Offshore Topsides Project Engineer (19893)

Job Summary:

The Offshore Topsides Project Engineer is responsible for supporting the planning, coordination, execution, and close-out of offshore topsides projects by providing engineering oversight and technical guidance from concept development through construction, commissioning, and start up. The Offshore Topsides Project Engineer works closely with internal multidisciplinary engineering & design teams, vendors, subcontractors, client operators and other key stakeholders to ensure deliverables are executed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with applicable codes, specifications, regulations, and company quality standards. The project engineer provides leadership throughout all phases of project execution, including scope development, engineering, design, procurement, fabrication and construction support.

Responsibilities:

• Provide overall project coordination and engineering technical oversight on assigned offshore projects.
• Uses knowledge of general engineering principles, theories, concepts, and industry practices and standards to lead engineering and design teams to achieve project goals.
• Participates in planning, scope, and cost development & scheduling for assigned projects. Supports change management.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Arion Quality Management System. Monitor QA/QC of project and coordinate with others as needed to resolve any design or process issues.
• Monitors and identifies risks and areas of concern with respect to progress of assigned project, recommend the corrective actions wherever required and execute when directed by the client.
• Directs activities to ensure that engineering and design deliverables meet specifications, recognized codes and standards, and customer requirements.
• Maintains effective communication with project team members and with the client. Takes a leadership role in regular project meetings to collect and disseminate information pertaining to the project, including model reviews, P&ID reviews, HAZOP and other HSE risk assessments.
• Coordinates with project team on travel including walkdowns, vendor FAT, offshore site visits, etc.
• Maintains action and design registers of assigned projects.
• Uses computer-assisted engineering and design software and equipment to perform engineering tasks.
• Coordinates with buyer/expeditor and package engineers on procurement activities including technical & commercial bid evaluations, requests for information (RFIs), vendor data reviews and inspections.
• Promotes and supports interdisciplinary coordination. Promotes knowledge sharing and contributes to the development of a collaborative and innovative engineering culture.
• Develops and manages offshore modification scopes including tie-ins, equipment replacements, facility upgrades, debottlenecking, and reliability improvement processes.
• Performs related duties, as needed.

Qualifications / Education Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in process, mechanical, civil, electrical engineering preferred.
• Strong technical knowledge of engineering, design, and construction of offshore equipment, platforms or facilities.
• 5+ years experience managing a team of project discipline engineers and designers.
• Recent project engineering management experience in engineering firm.
• Experience with individual project sizes of $1M or greater.
• Possess good interpersonal skills and excellent verbal/written communication skills.
• Experience in topsides, brownfield projects preferred.
• P.E. License preferred.

Software:

• Familiarity with Primavera P6 software.
• Experience with EcoSys.
• Familiarity with Adobe Pro, Drawboard, and Bluebeam Revu.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneNote) preferred.
• Some software capabilities with AutoCAD and Microsoft Visio preferred.
• Familiarity with FusionLive (Document Control).

Working Conditions:

• Work is primarily conducted in an office environment but may require occasional travel to off-site work locations.
• Field duties may require outdoor work in a plant or facility.
• When on field assignment you may be required to work in a plant and/or shop areas around production machinery subject to varying temperatures and noise.
• May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes.
• May be required to travel out of town on a periodic basis.

Physical Requirements (With or Without Reasonable Accommodation):

• Ability to lift and carry up to ten (10) pounds.
• Ability to communicate effectively, including sufficient clarity of speech, hearing, or other communication capabilities.
• Ability to sit for extended periods of time.
• Sufficient visual acuity or other observational abilities to review documents, perform analysis, and conduct investigations.
• Sufficient manual dexterity to perform routine office tasks such as typing and using standard office equipment.
• Sufficient mobility to perform office duties and travel to off-site locations as needed.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment (PPE) when visiting operational or field locations, as required by the safety department.