Engineering Manager - Offshore

About the job Engineering Manager - Offshore

Our client is a world-class Energy EPC company looking for a competent Engineering Manager - Offshore to join their offshore Portfolio Management Team on a permanent basis in KSA, Al Khobar.

Role Responsibilities:

• Ensure implementation and maintenance procedures for the control of all documents required for definition and control of the interfaces in each of the projects.
• Develop, update, and ensure application of the Interface Management procedure and Project Interface standard matrix.
• Organize and attend project meetings.
• Provide key engineering advice, assessment, and recommendations to ensure delivery of a multi-contract project within time, budget, and quality following industry best practices while observing maximum respect for Health, Safety, and the Environment to ensure regulatory and legal compliance.
• Provide professional advice on engineering strategies/risk levels and commercial agreements to the project, ensuring that cost-effective technical solutions are identified, fully evaluated, and the risk profile is understood by the projects.
• Ensure that all assessment, advice, and recommendations are fully documented in accordance with all internal procedures and industry best practices, with sufficient technical and commercial due diligence to support business decisions.
• Provide leadership to project members, potentially comprising employees working from UAE and other regions.
• Deliver consistent, high-quality, cost-effective engineering advice to projects.
• Ensure that health and safety and environmental requirements are fully considered and adhered to in design to ensure compliance with legislation and industry best practices.
• Maintain full awareness of the latest technical and commercial developments and identify suitable new technologies that can reduce cost and risk or improve safety.
• Implement offshore standards, procedures, tools, best practices, and quality requirements to ensure that projects are delivered according to specification, budget, and programme without compromising safety.
• Ensure that appropriate lessons learned regarding offshore development are captured and shared across different Offshore Project work packages, addressing lessons learned from previous projects. Collaborate with the Lead/Principal Engineer to ensure that the engineering team implements them to enhance business value.

Skills And Experience

• Good knowledge and experience of offshore platforms, compressors, machineries, and structures.
• Multidisciplinary engineering experience in international environments.
• Substantial experience designing and working in the offshore industry; Aramco experience preferred.
• Substantial experience in dealing with health and safety and environmental legislation associated with offshore projects.
• High degree of competency in future planning.
• Proven experience in the delivery of large packages.
• Sound relationship management skills and confidence working with Senior Management.
• Proven communication and interpersonal skills; ability to influence and develop key engineering decisions.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills, with the ability to summarize key parameters and drivers impacting the package.
• Sound planning and analysis skills with the ability to anticipate problems and implement mitigating solutions.
• Problem-solving skills - dealing with conflicting requirements.
• Proven ability to provide accurate, concise, and timely advice to project teams.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Previous experience in a relevant field (offshore/oil and gas).
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering procedures, standards, and guidance.
• Experience of working in highly skilled teams.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• Good initiative, ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines.

Education And Experience

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent from an accredited university.
• Experience in execution of offshore mega projects, Brownfield and Greenfield from cradle to grave.