Senior Offshore Structural Engineer

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As a Senior Offshore Structural Engineer, you will take a key technical role in offshore oil and gas projects across various engineering phases, including feasibility studies, conceptual design, FEED, basic engineering, detailed design, and EPC/EPCM execution for both greenfield and brownfield developments. In this role, you will be involved in leading and performing structural analysis and design, ensuring the quality of engineering deliverables, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and clients, and providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers and designers.

About the position

The Senior Offshore Structural Engineer takes a key technical role in offshore oil and gas projects across various engineering phases, including feasibility studies, conceptual design, FEED, basic engineering, detailed design, and EPC/EPCM execution for both greenfield and brownfield developments.

In this role, your responsibilities include:

• Perform structural analysis and design of offshore structures, including topside modules, fixed platforms, jackets, and associated steel structures for both Greenfield and Brownfield works, i.e., in-place analysis, loadout analysis, transportation analysis, lifting analysis, platform fatigue analysis, platform pushover analysis, and platform seismic analysis using SACS software (experience with GeniE is considered an advantage).
• Ensure the technical quality and accuracy of engineering work and that assigned tasks are completed on time.
• Lead and/or support the Lead engineer to support structural engineering activities while ensuring compliance with project requirements, applicable codes, and industry standards. In addition, provide guidance and mentor junior engineers to ensure quality technical output.
• Execute and review structural calculations and engineering deliverables for primary, secondary, and tertiary steel structures.
• Lead and/or support the Lead engineer to coordinate with communication effectively with the structural engineering team and multidisciplinary teams i.e., piping, mechanical, electrical, process, marine disciplines to deliver integrated engineering solutions.
• Lead and/or support the Lead engineer to provide technical guidance and engineering input to designers for 3D modeling, structural detailing, and drawing development.
• Lead and/or support the Lead engineer to review checks structural drawings, fabrication drawings, and engineering documentation to ensure technical quality and consistency.
• Identify issues and problems, develop appropriate solutions, and ask for assistance when required.
• Review and/or prepare weight control, material take-off and bill of material reports.
• Mentor junior team members to help them develop into confident, independent, and high-performing engineers, while contributing to the development and continuous improvement of engineering best practices within the organization.
• Work as one team, adapt to changing priorities and step outside your rigid job description when the team needs extra hands.
• Be available for short-term assignments at client or company offices as required by project needs.
• Perform any other relevant duties as assigned by the Structural Manager.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Civil/ Structural Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum Level I Professional Engineering License from the Engineering Council of Thailand.
• Minimum of 8 years of direct experience in structural engineering design within the offshore oil & gas industry, covering greenfield, brownfield, in-service, and pre-service phases. Experience should cover structural engineering analysis/ design on offshore platforms with an Engineering Consultant or EPC/ EPCM Contractor.
• Proven experience in the following areas:

• Demonstrated experience in the analysis, design, and assessment of offshore structures throughout various project phases, including FEED, detailed design, modification, and brownfield projects.
• Structural analysis and design of offshore structures such as topside modules for FPSOs and fixed platforms, using SACS software, i.e., in-place analysis, loadout analysis, transportation analysis, lifting analysis, platform fatigue analysis, platform pushover analysis, and platform seismic analysis.
• Participation in upstream oil & gas projects across various phases including FEED, basic engineering, and detailed design, for both Offshore platform greenfield and brownfield developments.
• Design and calculation of primary, secondary, and tertiary steel structures for offshore fixed platforms both topside and sub-structure.

• Conversant with international codes and standards – API-RP-2A (WSD), AISC-ASD, DNV, and other relevant codes and standards such as NORSOK, ISO 19900 series of Offshore codes.
• Proficiency in SACS is required.
• Competent user of structural analyses software – USFOS, STAAD Pro. (or ABAQUS, GeniE software experience is an advantage).
• Experience in offshore platform pushover analysis, accidental analysis, and/or non‑linear structural analysis by using USFOS is considered a strong advantage.

Personal qualities

The ideal candidate is highly motivated, demonstrates strong leadership qualities, and possesses a positive, responsible attitude. You are adaptable, open to changing priorities, and willing to step outside rigid job descriptions to support the team when needed. You demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills, professional independence, and effective communication in cross-functional environments, with a strong command of spoken and written English.

Become our colleague
Aibel offers many career opportunities. With us, you can work across disciplines, build competence and develop your own potential. This contributes to a vibrant and engaging work environment. We also offer flexible working hours, and our welfare clubs have a wide range of activities and training opportunities for all our employees.

Our overall strategy is to strengthen and grow the company's strong position within various energy segments, including offshore wind, oil and gas and hydrogen. At the same time, we always pursue new opportunities. Aibel sees social responsibility as a fundamental prerequisite, and sustainable development is therefore a natural part of our guidelines, work procedures and decision-making processes.

We value diversity and work targeted to secure inclusion of all employees.

Workplace: Thailand, Bangkok or Map Ta Phut

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