Lead Subsea Project Engineer

4 weeks ago

Inverness Highland, United Kingdom NES Fircroft Full time

Lead Subsea Project Engineer
Westhill, Aberdeen

Reporting to the Senior Project Manager, the Lead Subsea Project Engineer is to:

  • Lead the Subsea Project Engineering team in Client's Westhill office.
  • Develop the team and its capabilities.
  • Liaise with project engineering teams and project managers in other global offices to support worldwide projects.
  • Work alongside other members of Client Subsea function also based in Aberdeen office.
  • Provide general engineering support to Subsea Project and Operations.
  • Support the safe planning and execution of project work, including performing offshore and site-based work.
  • Support the development and submission of tenders.
  • Lead and mentor other engineers.
  • Report manning and resourcing requirements to management.
Qualifications
  • Degree qualified to Bachelor or Masters level in Engineering Naval Architecture or a similar discipline.
Training
  • Chartered Engineer or similar international qualification - preferred but not essential
  • Recognised project management qualification - preferred but not essential
  • BOSIET - preferred but not mandatory
Experience
Essential
  • Experience in subsea construction operations in oil and gas, renewable and defence sectors
Desired
  • Exposure to subsea survey, inspection and maintenance operations
  • Marine operations experience
  • Structural or Naval Architectural Design, especially of temporary items such as seafastenings and installation aids
  • Experience of rigging design


Key Duties
Managerial
  • Work semi-independently to manage a small team of Project Engineers based in Westhill, supporting projects and project teams on a worldwide basis.
  • Assist expansion and recruitment of the team in Westhill, including recruitment of new team members.
  • Foster working relationships with the other engineering teams, subsea team members, and naval architects within the group.
  • Work with other members of the Subsea Function based in Westhill, as well as the Stonehaven and Fourdoun facilities.
  • Manage the development and performance of engineering personnel (mentoring, objective setting & appraisal, engagement, training needs, career development & planning).
  • Engage with clients and other external stakeholders to help to build the profile of the Subsea capability in the UK market
  • Coordinate priorities and scheduling of engineering activities and personnel, especially working with engineers and project managers in different timezones.
  • Manage personnel, external resources to produce engineering deliverables and execute engineering activities (engineered solutions, designs, calculations, procedures, drawings, PM support, package/supplier/fabrication management, etc.) as required during project execution.
  • Manage (or delegate) engineering work scopes and deliver on client requirements, within budgets and deadlines. Act as key interface with the Project Manager, including identifying risks and opportunities; reporting progress, manhours/budget usage and forecasted to completion of same.
Commercial
  • Promote the development of the commercial acumen of the engineers and designers.
  • Ensure all individuals continuously seek to identify solutions that save on overall project costs. Ensure that all individual seek to identify changes and opportunities for (commercial project) variations and inform the project manager
  • Manage the development of commercially astute engineered solutions, defining concepts at BD or tender stage. Owning and delivering the solutions, while working closely to the Commercial team for its commercial offer.
  • Support the tendering team during project tenders. Provide technical definition (methodology & technology), schedules, manhour estimates, technical qualifications, etc.
  • Ensure correct project time booking of personnel.
Technical
  • Provide expert technical support to a range of offshore subsea construction and survey projects in the oil and gas and renewables sectors in Australia, NZ, SE Asia, the Middle East, Europe and across the globe.
  • Work with Project Managers and others to define the engineering work needed to be conducted for projects.
  • Ensure deliverables provided by the team are "fit for purpose".
  • Provide technical expertise and transfer knowledge to engineers.
  • Provide engineering input to all Offshore departments as required.
  • Manage and develop engineered solution detail design during project execution.
  • Develop an innovation mindset within the Technical Services engineering & design personnel.
  • Promote and implement improvement to existing products, processes and services.
  • Identify, promote, and develop innovative solutions and technologies, in collaboration with other Offshore teams.
  • Liaise with patent attorney to organise patent applications


Operational
  • Undertake offshore and site-based works as required during project execution phase.
  • Attend mobilisations and site visits as required.
  • International travel will be required.

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