Offshore Engineering Manager

Title: Offshore Engineering Manager

KBR-AMCDE is a leading engineering and project management services company in Saudi Arabia that provides FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement and Project Management Services to the Onshore and Offshore oil and gas markets. Due to the recent award of various prestigious projects, we have exciting new opportunities for KSA Nationals to join the team.

At KBR-AMCDE, you will be exposed to state-of-the-art technology, industry-leading design, and project management practices while delivering meaningful projects. Exposure to successful experienced co-workers, industry best practices, advanced technology, and challenging projects makes KBR-AMCDE the ideal company providing opportunities for career growth and development.

Job Description:

Function: Provides the project focal point for all engineering design and drafting activities on assigned project(s). Also provides the engineering interface for the project construction, controls, HSE, information, procurement/materials, and quality groups.

Relationships:

Project Manager: Reports to the Project Director.

Other Project Senior Managers: Coordinates directly with the Project Administration & Finance Manager, Project Construction Manager, Project Controls Manager, Project HSE Manager, Project Information Manager, Project Procurement/Materials Manager, and Project Quality Manager.

Discipline Department Managers: Communicates with Discipline Department Managers staffing requirements and the performance of engineers assigned to the project.

Responsibilities:

Operations and Activities:

Responsible for directing and monitoring progress for the timely engineering definition of components to be designed, purchased, and installed. Responsible for providing accurate planning information to project management and project controls to establish a baseline project plan for execution. Responsible to engineering staff for providing necessary information to allow design development. Responsible to project management for accurate reporting of progress and analysis/suggestions defining needs to achieve project established goals. Responsible for ensuring that adequate design reviews are performed to ensure that the content of the engineering deliverables meet or exceed defined requirements. Responsible to demonstrate and teach good management principles and behavior to the engineering staff. Responsible to ensure that ideas that improve the project cost/risk position are fairly considered and, where appropriate, successfully implemented. Responsible to communicate the project principles and key objectives to the engineering staff.

Organization:

Responsible for the organization of the engineering staff to effectively execute quality and timely design packages to meet the planned construction program. Responsible to provide engineering interface requirements as necessary to meet the project’s organizational goals. Responsible to assign/direct/monitor project engineering functions to meet overall project goals.

Personnel:

Responsible to ensure that qualified engineering personnel are assigned to all necessary engineering functions on the project. Responsible to review engineering personnel performance in meeting assigned project work. Responsible to provide engineering personnel necessary information and, where applicable, training to perform the work defined. Responsible to provide feedback to Discipline Department Managers on the performance of engineering personnel on the project. Responsible to instigate timely release of engineering staff as work content is completed.

Schedule and Budget:

Responsible to communicate to engineering personnel on the project the budgetary constraints for each area of responsibility. Responsible to review actual vs. planned progress and productivity of the engineering group as a whole and, where necessary, for the component groups. Responsible to provide project management projections as to overruns or underruns based upon component productivity and work scope variations. Responsible to review/approve technical recommendations for procurement of project materials related to critical areas of the project.

Skills & Experience:

Min 15 years proven experience in the management of engineering, preferably offshore. Must have strong knowledge of offshore oil & gas detailed FEED and detailed design projects. Ideally a mix of greenfield and brownfield experience. Fabrication/Construction experience would be beneficial. Experience of Saudi Aramco standards would be beneficial. Able to lead others in a challenging environment. Able to make decisions and drive decision processes. Well-developed management and administrative skills. Works within a team to establish direction, alignment, and commitment. Interpersonal skills, Risk and Change Management, Program and Project Planning, well organized with attention to detail, credible, and decisive. High level of awareness and commitment to safety.

Qualifications:

Degree in Engineering and professional registration are required.