Principal Process Engineer - Malaysia

Our Vision. SBM Offshore believes the oceans will provide the world with safe, sustainable and affordable energy for generations to come. We share our experience to make it happen.

Our Profile. We design, build, install and operate offshore floating facilities for the offshore energy industry. As a leading technology provider, we put our marine expertise at the service of a responsible energy transition by reducing emissions from fossil fuel production, while developing cleaner solutions for renewable energy sources. More than 7,000 SBMers worldwide are committed to sharing their experience to deliver safe, sustainable and affordable energy from the oceans for generations to come.

Contract Type: Permanent

ROLE PURPOSE

The Principal Process Engineer utilizes technical expertise to develop safe and quality solutions in support of project and discipline requirements with minimal guidance. As the Principal Process Engineer, you ensure successful resolution of complex technical issues on Process Systems to meet project and discipline deliverables. You engage with peers across Regional Centers to promote knowledge sharing and act as a consultant and mentor to less experienced engineers to ensure knowledge transfer, product memory, and application of best practices.

ROLE CONTRIBUTION

1. In order to develop technical solutions with a cross-disciplinary approach YOU ARE TO:
   1. Demonstrate depth and breadth of technical knowledge to ensure technical solutions account for design factors such as constructability, install ability, operability, vendor capability, as well as schedule and budgetary constraints.
   2. Utilize technical expertise to identify gaps between the design solution and known product specifications; recommend best alternative solution(s).
   3. Utilize SBM Products knowledge and how each product relates to the various disciplines to minimize the negative impact on the completion of key project milestones.
   4. Communicate the changes that impact the completion of key project milestones to all stakeholders.
   5. Proactively provide Discipline Manager and/or Discipline Lead with updates regarding activity status, highlight concerns as they arise, and provide guidance to support Discipline Lead to stay within the allocated budget on the project.
   The measure of your effectiveness in this will be:
   • Feedback from Engineering Project Manager, Discipline Manager and/or Discipline Lead on technical contribution.
   • Cost of Non-Quality.
2. In order to ensure complex issues for the project are successfully resolved YOU ARE TO:
   1. Utilize established network to resolve complex issues; if issue is outside area of expertise, partner with Technical Expert or Technical Authority to provide Discipline Lead with recommendation or alternative resources to resolve issues.
   2. Apply technical expertise as required to build confidence in Discipline capabilities.
   3. May act as Subject Matter Expert with Clients to inform and influence decisions as needed to gain perspective and understanding of expectations and deliverables.
   4. Ensure lessons learned are documented to enable information sharing on future projects.
   The measure of your effectiveness in this will be:
   • Contribution to continual improvement of Company technical standards.
   • Resolution of design changes within agreed budget and timeline.
   • Internal/external customer satisfaction.
3. To ensure technical quality and safety of engineering deliverables YOU ARE TO:
   1. Actively share experience/knowledge with peers and participate in all applicable project design reviews.
   2. Challenge technical solutions to ensure all options have been considered and promote best approach; apply expertise in the practical application of new technology in industry.
   3. Collaborate with Discipline Lead to propose/optimize methodology regarding how to execute the tasks within the framework of project requirements.
   4. Ensure activities are completed in compliance with applicable policies, codes, standards, regulations and industry practices.
   5. Promote continuous improvement within the Discipline by maintaining/sharing the latest industry developments; conduct research to solve unique and complex problems.
   6. Participate in Client facing meetings to influence decision making and resolve complex technical issues based on recognized skills in discipline.
   The measure of your effectiveness in this will be:
   • Proposed technical solution accepted and approved by Client /Classification Agency with no significant extra effort.
   • Cost of Non-Quality.
4. *If Acting as Lead Engineer: In order that the Project is properly planned YOU ARE TO:
   1. Take ownership to define and develop Discipline scope by understanding and evaluating the project requirements.
   2. Identify dependencies and obtain alignment with project stakeholders to ensure safety and quality are not sacrificed in the effort to meet the project schedule.
   3. Collaborate with the Discipline Manager/Engineering Project Manager to accurately forecast man-hours, resource needs, and completion date for deliverables.
   4. Set team expectations for quality standards and enforce safety requirements to meet project needs, corporate standards, and industry regulations.
   The measure of your effectiveness in this will be:
   • Productivity = Man-hours earned/man-hour spend.
   • Demonstrated understanding of Discipline design impact on other Disciplines.
   • Cost of Non-Quality.