Senior Engineer- Cable

What will you be doing?

The GPC Engineering Function, Design & Analysis Group, "Risers, Installation Analyses and Umbilical" (RIAU) department is currently looking for Senior Engineer for Middle East Project to support Power cable procurement follow-up, Power cable configuration design and installation analysis. The successful candidate will also contribute to the development of discipline through various work on Technology development, Workstream and / or continuous improvements initiatives.

• Coordinate with team of Engineers to meet the required project constraints on required engineering works, optimisation, workload, schedule etc:
• Organise a regular meeting with the engineers and maintain the action register. Issue regular reporting including document progress, resource mobilization planning, manhour tracking, and ensure technical changes with respect to the base scope are tracked properly.
• Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings organised by other disciplines
• Organise and support the design review along with Lead and PEM (internally within Subsea 7 and externally with Client)
• Provide regular reporting to engineering manager regarding MDR/SDR Progress, Status of key registers (e.g. Supplier TQ, Deviation Request etc.), any technical changes from the base case scope.
• Ensure that know-how is transferred within the discipline (e.g. Project Lesson Learnt).
• Manage the Power cable / Umbilical procurement package.
• Meet the required project constraints on required engineering works, optimisation, workload, schedule etc.
• Understand Client needs and specification to develop Technical Scope of Work for Suppliers along with client documentations.
• Interface with SCM/Supplier to evaluate the various proposals for Power cable / Umbilical and associated ancillaries, support the selection of the Supplier through technical bid evaluation.
• Plan, detail and review technical documentation (from Subsea 7 and from Supplier) relating to Power Cable / Umbilical, Topside interface, Cross section design, End terminations, Ancillaries, and other associated hardware.
• Act as the owner of the supplier documents and ensure supplier documents are reviewed by relevant disciplines, ensure all the internal comments are discussed with the reviewers, and consolidate the comments for further discussions with the supplier.
• Identify and manage the required project interface (e.g. Contractors, Client, PEM, Package manager, Suppliers, SCM, QC, HSE etc.) to ensure progress and compliance of the supplier scope.
• Ensure selected design / proposal is in accordance with industry Codes, Standards and Design Guides (e.g. API, DnV, ISO);
  Client Specifications, Scopes of Work, and Subsea 7 internal standard (BMS)
• Actively follow-up project planning with SCM and QC Function related to design activities, manufacturing, testing by suppliers. Ad-hoc mission to supplier premise may be required.
• Provide engineering assistance during mobilizations, FATs, SITs, Pre-commissioning etc.
• Train and Mentor Jr Engineers.
• Cable / Umbilical Installation analysis background and knowledge is good to have.
• Support various Workstream and continuous improvements initiatives such as:
• Develop internal tools, guidelines, templates and training material
• Encourage knowledge sharing within the discipline.
• Support trainees and less experienced engineers
• To adapt to workload, you shall support Oil and gas SURF Projects / Tenders / FEED on Cable/ umbilical procurement package when required.

• Engineering Degree or equivalent qualification
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in similar Cable/Umbilical package management
• Minimum 3 years of experience in working Cable/Umbilical package management preferably in Saudi and Qatar projects
• Proactively undertake responsibility for production of deliverables, which may include design calculations, specifications, procedures, progress reports, engineering support to drafting office, and various 3rd-party submissions
• Experience in leading small engineering teams
• Knowledge on installation, on-bottom stability, routing, crossing etc
• Experience…