.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in offshore engineering, with at least 7 years in engineering design.
• Strong experience in structural design for offshore Oil & Gas projects.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and SACS, with the ability to generate MTOs from structural drawings.
• Solid knowledge of design codes, standards, and offshore transportation, installation, and construction techniques.
• Excellent communication, time management, and team coordination skills.
• Proven supervisory and mentoring capability for junior engineers.
• Strong understanding of HSE standards and quality management systems (QHSES).

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to cvs@westfield-consulting.com, copying victor.allu@westfield-consulting.com, using “Senior Structural Engineer” as the subject of the email.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.