About you:
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If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

Our purpose and beliefs:
As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG
We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY
We are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE
We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us:

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging:
We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the Job:

Kent is seeking a Principal / Lead Structural Engineer to be based in our Mumbai or Vadodara office. This role will be responsible for leading structural engineering activities, ensuring high-quality design delivery, and supporting project execution across various EPC/EPCM projects.

Skills & Responsibilities:

• Review and approve analysis models, calculations, and design reports.
• Ensure designs meet project specifications, codes, and safety standards.
• Lead structural activities across FEED, detailed engineering, and execution.
• Define design basis, philosophies, and methodologies.
• Ensure timely delivery of engineering deliverables within budget.
• Oversee global and local structural analyses (in-place, transportation, installation).
• Review fatigue life assessments, ultimate strength, and accidental load cases.
• Validate critical areas such as splash zone joints.
• Guide, mentor, and review work of senior and junior engineers.
• Coordinate with designers for model and drawing development.
• Ensure efficient resource utilization.
• Interface with clients for technical discussions and approvals.
• Coordinate with other disciplines (process, mechanical, electrical, naval).
• Support procurement, fabrication, and installation teams.
• Ensure adherence to QA/QC procedures and project standards.
• Participate in design reviews, audits, and HAZID/HAZOP workshops.
• Identify technical risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Manage design changes and assess their impact.

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Knowledge / Qualification / Training / Certification:

• An engineering degree, honours or equivalent in civil, mechanical, structural naval architecture or similar.
• Has the ability to lead multidiscipline technically challenging projects, on tight schedules across different time zones utilising different design offices to deliver complete packages of work, as well as being the main point of contact for technical discussions with clients.
• Demonstrable experience in producing detailed designs and good understanding of local and global analytical processes of offshore structures.
• Experience of working with local and geographically disparate teams and resources. Able to motivate self and teams, deal with conflict and create a strong delivery culture.
• Proven success in structural projects against external and internal time, cost, and quality objectives. Experience in participating in appropriate project governance and project management reporting.
• Experience in the application of offshore structural standards including API, ISO, DNVGL, IEC & NORSOK.
• Experience in the application of spectral and deterministic fatigue methodologies.
• Technical understanding of environmental wave loading and/or vessel motions.
• Experience of applying appropriate quality assurance and reporting.
• Experience of partaking in elements of bids and engaging directly with clients.
• Ability to report, interpret and communicate the engineering implications of complex analysis results to colleagues and clients, including the implications of problems encountered in the delivery of work.
• Excellent report writing skills and experience in the delivery of technical presentations to external clients.
• Understanding of structural engineering first principals, this is a technical role.
• Management, assessment and analysis of designs, modifications, and anomalies.
• Linear and non-linear FEA experience in ABAQUS and USFOS and other comparable software packages is preferred.
• Background in offshore structural integrity service delivery is advantageous.
• Chartered status with a recognised engineering institution is considered advantageous

• Some work outside normal office hours may be necessary. Travel to and from client sited and or temporary secondment to client's offices may also be required with opportunities for international travel.

  Offshore Structural Analysis experience of Jackets, floating and subsea systems-particularly using SACS/SESAM Software

  Communication:

• Excellent oral and written communication and skills.

  Behaviour/Core Competencies:

• You’ll have excellent written and verbal communication, listening, stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• You’ll be able to manage client relationships, engage constructively with multiple stakeholders and lead technical delivery teams.
• You will have good experience in a Structural Analysis and Design role, with specific experience in undertaking primary steel analysis of offshore substructures.
• You will have experience of delivering full packages of design work.
• You will be able to appreciate complex practical, technical, and commercial issues and to work constructively with a broad range of stakeholders; leading project teams that are either local to you or distributed across multiple sites. This will include everything from hand calculations, written reports to linear and non-linear analysis work.
• You’ll enjoy turning your hand to new challenges and will be keen to learn, whilst also wanting to support others within our diverse teams.
• You’ll be self-motivated, positive, enthusiastic, reliable, consistent and have a mature approach to work – appropriate to delivering growth in the face of challenging market conditions.

• You’ll have cultural awareness and emotional intelligence needed to communicate effectively with a diverse set of internal and external stakeholders, with the ability to challenge conventional thinking and approaches in as continuously evolving market.

  HSSEQ:

• The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.

• Employee is responsible for adhering to all health and safety procedures, reporting hazards or incidents promptly, and actively participating in maintaining a safe workplace.

  Ensure mandatory safety training are completed.

  Details about the role:

• Location: Mumbai/ Vadodara
• Relocation required: Not Applicable
• Travel required: As per job requirement
• Job Type: Permanent

• Experience level: 18+ Years

  We foster an environment where you are challenged professionally and empowered to take the lead on your career development with the support and guidance of our leaders. We’re committed to making sure that every single person uses their time with us to gain valuable experience and skills for their future, so why not pursue your career with us today!
  
  Kent | The Energy Within