Operability Lead Engineer - Operations Region

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About Us:
SBM Offshore is the world’s deepwater ocean-infrastructure expert. Our work is already resulting in cleaner, more efficient energy production. True. Blue. Transition. is our promise to enable that into the future while at the same time using our expertise to support new and existing markets in the blue economy. It starts with Advancing our Core: continuing to advance the decarbonization of traditional energy production.

While Pioneering More: helping to enable the energy transition and using our unique capabilities in ocean infrastructure to support more industries to grow sustainably. Sharing our experience for a better blue tomorrow.

OPERABILITY LEAD ENGINEER (OLE)

This Position reports to Operability / Ops Readiness Manager as line manager; FPSO Operations Manager or Ops Readiness Lead (when assigned to specific project).

ROLE RESPONSIBILITES

• Act as the Internal Client for technical acceptance of the Project’s delivery scope.
• Responsible for the supervision, coordination and quality performance of SBM OPERATIONS Discipline Superintendents (including their workload planning) and ensuring a constructive working relation between them and the project team.
• Coordinate and provide operability and maintainability input into design, construction and completion stages of EPC(I) projects to achieve a fit-for-purpose, safe, operable, maintainable and economical product, compliant with all Contractual and SBM requirements.
• Monitor quality and consistency in the refurbishment, conversion, construction and commissioning of EPC(I) projects, in line with best practices and in accordance with Client and SBM requirements.
• Responsible for the maintenance, coordination and satisfactory and timely close-out of SBM OPERATIONS Comments Register (OCR). Ensure that the SBM OPERATIONS’ OCR exchanged with Project PMT contains only essential comments.

MAIN TASKS

• Act as the SBM OPERATIONS focal point for the project design and procurement team.
• Review operability and technical aspects of new (lease/transfer) proposals to ensure that the Win phase design meets requirements of the operating contract as well as SBM standards.
• Ensure Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) of designs are compliant with Contractual and SBM’s expectations and maximize safety, efficiency and uptime.
• Verify that engineering, construction and commissioning works are carried out in accordance with SBM GTS (Group Technical Standards), SBM quality standards/procedures and relevant Regulatory requirements.
• Verify and follow-up project compliance with Contractual requirements and/or SBM Standards and ensure any deviations are documented and accepted by Client (Internal and External) and/or relevant parties within SBM.
• Coordinate attendance to project design, technical safety and vendor reviews, e.g. Hazops, model reviews, Packages Vendors TBEs and associated vendor meetings, FATs, etc.
• Develop a plan and review matrix for Operations in the EDMS document review cycles.
• Coordinate and participate in the review of engineering documentation, O&M Manuals, operational procedures and Operational Test Procedures (OTPs).
• Maintain an overview (with verification plan) of CMMS development and Spare Parts progress.
• Review and define, together with project engineering, Asset Integrity, RAM process owners, and SBM Commercial the strategy for installed and non-installed sparing for systems/equipment, to optimize efficiency and uptime.
• Promote and enforce minimum life cycle costing approach during proposal, design, construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate verification of mechanical completion of critical systems and follow-up throughout system completion by SBM OPERATIONS crew.
• Ensure that the Project Completions databases are adequately populated and test records are duly signed.
• Report and act upon any deficiencies…