Job ID: 11816
Location: Houston, Texas
Employment Type: Contract To Hire
Date Added: 04/15/2026

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Job Description

Principal Structural Engineer

Location: Houston, Tx

Description:

Responsible for all engineering activities in one or multi discipline for specific projects in accordance with contractual requirements (design, budgeted hours, schedule etc.) by leading a team of Engineers/Designers and by coordinating with other departments and external agencies.

About the Job:

  • Establishes Discipline QHSE plan and defines discipline objectives, team role, execution plan, surveillance plan, work process in accordance with project objectives and TEN procedures.
  • Is responsible for performing activities and issuing deliverables in accordance with project schedule, quality, contractual requirements, and execution plan.
  • Is responsible for establishing team organization and managing mobilization plan in accordance with budget and Workfront (E bulletin) in coordination with head of department.
  • Supervises internal/external subcontracted engineering activities as per project execution and surveillance plan.
  • Checks or/and approves discipline deliverables.
  • Manages and controls schedule and progress (JANUS).
  • Controls man/hours budget and identifies internal change request (E ICR).
  • Identifies technical risk & opportunities to cope with project objectives in
  • terms of cost, quality, and schedule.
  • Consolidates & ensures awareness of input and output data for the discipline.
  • Coordinates with other engineering, process/HSE disciplines, procurement, construction, subcontract, commissioning, and other project supports for the discipline’s activities. Arbitration (Engineering strategy, Contractual topic, Cost & Schedule) is by Project Engineering Manager.
  • Identifies optimized technical/economical solutions in coordination with other disciplines. Validation (and arbitration as necessary) by Project Engineering Manager.
  • Manages the team to ensure that all members are aware of assigned work and comply with DQHSEP, objectives & TEN work process.
  • Monitors discipline KPI.
  • Performs reporting to Discipline Department Manager / Project management.
  • Represents the company towards clients, partners, subcontractors, vendors, and third parties for technical subjects in his/her discipline. Support by Project Engineering Manager as necessary.
  • Manages and controls material quantities with regards to Price sheet budget and proposes mitigation/proactive actions to control the quantity increase.
  • Ensures issuance of the MTO Report for the discipline.
  • Supports the Discipline manager in implementation of the Digital initiatives in the project as required time to time.
  • Establishes project close out and lessons learned.

Role Dimension:

  • Supervision & Management of a medium size team (Group Leaders, Specialist Engineers, Designers, Draftsmen)
  • Possible management of a multicenter execution and dedicated to one project
  • Project Type : Detailed FEED , Medium size EPC project for one discipline. Can act as Lead multi disciplines for FEED & small EPC project (for energy transition)
  • Budget of equipment procurement: From 10 to 30 million dollars and Complexity of the supply (technical): From 20 to 60 simple equipment or skid mounted equipment’s for conventional projects
  • Size of Projects managed by the center (expressed in man-hours and cost): 50 000 to 250 000 engineering man-hours projects or from 100 to 600 million dollars in conventional energy projects

About you:

  • Engineering degree
  • Experience in design and execution of projects as discipline lead in conventional energy projects or new energy transition projects
  • Familiarity with all technical aspects of the discipline and experience in most of them
  • Construction experience on site
  • Fluency in professional English
  • Professional Engineering registration in Texas and/or Louisiana or possess ability to obtain within 4 months of hire.
  • Experience in performing analysis and design using engineering software: STAAD.Pro, RAM Connections, IDEA StatiCa, Dimensional Solutions, Inc. Foundation Design Suite (includes Foundation 3D, MAT3D, Shaft3D, and DS Anchor) and dynamic foundation analysis using Dyna6 software.
  • Experience in navigating 3D model using SmartPlant Review and Navisworks.
  • Experience and knowledge to assess, modify, and upgrade existing structures or facilities while ensuring safety, functionality, and compliance with current standards.

Inclusion Standards:

In our continuous effort to develop and build a culture of inclusion, we adhere to four Inclusion Gold Standards. And you?

  • We challenge our biases and embrace diversity of thought.
  • We, collectively, have all the knowledge and solutions.
  • We foster a caring environment where people are respected and able to share and be heard.
  • We promote active listening to effectively make decisions and act.