Offshore Structural Engineer at WTS Energy

WTS Energy provides recruitment and manpower services for the global oil and gas and energy industries. We supply engineers and consultants to our clients' projects and operations, and perform employment outsourcing services such as workforce management in oil and gas regions around the world. WTS Energy operates globally with offices in 14 countries and is operational in over 50 countries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Offshore Structural Engineer

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• To lead in the review of Structural deliverables to ensure optimization of work, and advise the Engineering Manager of corrective actions to be implemented.

Main Responsibilities 

• Follow up Engineer’s activities related to structure design studies and ensure compliance with General specifications and with the requirements of the project documentation.
• Liaise with the contractor’s design staff as and when required to ensure efficient and timely resolution of all issues identified during engineering work.
• Monitor construction, and outfitting activities at the fabrication yard and during site installation and construction, hook-up, and commissioning.
• Liaise with other Company staff at the site and other locations for coordination of interface design and other activities.
• Manage technical evaluation of the bids and prepare technical recommendations with the Engineering Manager.
• Follow-up procurement, construction, expediting, and assist in pre-commissioning for discipline-related activities.
• Review and comment on contractor documents within the project review cycle.
• Anticipate problems in his/her discipline, proffer solutions, or escalate to COMPANY’s Engineering Manager when necessary.
• Highlight and report any deficiencies or changes to the Contractual scope of the basis of design.
• Management is to be immediately informed regarding any deviation, risk, or concerns related to HSE, technical, planning, or cost issues.
• Review and analyze planning updates including critical path for discipline-related activities; review and approve progress for discipline-related activities, and coordinate with COMPANY Engineering Manager.
• Ensure that CONTRACTOR resources and organization are adequate and competent for achieving the discipline of engineering and procurement works.
• Prepare responses to all technical requests from CONTRACTOR and Project to add value by minimizing costs without sacrificing safety or the level of quality. This includes offering solutions and escalation to the Engineering Manager.
• Provide detailed assistance to the COMPANY Engineering Manager on derogations, exemptions, and modification requests.
• Undertake a technical evaluation of Change Order Requests for the parts related to the discipline.
• To participate in all audit activities e.g. HSE, PTRs, HAZOPS, etc.
• Ensure adequate workload sharing with discipline engineering and participate in inter-discipline reviews. (e.g. QA/QC activities, precom/com, start-up, O&Ms…)
• Participate and propose solutions in interface resolution between Contractors.
• Ensure close interface with Engineering and Construction contractor, participate and propose a solution through Engineering, Procurement Construction, Modification, and commissioning to ensure delivery of the Project.
• Mark-up drawings on-site for purposes of preparing As-built drawing

Educational Qualifications & Experience 

• A University Degree in Structural Engineering or its equivalent. 
• Minimum of 10 years post-NYSC Design Experience on offshore projects.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.