Principal Installation Engineer
Are you ready to expand your subsea installation experience and work on global projects?
Our client is a global leader in the delivery of offshore projects.
They are looking for an experienced and motivated Principal Installation Engineer to join their Installation & Project Engineer (IPE) team at their office in London on a Staff basis.
You will represent the discipline on tenders and projects (providing the conduit for technical challenges) and responsible for maintaining discipline expertise as well as develop new capabilities. You will also be responsible for leading the installation of subsea structures, mooring systems, risers systems, flexible flowlines and / or umbilicals. You will prepare the scope and support the offshore crew during the operation, and ensure the interface with the Client, suppliers, offshore crew and the design team.
Location: Sutton
Permanent: Negotiable salary and flexible benefits scheme
Access to a wide range of internal career opportunities globally
The role
- Lead installation work packages on a Tender, FEED or Project,
- Deliver scopes within budget to the agreed quality and timeframe,
- Manage scope both technical and commercial scope change,
- Technical point of contact for specific installation subject matter,
- Manage interface topics with all stakeholders; external (clients, suppliers) and internal (other disciplines, installation, manufacturing, purchase),
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality documents and studies related to tenders, FEEDs and Projects. This shall be through example and robust reviews,
- Lead engineering activities related to the preparation and installation of products,
- Plan, develop and review specific procedures/task plans and associated calculation notes (design lifting slings),
- Support vessel mobilization and installation phases on vessel to support successful project delivery,
- Ensure activities are conducted in compliance with the Project standards in terms of Quality, Cost & Time,
- Maybe required to be the Technical Owner for a subject/product and provide decision making for choice of subcontractor and technical oversight of their work,
- Validate concepts and manage changes accounting for HSEQ criteria,
- Actively participate in the development of our discipline and mentor junior engineers,
- Taking ownership and promote an area of technical expertise, as required contribute to the update or development of corporate standards and guidelines,
- Offer and promote innovative solutions that enable the reduction of costs.
Experience required
- Graduated with a Master of Engineering and relevant work experience in the energy sector,
- Minimum expected 10 years experience within Offshore/Subsea installation,
- Maintain expertise in two or more of the following areas;
- Subsea Structures Installation,
- Hook-ups or Pull-in's,
- Riser systems,
- Flexible Flowlines,
- Umbilicals / Flying Leads
- Mooring Installation, shore-pull and other relevant experience is desirable,
- Experience working in deep and ultradeep water construction,
- Experience working on Tenders and Projects,
- Practical experience of project or contractual management,
- Developing operational documentation; procedures, task plans and rigging design,
- High level of relevant operational offshore experience,
- Deliver work autonomously with minimal supervision,
- Capacity to priorities, plan, coordinate and communicate to enable successful delivery,
- Experience co-ordinating or leading teams (including managing others workloads),
- Contribute to the development of engineers,
- Ability to accommodate different working cultures and behaviours,
- Fluent in English.