Manager Engineering

Position Description:

The Engineering Manager reports to the Project Manager/Project Director. Lead the Instrumentation, Electrical and Telecommunication teams in carrying out all Engineering activities for large Projects. Coordinate between the teams and serve as the bridge between engineering, procurement and project management teams. Main responsibilities include:

• Participate in the planning and scheduling of the scope of Engineering for the project and provide inputs for the project technical document register and procurement register.

• Ensure that the Engineering team lead engineers adequately address the project’s manpower requirements by coordinating with the engineering discipline supervisors.

• Monitor the engineering progress, address shortfalls, develop recovery plans where required and ensure plans made are implemented. Provide feedback to engineering discipline supervisors as and when required on the progress.

• Ensure that engineering deliverables generated by the project engineering team meet the project requirements in terms of technical content and follow project specific procedures such as the engineering plan, quality plan, document numbering and levels of approval.

• Ensure participation of the engineering team members in project engineering reviews and assist resolution of any issues arising out of the same.

• Perform checks to ensure that the procurement specifications generated by the engineering team are completely in line with project specifications with no discrepancies.

• Coordinate with the procurement team on the requisitioning process and follow through for bid evaluations, approve technical bid evaluations and complete the purchase requisitioning. Participate in pre-order bid meetings with vendors from the engineering point of view. Attend initial kick-off meetings after order award and participate in vendor design reviews as required.

• Provide assistance as and when required in the strategic procurement planning.

• Attend project review meetings and ensure that associated reports are compiled and distributed accordingly.

• Identify with the engineering team potential areas of variation that may arise during the course of engineering for the project and communicate the same to the project management team to ensure its non-occurrence.

• Provide inputs to discipline supervisors on areas of attention required while estimating for a proposal based on the variations encountered in the project.

• Assist the project team lead engineers in their interactions with the client counterparts as required during the project execution.

• Facilitate project as well as discipline audits.

• Act as the interface between the Engineering team and the Project Management team and ensure smooth transfer of information between the two.

• Perform related duties as and when directed by Direct Supervisor

Qualifications/Experience:

The following skills, experience and qualifications are required:

• Relevant engineering degree or equivalent.

• At least 5 years experience in a similar role.

• Extensive experience working EPC projects in the Oil & Gas industry.

• Previous experience working for an international service company desirable.

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