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| Job Description | :PURPOSE & SCOPE Jobs at this level are responsible for planning and allocating tasks for the Engineering and Drafting teams with emphasis on Team Management; the co-ordination of activities, attendance at client meetings and the preparation and checking of all project documentation are part of the responsibilities. Together with Management responsibilities technical expertise is mandatory for this position as involves providing high level of consultancy and expertise to the team These role holders can be seconded to work as Project Engineering Manager based on the size and complexity of the assigned project. The focus will shift from one of deep discipline knowledge to that of coordinating the various engineering disciplines involved in assigned projects. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: • Reviews the Scope of Work to assess manpower requirements, gains approval for securing of necessary resources. • Propose execution strategy to engineering task and project associated tasks. • Plans and allocates various tasks to the Engineering and Drafting teams and supervises and directs progress to ensure timely completion within approved manpower budget and to agreed quality standards. • Attends project kick off meeting to gain appreciation and understanding of project and to provide Engineering input. • Checks all project drawings, documentation, calculations, the PR, technical evaluations and manpower estimates to ensure accuracy and completeness. • Co-ordinates activities under own responsibility with other disciplines to ensure effective progress and avoid duplication of effort. • Collects inputs on queries, reviews them and passes to the Project Engineering Manager for resolution. • Attends project progress/technical client meetings to report on activities and has some direct client contact for the resolution of problems. • Attends design review meetings to provide advice and expertise on Engineering aspects. • Co-ordinates the various Engineering inputs for consideration in |
| Skills Required | MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: • B.Sc. in Engineering, preferably M. Sc. in Mechanical • A minimum of 12 year’s Engineering experience in the oil and gas industry preferably with an EPC Contractor in the field of: o Upstream oil & gas design facilities, including: separation, oil, gas & water conditioning processes and associated equipments, preferably offshore. o Ancillary facilities and equipment associated with oil and gas industry, preferably offshore. • Proven supervisory track record, preferably a certification level of IPMA or PMA. • Well developed planning and organising skills. • Influencing skills. • Thorough understanding of specific Engineering disciplines: o Process; o Instrumentation and control; o Piping; o Electrical • Knowledge of Engineering software associated with rotating equipment sizing and office & planning tools. • Good command of written and spoken English. • Good technical knowledge and skills covering: o Hydraulic processes and equipments, rotodynamic and positive displacement pumps with their associated equipment (seals, drivers, controls); o Thermodynamic processes, gas compression and conditioning, rotodynamic and positive displacement compressors and associated equipment (drivers, seals, controls); o Stress, Strain and mechanical vibration analysis on oil & gas equipment; o Lifting equipment used in oil & gas industry; o Drivers and their characteristics; o Good knowledge of up stream oil & gas applied processes, including separation, gas conditioning, water disposal, etc. equipment selection and integration. • Good Communication skills. • Teamwork oriented. • Excellent knowledge on Project Management; • Capabilities of preparing Engineering Project Execution Plan;\ • Proven skills in monitoring project progress and advise on strategies required to be adopted in different project phase; • Capable of identifying and addressing project interfaces; • Proven team work skills with respect to human resources motivational techniques. |
