Preservation Specialist - Authority

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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.

Job Description - Preservation Specialist:

Strengthen the preservation organization within the company. The Preservation specialist will serve as the authority and Subject Matter Expert (SME) on preservation within the company and will define and optimize processes to be used on the company’s EPC projects. In this role the preservation specialist will:

Optimize and improve the company’s preservation processes (Preservation Working Procedure), roles and responsibilities, and interfaces.

Define preservation documentation requirements (vendor packages), Project Preservation Specification (RFQ/PO) and FPSO (General) Project Preservation Plan.

Define the project preservation register requirements.

Act as technical authority for company’s preservation activities.

Liaise with Project Preservation Lead(s) during development of project preservation specification and plan to ensure suitable standards. 

Support Projects as required and process technical queries related to preservation.

Clarify vendor preservation documentation requirements and quality inspections.

Define construction yard preservation requirements, scope, organization, manpower and quality system.

Organize workshops within the company, with suppliers or with yards to clarify the preservation ITR and inspections.

Coordinate with PMO Director and Quality Director on the preservation aspects to be applied within the company.

Conduct preservation audits (at vendors’ premises and construction sites) and health checks, perform surveillances, and report any lack of preservation or bad practices in storage and handling of materials during construction.

Perform root cause analysis on identified issues and develop standard documents and procedures to prevent future occurrences. Align projects approach to preservation internal issues and those with vendor and construction

Job requirements

School/studies/degree:

• Bachelor’s degree (BAC+ 10), preferably in engineering discipline
• Specialization in preservation preferred

Experience:

• Minimum 10-year experiences in Oil and Gas industry, preferably with offshore projects.
• Demonstrable performance within the field of preservation, on large EPCI projects
• Proven track record in working within EPC project teams
• Construction yard and Supplier experience

2. Behaviours & inter-personal skills  – Key points

- Autonomous with good stakeholder management

- Customer focus

- Able to work in a team, autonomous and committed to performance in operation environment

- Good communication and relationship building.

- Dealing with Ambiguity

- Living with competitive priorities

- Working within a matrix environment

- Influence without authorities

- Situational agility

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.  All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.