Job Title: Senior Structural Engineer (Hull)
Reference ID: 1711BR
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Skill Group: Discipline Engineering
Employer: Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC)
Company description: Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. We invest heavily in our employees, which is reflected in our industry-leading development programme and our commitment to see our employees' ideas travel and come to fruition. Our commitment and your drive will meet and help unlock your own potential and push forward Shell's continuous innovation. We look for ways to reduce the environmental impact of our operations: our global pool of experts and the fact that our employees can tap into that diverse pool of expertise will help our commitment to supply Nigeria and beyond with our oil products. The company's operations are concentrated in the Niger Delta and adjoining shallow offshore areas where it operates in an oil mining lease area of around 30,000 square kilometres.
Responsibilities:
The Engineer will act as guardian of the defined operating envelopes with respect to hulls for existing and new FPSOs and other floating systems in the offshore area of Shell in Nigeria. He/She will participate in the provision of hull analysis and design support to new and on-going projects in Deep Water Projects including brown field assessment.
Responsibilities for the role will in particular involve:
• Evaluate various hull systems and prepare concept selection reports,and basis for design.
• Perform design and analyses of various types of hulls of floating systems including FPSO,FSO,TLP,Semi-submersibles and Spars
• Specify and design hull systems such as Living Quarters,porches,bollards and other hull appendages.
• Specify requirements for fabrication,installation and precommissioning.
• Prepare technical specifications for hulls in support of invitation to tender.
• Participate in design reviews,audits and other structural-related reviews.
• Train young engineers and engineers new to the hull systems analyses and design.
Requirements:
B.Sc./B.Eng in structural engineering, marine engineering, mechanical engineering or naval architecture with a minimum of 8-10 years' offshore experience incorporating the following:
• A minimum of 8 years design experience at level for studies and detailed designs of hulls
• A good understanding of Industry, with the ability to challenge standards and current engineering practices
• Full understanding of classification societies and their design requirements
• Proven ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team as well and to work independently with a minimum of supervision. This Principal offshore structural engineer must have demonstable knowledge/skill level in HSSE and applications within the Oil and gas Industry.
• Working knowledge of the following software is mandatory: Any Class software for hull design, Orcaflex, ANSYS,
• Working knowledge of SACS, USFOS and COSMOS and any software
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