Senior Project Engineer

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Senior Project Engineer
 (Ref: 929 / Web)

About PD&MS Group

PD&MS Group is recognised as a provider of safe, effective, and cost efficient design and engineering services to the oil and gas, drilling, production and marine industries. PD&MS focus on brownfield engineering, including upgrades to platforms and rigs. Services include project design, design verification and management, structural, piping, mechanical, HVAC, and electrical / instrumentation design, upgrades and modifications, inspection, auditing and engineering support. PD&MS Group has UK operations in Aberdeen, Dundee, and Great Yarmouth, and international offices in Azerbaijan and Brazil.

Role synopsis

Due to recent contract wins, PD&MS Group are looking for a Senior Project Engineer to join the team based in Baku, Azerbaijan.  The role requires a high degree of Drilling Equipment and System knowledge.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the successful delivery of projects from contract award to completion and close-out. 

Key Responsibilities

• Main point of contact for Client acting as “Project Responsible Person”
• Initial identification and confirmation of overall project work-scope and resultant delivery of same
• Responsible for the execution of work according to the agreed schedule and budgets
• Conduct project kick-off meetings in accordance with Company procedures
• Responsible for the selection of pricing format and for producing cost estimates and terms & conditions, appropriate for each project
• Identification of additional project requirements and the associated change control management, both in terms of deliverables and commercial impact
• Co-ordinate the efforts of multi-discipline engineering teams involved in the project
• Co-ordination of sub-contracts and vendor liaison
• Performance of general, multi-discipline project tasks both in office and at site
• Assisting with identifying resource levels and allocation requirements
• Ensuring adherence to Clients’ requirements / specifications, as a minimum, whilst at the same time protecting / preserving the interests of the Company
• Work proactively with relevant Cost & Planning Engineers to ensure that commitments, costs & schedule are managed and controlled.
• Work proactively and meet with the client representatives and build a good working rapport
• In conjunction with Cost engineer identify variances in project budget and expediently implement corrective actions
• In conjunction with Planning Engineer identify issue with project schedule and expediently implement corrective actions
• Regularly monitor man-hour expenditure versus budget and physical progress, ensuring potential over-runs are identified and actioned in a timely manner
• In conjunction with the Cost Engineer, responsible for the management and expedient recovery of Work in Progress costs
• Maximise sales invoicing on an on-going basis & ensure billing instructions are kept up to date.
• Evaluate outgoing RFQ’s, carry out bid evaluations and provide recommendation for subsequent Purchase Orders in conjunction with the Cost Engineer, for 3rd party services
• In conjunction with the Cost Engineer review and approve all Purchase invoices ensuring compliance with budget
• Identification of changes, and likely changes, in the scope of work
• Work closely with Finance, Procurement, Planning and the Commercial teams
• Ensuring compliance with relevant QA Health & Safety and Environmental Policies
• Responsible for approving all project plans submitted to client.
• Responsible for all internal and external project reporting. Ensuring compliance with applicable Industry Codes and Standards, HSE Alerts, Statutory Instruments, Client Specifications and Legislative Requirements and establishing order of precedence on a project-by-project basis.
• Demonstration of safe approach in design and working practises.
• Encouragement of attention to safety.
• Raise issues of quality, health, safety and environmental and input to continuous quality improvement element.
• Management and leadership of assigned team
• Ensure that all projects are completed according to time, cost and quality constraints and contractual requirements
• Implement and maintain departmental processes in alignment with overall group policy
• Develop and execute comprehensive, coherent and effective procedures and documentation to control contract, operations, risk and finances of each project
• Responsible for achievement of budgets whilst maintaining a high level of customer satisfaction
• Allocate projects to Project Engineers
• Identify potential resource conflicts and suggest resolutions or escalate/refer as appropriate
• Review and approve contract variations in accordance with authorisation structure
• Generate reports on project progress against KPIs and targets
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with other departments
• Responsible for ensuring professional development is maintained and identified competency requirements are undertaken in a timely manner
• Adherence to the Company Integrated Management System
• Compliance with quality assurance, health and safety and environmental policies
• Demonstrate PD&MS QHSE principles
• Ensure unsafe activities are challenged
• Adherence to the requirements of the best practice standards recommendations and processes in the undertaking of duties, in particular, risk assessment and control, reliability and failure prevention necessary to ensure the safe design of equipment and systems
• Demonstrate PD&MS values
• Ensure direct report performance reviews are carried out within the required timescales
• Set targets and KPIs for individual team members
• Assurance of competence of project personnel under Senior Project Engineer control.  Identification of personnel shortfalls and submission of proposal to Project Delivery Manager / Country Manager for solutions such as training, coaching or other measures
• Training and development of Project Engineers
• Ensure all supervised personnel are aware of continuous improvement issues of new technology
• Assistance with development of Training Plans for direct report Azeri National resources, and regular monitoring of performance against the Training Plan

Essential qualifications and experience

• Degree qualified in an Engineering or Project Management discipline
• HND or equivalent in relevant engineering or Project Management discipline
• Member of relevant professional body (or working towards)
• Project Management Training – PMI or APM accredited
• Understanding of interfaces between various engineering disciplines
• Understanding of relevant oil & gas industry codes and standards
• Demonstrable experience in an offshore industry project role including construction activities through to close- out
• Thorough knowledge of drilling rig equipment and systems
• Demonstrable understanding of drilling operations and maintenance activities
• Experience in the use of Planning software
• Demonstrable experience in anticipating and resolving problems and contingency planning capabilities
• Financial and contractual awareness coupled with sound commercial judgement
• Previous experience in a similar role
• Experience in managing and developing others
• Competent in the use of MS Office applications
• Survival BOSIET / FOET with CA-EBS
• MIST
• Excellent written and spoken English

How to apply

To apply please e-mail your detailed CV including any related work placements to [email protected] quoting the job title and reference number (Ref: 929 / Web) in the subject box.

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