Operability Lead Engineer
Shanghai, CN, 200137
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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.
Purpose
- As Operability Lead Engineer, you are responsible for the SBM OPERATIONS technical deliverables, coordination of the technical reviews throughout the FPSO Project.
- You will follow the Project phases (engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning) to provide operability / maintainability inputs, up to handover of the facility.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate and provide operability and maintainability input into WIN, design, construction and completion stages of Engineering / Procurement / Construction Project (EPC) to achieve a fit-for-purpose, safe, competitive product over the FPSO lifecycle, compliant with all Contractual and SBM OPERATIONS requirements.
- Supervise, coordinate and monitor performance of SBM OPERATIONS Discipline Superintendents (including their workload planning) and ensuring a constructive working relation between them and the EPC team.
- Consolidate the Operations Comments Register and periodically review with Engineering Manager. Act as the Internal Client for technical acceptance of the EPC delivery scope.
- Ensure Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) of designs are compliant with target uptime.
- Verify that EPC works are carried out in accordance with SBM GTS (Group Technical Standards), SBM quality standards/procedures.
- Coordinate attendance to project design, technical safety and vendor reviews, e.g. Hazops, model reviews, Packages Vendors Tender Bid Evaluations, Factory Acceptance Tests, etc.
- Develop a plan and review matrix for Operations (including Operability and other functions, e.g. Asset Integrity, Ops HSSE, Technical Experts) in the NEO document review cycles
- Coordinate and participate in the review of engineering documentation, operating manuals, Operational Test Procedures (OTPs). Review and validate the Punch List raised by SBM OPERATIONS.
- Coordinate verification of mechanical completion of critical systems and execution of OTPs, throughout systems completion and handover.
- Feed back technical, operational and commercial lessons learnt from designs and project executions, to ensure incorporation in SBM Group and OPERATIONS Management Systems, GTS (Group Technical Standards), and future projects.
Education
- University degree, BSc or MSc in relevant engineering field (Process, Marine, Mechanical etc).
Experience
- Minimum 5 to 10 years experience in oil and gas industry, with good general knowledge of FPSO design, familiarity with engineering processes and design office phase, a good knowledge of project execution and completion activities in topside construction yards and/or shipyards.
- Preferable experience in operations of FPSOs or good understanding of FPSO operations, and familiarity with regulatory requirements related to FPSOs.
Functional Competencies
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.
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