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Sharjah

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At Subsea7, we take pride in being recognized globally as a leader across the Energy Industry. For 5 decades our people have delivered over 1,000 projects in all water depths across our energy hubs and we continue to do so, adapting and evolving in an ever-changing world. Our success and sustainability are only made possible by continuing to develop our assets and technology through innovation and collaboration, and importantly through the development and diversity of our people who every day ‘Make Incredible things Happen’ At Subsea7.

 

DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTION

Due to growth of the engineering organisation, Subsea7 is seeking a qualified candidate for the AMEC Structure and Piping Discipline Lead role within the UAE office.

The discipline lead will be responsible for developing the discipline in-line with business requirements and ensuring technical competence for studies, tenders, FEED, and projects for their relevant technical area of responsibility. The discipline lead will assist in:

  • As one AMEC, this person ensures coordination of the activities between the AMEC offices for the discipline area of expertise of Structural Engineering (including EPCI subsea structures and T&I of heavy structures) and Piping Engineering.
  • The discipline lead will assist project for expertise in its own area of expertise.

This role is 30% discipline focused and 70% recoverable to Projects, Tenders, FEEDs and providing expertise.

 

Specific key responsibilities and activities:

Functional Management

  • Promote safety performance.
  • Ensuring that all engineering design deliverables within the Discipline are in accordance with the acknowledged Industry Standards, Design Guides, Subsea 7 processes, Client Specifications, and scopes of work.
  • Resource management within the discipline and maintain sufficient resourcing for successful project delivery.
  • Participating in the recruitment of personnel in accordance with the resource plan.
  • Supporting the retention of the discipline, proposing, and managing appropriate strategies.
  • Ensuring engineering performed is effective and quality driven and minimise the Cost of Lost.
  • Actively engaging in knowledge sharing, capture of Lessons Learned and application of Engineering Standards. Make sure the discipline activities are in-line with approved CTR and all changes to be captured by Onshore Technical Change (OTC).
  • Promoting continuous development of the team members.
  • Participating to the recruitment of personnel and in accordance with resource plan.
  • Manage team members; perform team compass, career development, and discipline admin work such as timesheet and leave approval.
  • Maintain and establish Group procedures / guidelines / database / continuous improvement as required.
  • Monitoring, tracking, recording of the team’s productivity and performance, develop benchmark CTRs for budgeting and resource planning.

Project and Tender support

  • Review and follow project activities for the discipline ensuring the alignment with the CTR planned for the project.
  • Ensure Discipline project technical delivery in accordance with the requirements of the Business Management System. Including participation in problem solving and checking adequacy of resources.
  • Identification, mitigation and management of technical risk, participating in necessary project and tender reviews as required.
  • Provide quality assurance and quality control, review and validation of project technical documents as required within discipline. 
  • Ensure project fitness-for-purpose, legislative compliance, and adherence to project cost, time, and resource estimate.
  • Identify EPCI opportunity and actively engage the team and management to realize it.

Long term technical Management

  • Improve and develop the discipline efficiency in terms of project delivery.
  • Maintain past project knowledge, discipline standards and discipline technical skills.
  • Stay up to date with latest technologies, equipment, techniques, and codes/standards within the discipline to maintain Subsea 7 competitiveness. 
  • Support technology developments / studies as required.

 

PROFILE:

  • Graduated with a degree in civil (Structural), Mechanics or Marine/offshore Engineering; a M.Sc. / Ph.D. will be an advantage
  • Minimum 10 years working experience within subsea engineering environment.
  • Technical, operational experience and knowledge within discipline with an extended capability of application.
  • Ability in resource planning to satisfy resourcing requirements.
  • Extended capability in managing self – time management, setting priorities and creative thinking.
  • Extended capability in developing working relationships through effective communication.
  • Extended capability and willingness to motivate, train and develop others.
  • Capability to interact with multidiscipline and multicultural team.
  • Proven capability on leadership of small engineering teams on tender and projects
  • You have high level skills in one of the following areas and reasonable knowledge in the others:
    • Knowledge of Subsea 7’s key Installation Vessels.
    • Flowline Subsea Structures: PLET, PLEM, ILT, Manifold, Piles etc
    • Flowlines Subsea Structures Piping: Component Selection, Materials, Design Codes and Analysis techniques.
    • Appreciation of Valves and Integrated Hardware.
    • T&I of heavy structures.
    • Good knowledge within the technical areas covered by the discipline.
  • Familiar with systems and procedures as relevant for the area of responsibility.
  • Familiar with technical relevant software within discipline.
  • Acquainted in Legislations and Standards as relevant for the area of responsibility.

 

Personal skills:

  • Good organisational, communication and social skills.
  • Be a good motivator and mentor.
  • Creative problem solving - able to suggest and develop new methods and ways of working. 
  • The ability to organise and prioritise own work whilst also leading the team.
  • Encouraging a culture of transparency by acting consistently with integrity.
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OUR OFFER

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed in creating a diverse workforce and look to offer an exciting and excellent international career opportunities as you develop your skills and aspirations.

Along with a range of employment benefits, career development opportunities (mentoring and development programmes) and a flexible working environment, our employees can also further enhance their work-life balance through our Remote Working Policy and wellbeing through a Medical Private Plan and a Wellbeing support initiatives.

 

Join Us

All applicants that meet the job criteria will be contacted in the two weeks following the application submission date by our AMEC recruitment team. Remaining applications will be integrated in our database and considered in future job opportunities.

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