Job Description/ Responsibilities | Qualifications: Candidates are expected to be qualified Engineers, preferably to Degree level in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering, with 10 – 15 years relevant experience including offshore oil and gas production operations involvement. Working knowledge of technical programs, specifically HYSIS, PIPESIM and MS Project would be an advantage. Must be comfortable communicating with and have an ability to influence all levels of the organization with very good English written and verbal communication skills. Role: Responsible for the management of an Operations Engineering Group which provides engineering support to the offshore production operations. This support is to address production process problems and for the management of the preparatory work to undertake major repairs and modifications to the facilities. Team leader is expected to positively contribute to reducing the team’s workload management by also directly addressing and resolving problems, as appropriate. Duties: Directly promote, by example and leadership, sound HSEQ management practices and a desire for safety of personnel and protection of the environment in all activities associated with the Team’s activities. Provides day-to-day leadership to the Operations Engineering team including the management of teams resources to meet the priorities of the operations and business. Fulfil team administration and supervisory control requirements. Secure engineering resources – internal and external - as required, to meet all requirements for assistance on a business-value basis. Ensure all resources are effectively managed. Delegate responsibility to provide engineering support of the fields facilities to the assigned Facilities Operations Engineers having assured their competence and the effectiveness of the work management procedures. Support troubleshooting of facilities operational and major repair problems and the development of safe, cost effective, sustainable solutions by the team. Ensure the Facilities Operations Engineers – as onshore solution owners - provide competent engineering analysis and implement solutions from concept to closeout for facilities problems, efficiency improvements and minor modifications. Understand and communicate field facilities equipment and process design/operating capacities including potential bottlenecks and expansion opportunities. Incorporate commercial and business expertise – impact the bottom line, balance short-term/long-term issues, and utilize full life cycle analyses – when recommending or reviewing field expenditure and project proposals. Drive the identification and execution of optimization projects within the organization. By monitoring performance and quality control reviews, ensure the team demonstrate Technical and Functional expertise in the field related process and facilities engineering issues including a good understanding of general oil & gas processing from production wells to custody transfer points and skills in relevant design codes and standards (API, ASME, ANSI, BS codes etc) Demonstrate ability to recognise potential problems and introduce prospective solutions and initiatives. Promote development of fit-for-purpose and cost-effective solutions. Maintain frequent communication with field group “customers” to identify current needs and to forecast future requirements. Ensure that work programmes and progress of the team are reported and communicated to relevant Departments and personnel - onshore and offshore - at appropriate level of detail. Participate in the integrated planning process. Monitor all aspects of the Team’s planning and execution of works to ensure successful delivery and achievement of assigned and associated KPI’s. Provide input to the field capital and operating budgets. Ensure the development and implementation of minor project, modification or major repair workscopes by the team incorporates Front End Loading (FEL), Decision & Risk Analysis and Process Safety Management, as appropriate, in accordance with the company procedures. Monitoring of material procurement and commercial arrangements/contracts with third-party service providers to ensure an acceptable standard of service and financial control is achieved on all works. Participate in onshore and offshore multi-discipline field support asset “continuous improvement” and Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) review teams. Provide mentor leadership in the training, performance assessment and career development of the members of the Team. Member of the Incident Control Response team to support the company’s capability to deal with emergency situations |