Lead Project Engineer (Aтырау 16/11/2020)

About the Role

Leads the project engineering and coordination effort on a wide range of engineering, execution planning, tender preparation, and permitting activities pursued as part of project development for Concept Selection, Pre-FEED, FEED, Engineering, and Construction.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assigned projects safely and cost-effectively.
• Develop Project Execution Plans and other key project development deliverables, utilizing expertise from other functions (e.g., Construction, Quality, HSE, C&P) within NDD.
• Develop Contracting and Procurement Strategies, leveraging C&P expertise and aligning market intelligence.
• Review the validity and acceptability of contractors’ multi-discipline engineering submittals to meet Project Execution Plans, contract requirements, company procedures, technical specifications, and project execution best practices; guide contractors as appropriate.
• Coordinate activities with other company directorates and NDD functional departments for information/data gathering, alignment of strategies/best practices, engineering solutions, and scope definition.
• Monitor progress and performance of all contractors, ensuring alignment on inputs/outputs, timing for deliverables, and consistency of basis, assumptions, and information used.
• Act as a focal point and common interface for consolidating and reflecting all elements of the project concept in key documents, drawings, and philosophies, ensuring consistency across deliverables.
• Provide technical support and liaise with relevant directorates, departments, and company management to ensure proper project development coordination.
• Lead the preparation of ITT packages (FEED, engineering, equipment, and/or construction), develop bidder evaluation criteria, coordinate market intelligence or technical queries, conduct tenders, and provide recommendations with assessment results.
• Create and validate responses to Technical Queries (TQ), Change Requests (CRs), Technical Notes, and Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs) as required.
• Coordinate the development of tender packs for permit application packages and survey contracts.
• Contribute to Vendor Development and Local Content Development Plans, assessing their impact on the Project Execution Plan and contracting strategy for the execution phase.
• Handle issues/queries raised by other disciplines and contractors.
• Coordinate and arrange all required project reviews, checkpoints, validations, technical reviews, and endorsements by Company Validation (CoV) or independent reviewers (e.g., IPA).
• Manage and control changes in scope, cost, and schedule.
• Implement the Risk Management process on assigned projects, ensuring all key risks have appropriate mitigation strategies.
• Implement HSE Management System requirements in engineering and procurement activities.
• Identify and effectively manage key project interfaces.
• Ensure adequate communication and cooperation with other company functions and local authorities.
• Manage performance of Engineering/Construction Contracts, ensuring sustained high performance in HSE, scope delivery, cost, and schedule.
• Support the Project Manager on all aspects of project management and development activities.
• Certify timesheets and related invoices of involved contractors.
• Close-out assigned projects, including as-building and updating operating documents as required.
• Conduct Lesson Learned reviews throughout the project lifecycle to capture and apply lessons.

Requirements

• University degree in an engineering discipline.
• A minimum of 6-8 years of experience in the Oil & Gas industry in a Project Engineering role.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a leading role on major projects.
• Experience in project development of Oil & Gas projects in both offshore and onshore environments.
• Experience in planning, budgeting, and cost control.
• Knowledge/experience in addressing permit applications and local content development aspects.

Skills

• Good interpersonal skills, leadership qualities, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Concept Select, FEED, and Execution phases of Oil & Gas projects.
• Ability to analyze, verify, and assimilate technical issues, developing solutions for problem-solving.
• Ability to integrate into a team environment focusing on project deliverables completion.
• Ability to liaise with equipment vendors and interface with in-house technical specialists and other engineering disciplines.
• Ability to work effectively with engineering, fabrication/construction contractors and manage interfaces with company specialists.
• Ability to write technical/process reports.
• Capability to work on multiple tasks simultaneously under time-constrained conditions.
• Proactive approach to the decision-making process.
• Full understanding of the importance of planning and executing projects.
• Demonstrate leadership and personal commitment to HSE.
• Proficient with computers (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Project).
• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Overseas work or study experience would be an advantage.

Schedule

5/2 work schedule (5 days on, 2 days off).

Location: Atyrau