Decommissioning Principal Project Engineer

Wood is currently recruiting for a Senior Project Engineer with extensive experience in the Oil & Gas and Industry for a major Decommissioning project within the UK North Sea. Position will report to the project manager and is responsible for driving and coordinating all project activities across a variety of scopes associated with the topside single lift removal prior to downstaff of the platform.

Job Objective

• Supports delivery of fit-for-purpose decommissioning solutions for construction-led approach in their assigned project(s) through coordinating and delivering the engineering assurance for an assigned project scope(s) to schedule and in accordance with applicable procedures, specifications, and standards.
• Coordinates a series of activities performed by engineers and designers from one or more engineering disciplines or specialist vendor to support the timely issuing of engineering deliverables to meet project specifications.
• Monitors and supports compliance with quality, HSE and assurance standards.
• Undertakes basic schedule preparation, planning and resource forecasting for engineering activities relating to the project.
• Ensures accurate and timely delivery of work, to the satisfaction of both internal and external customers.
• Alerts Project Manager in the event of potential delays or change; supports implementation of approved changes.
• Coordinates and assures technical excellence of interdisciplinary project deliverables.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• Develop, plan, manage and report on all individual project activities associated with the project.
• Proactively manage all workscopes, meeting agreed cost and schedule constraints and ensuring that technical or commercial issues are resolved in a timely manner.
• Coordinate across disciplines, promote team-working and encourage communication across all project activities.
• Report any technical or commercial concerns to the project manager.
• Promote cost effective, innovative engineering solutions which are safe, environmentally acceptable and conform to relevant codes of practice
• Ensure that Wood approval procedures and change management processes are followed for all project activities
• Build relationships with client Decommissioning constructions team and other project stakeholders
• Ensure that all client correspondence, minutes of meetings etc. are recorded and filed in retrievable format
• Develop and maintain a project risk register with mitigating controls identified and assigned for action.
• Understands the requirements for constructability / design reviews
• Fully understand the requirements of the project schedule and hold regular reviews
• Checks Health, Safety, Environment and Security (HSES) implementation by review against standards, procedures, work practices and literature
• Plans individual work activities and manages time; liaises with disciplines to ensure timely receipt of comments
• Expedite Engineers / Specialist vendors to deliver to schedule, fully understand reasons for delay and assist in developing recovery plans
• Able to coordinate input of a single engineering discipline within more than one office location Quality, HSE and Assurance

• ISCED Level 6 Bachelor’s (minimum) degree or Level 7 Masters (preferred) in an engineering discipline

• Extensive experience gained either as a discipline engineer in a project environment or in more junior project engineering roles
• Good understanding of technical work scope, key dates and milestones. es.
• Completely familiar with project contractual and commercial requirements.
• Fully conversant with project scopes and work carried out by all engineering disciplines and
  various interface and inter discipline coordination requirements among the various disciplines
  including procurement and construction.
• Understands the concept of customer satisfaction and is able to deliver to internal customers,
  including other Engineering disciplines
• Understands and knows how to apply the procedures and work practices which define and
  govern Engineering Management and Project Engineering deliverables
• Understands the importance of Project Engineering deliverables and the need for accuracy and
  timely issue
• Commercially astute and aware of the importance of Change control
• Has a good knowledge of engineering standards, procedures and work practices; follows
  project execution flow chart; developing skills in project and technical execution
• Able to lead small team; develops skills of leadership with minimum intervention from manager

• Positive attitude to learn and develop; asks to improve understanding.
• Able to adapt to changing priorities
• Takes initiative and seeks out improvements
• Good communicator verbally and in written form
• Strong planning, organising and execution skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Works effectively as a member of a team