Principal / Senior Structural Engineer / Analyst

About The Role

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Would you like to work within a friendly and inclusive team? We have an exciting opportunity working within both new and existing projects, creating bespoke, safe and cost-effective engineering solutions for our clients within the energy sector.

If you are passionate about Engineering, have some energy industry experience, or have transferable skills, then we would love to hear from you.

Key Duties

• Perform structural analysis of jackets, topsides, and floating assets
• Support offshore operations, structural assurance, major projects, life extension, and decommissioning activities
• Inplace analysis and code compliance assessments
• Fatigue and dynamic analysis
• Pushover, redundancy and boat impact analysis (advantageous but a mandatory requirement)
• Support wider group activities of Structural Integrity Management, Weight Control, and Decommissioning.

About You

Qualifications:

• Related Engineering Degree in Civil, Structural, Mechanical, or Naval Architecture degree (B.Eng/M.Sc/P.hD)
• Chartered Engineer, or actively working towards chartership (preferred)

Experience / competence:

• Highlevels of proficiency in SESAM GeniE analysis packages
• Experience in other industry standard analysis packages - StaadPro, USFOS, ABAQUS and ANSYS (preferred)
• Good understanding of structural linear and non-linear behaviour
• Good understanding of civil and structural drawing skills
  
• Knowledge of wave theory, wave kinematics, and Morison equation.
• Significant, demonstrable experience in detailed design engineering and engineering checking
• T horough knowledge and understanding of relevant oil & gas industry codes and standards(e.g., ISO, API, DNV, etc.)
• D etailed understanding of all engineering disciplines
• Understands the application of Autodesk Design products
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications
• Excellent written and spoken English

About Us

We are all about practical delivery. Our expert engineering solutions are always tailored, pragmatic, credible and fit for purpose. That is the Optimus way.

Optimus is an integrated, multi-discipline engineering design, project delivery and consultancy organisation. Founded in 1999, the business began as a consultancy with a headcount of just four. In the intervening years, Optimus has grown into a highly respected international engineering consultancy with almost 100 employees working for clients worldwide.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and value inclusion and diversity. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.