Introduction

What are you going to do 

The Senior Principal Project Engineer (Eng) is tasked with solving unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. They must proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact the management and direction of the business. The Senior Principal Project Engineer (Eng) is considered a specialist in the field of Project Engineering and they offer a broad base of knowledge about the Engineering function. The Senior Principal Project Engineer (Eng) impacts the direction and resource allocation of programs and projects in their discipline and works within general functional policies and industry guidelines. The Senior Principal Project Engineer (Eng) role requires conceptual and innovative thinking to develop creative solutions to Project Engineering challenges.

Job Responsibility:

  • Manage the engineering scope of a McDermott project.
  • Establish and implement project procedures to ensure deliverables meet quality and technical content requirements in accordance with contract documents.
  • Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project.
  • May be responsible for a Unit / Area, or a specific function, or may be assigned the Project Engineering Manager role on a project.
  • Regularly requested to support the preparation of proposals for prospective projects.
  • May be assigned as the Project Manager for smaller projects.
  • Practice and promote safety in designs and work processes.
  • Help prepare and understand the requirements of Engineering in the contract documents.
  • Provide direction to and coordinate with the Engineering and Design Leads on an assigned project.
  • Review work with clients, management, and project leads.
  • Coordinate third-party interfaces.
  • Identify problems and coordinate with the engineering team to correct.
  • Review and provide input to Company work processes and procedures as requested.
  • Interface with PMT and other functions within McDermott and with Clients for technical matters.
  • Anticipate internal and / or external business challenges and / or regulatory issues; recommend process; product or service improvements.
  • Solve unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business.
  • Proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that influence the management and direction of the project.
  • Present highly complex ideas, anticipate potential objections, and persuade others, often at senior levels, to adopt a different point of view.

Essential skills and knowledge

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree in Engineering.
  • Twenty plus (20+) years of Project Engineering experience with five-ten (5-10) years of experience as a Project Engineering Manager on multiple projects.
  • Preferably Registered Engineer in Training (ElT) or member of a Professional Engineering Society as applicable.
  • Able to represent the company (internal and external forums) and be an ambassador of McDermott values.
  • Manage / Learn of future current working methods and software applications.
  • Recognized PEM or PE within the company.
  • Demonstrated broad technical knowledge of detailed design engineering codes and standards.
  • Strong in-depth knowledge of detailed engineering and design work procedures and processes.
  • Field assignment experience.
  • Has experience in International Projects with multi-office (MOPEX) execution, part of a Joint Venture or Consortium Group.
  • Experience developing proposals and contractual documentation.
  • Experience acting in a PMT role for projects.
  • Experience in revamping (Brownfield) and grassroots (Greenfield) projects.
  • Able to read and understand contractual documentation.
  • Able to effectively communicate with all stakeholders on a project.

What we offer 

Closing: 10 October 2026

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Process of your application

Application process & contact

We will now begin examining your application: We will take a close look at your application documents and ask you for additional information if necessary. If your qualifications match our requirements, we will invite you to meet us for the first time.

Project discussion with our customer

If the introductory meeting goes well for you and us, we will arrange a meeting with the customer who has the perfect project for you. This gives you the opportunity to find out more about the customer and the project.

The decision

If you enjoyed the project discussion and the customer is also convinced of your expertise, we will ask you the final and decisive question: Do you want to get started at Brunel?

Introductory conversation with Brunel

In an introductory meeting, we would like to find out more about your interests, ambitions and professional developments. At the same time, we report on working at Brunel and provide information about all career opportunities and prospects.

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