Head of Engineering - Brownfield

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Head of Engineering (Brownfield)

Job Purpose * Lead and govern all multidisciplinary engineering activities associated with brownfield modifications, upgrades, tie-ins, and integration with existing offshore facilities. Provide engineering leadership and technical assurance throughout design, procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, hookup, commissioning, and handover.

* Ensure Brownfield engineering is safely developed and executed in compliance with company requirements, project specifications, and applicable codes and standards, with particular focus on existing-facility interfaces, field verification, constructability, SIMOPS, shutdown requirements, operational constraints, and technical integrity.

1. Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities for Brownfield modifications, upgrades, tie-ins and integration with existing offshore facilities across all phases of project execution.

2. Provide engineering leadership, governance, and technical assurance to ensure brownfield designs comply with company requirements, project specifications, applicable codes and standards, safety requirements, and existing facility constraints.

3. Manage multidisciplinary engineering interfaces and coordination between engineering, operations, construction, installation, and commissioning to ensure safe and effective integration of the brownfield scope with existing facilities.

4. Ensure appropriate site surveys, engineering studies, and field verification are undertaken to establish existing facility conditions and provide a reliable basis for brownfield design and execution.

5. Coordinate and oversee EPC contractor, subcontractor, and vendor engineering activities to ensure brownfield deliverables meet technical, quality, schedule, and project execution requirements.

6. Lead resolution of multidisciplinary technical issues, engineering queries, deviations, and field changes, and ensure Brownfield modifications are managed in accordance with the project change management process.

7. Monitor engineering progress, interfaces, and risks, and ensure mitigation or recovery measures are developed to protect critical project, procurement, construction, installation, and shutdown milestones.

8. Promote application of lessons learned, standardization, value improvement, and continuous improvement across Brownfield engineering activities.

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in engineering in a relevant discipline, such as mechanical, piping, electrical, etc.

Knowledge and/or Experience

Technical and Business Skills

* Minimum 10 to 15 years' experience in engineering roles and project execution for major projects, including extensive involvement in construction, installation, fabrication, execution, completion, hook-up, etc., including 6 years in the oil & gas industry and including 2 years of experience in a supervisory role, including acting roles or oversight of service/vendor personnel.

* Extensive experience in multidisciplinary brownfield engineering and modifications to existing offshore oil & gas facilities.

* Demonstrated experience managing engineering interfaces between existing facilities and new project scope.

* Broad knowledge of engineering design standards, specifications, codes, and safety criteria applicable to offshore facilities and brownfield modifications.

* Experience in site surveys, field verification, constructability, SIMOPS, shutdowns, tie-ins, isolation requirements, and integration of new and existing systems.

* Experience with the risk assessment approach in decision-making.

* Strong technical competency in at least one engineering discipline with broad multidisciplinary engineering knowledge.

Equal Opportunities:

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