Engineering Manager Offshore

Saudi Arabia

Ref: KP622-1760

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

International EPC in Saudi Arabia requires an Engineering Manager for administration, design, selection, modification, and training related to engineering applications required for project delivery. The Engineering Manager will interact with end users to resolve engineering design issues and limitations and will provide solutions.

The Engineering Manager may also be involved on the evaluation of project requirements and system capabilities to provide solutions and feedback regarding feasibility and cost of engineering and project requirements. The Engineering Manager has overall responsibility for engineering and design activities providing shared engineering services to all Business Units and Special Projects Group.

Including:
- Manages/forecasts resources utilization, staffing levels, recruitment requirements
- Evaluation of engineering/design staff capabilities, needs and designing development/training programs to meet required capabilities needs and/or career development
- Provide oversight of company staffing plans, Saudization levels and overtime utilization
- Ensure best engineering practices and company procedures are utilized Position is the key interface point between Engineering and BU Managers
- Coordinates with parent company Global Engineering.
- Engineering Manager Key Tasks

Shared Engineering/Design Department
- Appoint, monitor and provide oversight of all Engineering Discipline Head of Departments (HoD) under Shared Engineering.
- Establish engineering procedures and practices and monitor compliance
- Provide oversight of all licensed engineering software requirements and usage.
- Provide General Manager with engineering software plan and budget forecast for each year and advise of any required deviations from the budget due to pending prospects or proposals

Prospects/Proposals
- Supervise technical proposal preparation by HoD including monitoring of staffing plans, staff utilization and Saudization targets
- Support BU Managers in prospect/proposal reviews
- Identify any specialized software or resources that are currently outside the company business plan that must be included in proposal or company overhead.

Team Management
- Demonstrate Servant Leadership in day-to-day activities
- Develop and participate in key recruitment efforts to promote employee development and Saudization
- Manage direct reports including managing work allocation, training, mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and the building of an effective team dynamic

Job Specifications:
- Responsible for evaluating the performance of personnel in department.
- Recommends training requirements, has the duty to keep the staff at the highest level of skill necessary to meet company needs and objectives, and may recommend that personnel be hired or removed from the Department
- Develop and participate in key recruitment efforts
- Manage direct reports including managing work allocation, training, mentoring, problem resolution, performance evaluation, and the building of an effective team dynamic.
- Approves nominees, coordinates and manages engineering personnel while on exchange assignments to Parent company offices.

Requirements

- A minimum of a BS in Engineering and good knowledge of discipline codes of practice, standards, and statutory documentation. Solid grasp of discipline engineering practices and techniques and competent in planning, progress monitoring, forecasting, and reporting of discipline projects
- At least fifteen years experience in Engineering with 5 years in a leadership position, preferably in an international organization with annual revenue of at least $10 Million USD in Oil/Gas, chemical/Petrochemical, Pipeline and Industrial engineering Experience in a senior management role, collaborating with executive staff, resulting in the development and implementation of creative marketing strategies. Capable of representing Company internally up to board level and externally to senior management.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills in English; Arabic skills a plus
- Demonstrated servant leadership ability, team management, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent analytical and abstract reasoning skills, plus excellent organization skills

Technical background.
- Knowledge in Offshore Project planning, controls, procurement, fabrication, transportation, installation and commission. Able to manage mega oil and gas projects.
- Build and lead project team; anticipation of problems and taking timely preventive action
- Minimum Experience
- 20+ years of experience in managing and executing mega offshore O&G project

About the Company

Over 30 years of local industry experience.

New name, proven expertise In 2009, recruitment leaders Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT), Hill McGlynn and Ma Foi integrated under the Randstad brand to form Randstad Middle East.

Experience and local knowledge are essential commodities within the Middle East region, so it made perfect sense to combine 30 years recruitment experience in the Gulf, providing a larger, more streamlined service to our clients and candidates.

As well as having the largest geographical footprint of any recruiter, Randstad is the worlds largest specialist recruitment provider, employing over 28,000 members of staff and helping over 2.5 million people find work every year. With an enviable reputation worldwide, we have an established and respected presence in the Middle East, and are the preferred choice for specialist staffing solutions in more customary and emerging markets across the entire region.

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