Senior Projects Engineer - SMS

Job Description

This post is based in Great Yarmouth. Willingness to travel is required as the successful candidate will be expected to represent the Company on technical and commercial matters in meetings with customers and suppliers.

Applicants should be qualified to HNC/HND or degree level (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline. Experience within the oil, gas and petrochemical industries would be advantageous. Candidates must be fully conversant with Microsoft packages (including MS Excel and Project) in order to produce project documentation. Knowledge of AutoCAD would also be an advantage.
 

Duties will include the following:

• Manage project activities to achieve agreed project milestones by directing the work of the nominated Project Engineers and by liaising with all departments, the customers’ engineers and inspectors and sub-contractors.  Carry out the design and engineering of hydraulic / pneumatic systems in accordance with project specification and statutory requirements and take responsibility for all project activities allocated by the Project Manager. 
• Financial management of each project including expenditure, profit, submission of contract variations to client and review of contract variations from sub-suppliers.
• Ensure project schedules are met, maintain up to date knowledge on progress and prepare monthly project progress reports. 
• Ensure that technical and commercial project specifications are available to all personnel involved in the project and that these are interpreted and implemented correctly in the equipment specification and in design drawings. 
• Ensure that all technical design information is made available to the CAD Design Office and E&I Engineers in time to allow preparation and checking of drawings to be completed on schedule and at maximum efficiency. 
• Ensure that the procurement of components, materials and services is carried out in accordance with project technical and quality requirements. 
• Expedite suppliers to ensure timely submission of documentation and delivery of equipment and materials. 
• Carry out technical evaluation of allocated projects, identify problem areas and deviations and ensure all matters are discussed with customers’ engineers and clarified in order to avoid delays. 
• Maintain a watching brief on equipment design to ensure cost efficiency and compliance with contract specifications. 
• Maintain a watching brief on the fabrication and assembly of the equipment and find solutions on day to day problems. 
• Prepare the equipment test programmes, carry out the functional testing of the plant assisted by the project team. 
• Manage the site installation and carry out commissioning and site acceptance tests assisted by the project team as required by the contract. 
• Ensure that equipment data books and manuals are prepared on schedule and, when required, organise, supervise and assist in the training of customers’ personnel. 
• Ensure that all potential variations to contract are identified and pursued in a fair and credible manner in the interest of the company and get variations agreed and purchase order amendments. 
• Maintain the agreed project cash flow by ensuring that invoices are issued correctly and on time. 
• Ensure that commercial conditions of the contract are understood and are compiled with. 
• Ensure the SMS quality management system and design procedures are followed and standards are maintained. 
• Assist, when required, in the preparation of technical proposals, cost and labour estimates and provide support service to the Proposals department during contract meetings with customers’ engineer and purchasing agents.  
• Maintain technical awareness of new technology and provide technical assistance and advice to the project engineers and other departments as required. 
• Maintain and promote a professional and harmonious relationship with SMS and with the customers’ representatives. 

Closing date for applications: 29/02/2012

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