EPC Project Engineering Manager

Job description / Role

EPC Project Engineering Manager for Oil and Gas Projects.

Must have been responsible for the day to day, hands-on management of the multi discipline design engineering activities, and implementation of the scope of work in accordance with the project schedule
Experience in working with multiple engineering offices and diverse work cultures would be advantageous
Must have lead a multi discipline design and engineering design team of at least 50 personnel, including the co-ordination of the inputs from engineering groups and any specialist vendors, sub-contractors and consultants into the design
Experience in timely production of design and engineering deliverables and their integration with requirements of procurement, fabrication, regulatory bodies and Client is expected.
Co-ordination, monitoring and controlling all RFQ/ TQ/ TBA and Vendor data review activities will be a job requirement. Managing the technical part of the delivery through delivery/ package managers is also part of the job responsibilities.
Experience in leading, directing co-ordination and expediting Client approvals, vendor data, interfaces with client/ other contractors/ sub-contractors/ construction and hook up teams and other engineering offices is a must.
Some planning experience in directing the planners in developing engineering schedule in an EPIC environment and reporting progress is expected.
Must have been responsible for the engineering budget, man-hour control and change management. Must also have experience in estimation of multi discipline engineering man-hours.
Must be able to provide technical guidance and leadership to the team, and interface with Engineering Discipline Manager's for resolution of any technical issues where required.
Should have experience in review of critical project design deliverables and philosophies to verify and ensure reliability, compliance with specifications, contract technical requirements and functional integrity

Monitoring design productivity and performance, investigate discrepancies, and implement measures to maintain or improve the schedule and budget
Providing recommendations to the Engineering discipline managers/ HODs and instituting measures for improvement by modification to project work procedures and work instructions.
Preparing for and chairing in-house and client design engineering meetings as required by the project
Initiating and responding to Client correspondence with regard to design engineering issues
Reporting to project and engineering management with regard to design engineering progress and performance, to highlight concerns, and to make recommendations and seek guidance for resolution.
Providing bid assistance with regard to design execution strategy, discipline interface, and schedule
Line of reporting will be: Head of Project engineering management / Engineering Director

Requirements

Minimum qualification:
Bachelors degree in engineering from a recognized University
Experience, Minimum 20 years, experience in design and engineering, preferably with an engineering consultancy or an EPIC contractor but not mandatory.
Last 5 years in offshore facilities engineering of which 2 years must be as a project engineering manager directing and guiding design and engineering activities
A good blend of Greenfield and brownfield engineering experience would be advantageous
Should have managed engineering work for at least one project of 150,000 mhrs or more from start to finish.
Familiarity with Saudi Aramco, Ras Gas, Shell, QP, XOM, TOTAL, ADMA standards will be advantageous.

About the Company

SSA Ltd. (Sommerman Skinner Associates) find out the detail to allow you to make qualified judgments about your career and its progression. On the companies that we represent (over 2000 spread across a diverse spectrum of industry) we will be able to inform you of contracts pending, awarded, company growth, opportunity, relative reward and internal prospects. We believe that through spending time and effort front end through interviewing or individual dedication we can offer real advice that will be valued. Our founder is degree qualified with extensive exposure to industry and with a career also behind him in Recruitment Management. Our team is made up of qualified construction professionals. We specialise in both permanent and freelance opportunities to qualified construction professionals.

Disciplines covered include:

Site Engineers, Site Agents, Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, Planners, Safety, Purchasers, Estimators and Design Executive.