Lead Structure Engineer at Orion Group

SERVICE TITLE: LEAD STRUCTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES
Title : Lead Structure Engineer
Entity : IKIKE Project

DIMENSIONS OF THE SERVICE

• Ikike field development lies within Nigeria offshore block OML 99 in a location which is 20 km offshore in 20 m water depth and approximately 15 km north of the Amenam complex. It is to be developed as a satellite tieback to Amenam, making full use of the spare capacity of the Amenam process facilities, which mainly consists of the following Main Development Features:
• Ikike wellhead platform
• Multiphase export pipeline (IKK AMD2)
• Water Injection pipeline (AMD3 IKK)
• Electrical cable (AMP2 IKK)
• Integration works on Amenam

MISSIONS
To supervise the execution of engineering, procurement, erection and commissioning for activities related to structural matters.

ACTIVITIES

• To follow-up Engineer's activities related to structures studies and ensure compliance with Company/Project specifications and with the requirements of the project documentation.
• To ensure that the wellhead structural systems and equipment comply with the contract requirements and with acceptable industrial norms and practices
• Liaise with contractor's design staff as and when required to ensure efficient and timely resolution of all issues identified during engineering work.
• To participate in testing and inspection activities at site and at supplier facilities
• To monitor construction, outfitting and commissioning activities at the onshore fabrication site and during offshore installation, hook-up and commissioning
• To liaise with other Company staff at site and at other locations for coordination of interface design and other activities
• To manage technical evaluation of the bids and prepare technical recommendation with Engineering Manager.
• To follow-up procurement, construction, expediting, FAT and assist in pre-commissioning for discipline related activities.
• To review and comment on CONTRACTOR documents in due time and as expected as predetermined in the Contractual requirement.
• To anticipate problems in his/her discipline and inform COMPANY Engineering Manager.
• To 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 on HSE, technical, planning or cost issues.
• To 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.
• To ensure that CONTRACTOR resources and organisation are adequate and competent for achieving the discipline engineering and procurement works.
• To prepare responses to all technical requested from CONTRACTOR and Project with the aim to add value by minimising costs without sacrificing safety or the level of quality. This includes offering solutions and informing the Engineering Manager.
• To provide detailed assistance to COMPANY Engineering Manager on derogations, exemption or modification requests.
• To undertake technical evaluation of Change Order Requests for the parts related to the discipline.
• To participate in all audit activities (HSE, PTRs, HAZOPS…).
• To ensure adequate workload sharing with discipline engineering, and to ensure that discipline Engineering benefits from his assignment on Project. Also, to be available to provide discipline added value point of view to other Project activities than for engineering (e.g. QA/QC activities, precom/com, start-up, O&Ms…)
• To participate and propose solution in interfaces resolution between Contractors for all MEC matters.

HSE ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support and enforce the HSE Project objectives and directives,
• Make safety suggestions, report any anomalies, unsafe acts or conditions observed.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND BACKGROUND

• Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Civil Engineering) equivalent or more.
• Professional Experience (number of years) : 15
• Experience within project : (number of years) : 10

OTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE SPECIFICITY OF THE JOB AND ITS ENVIRONMENT
KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS:

• Offshore and or onshore plant structural or architectural design
• Onshore and or offshore or FPSO engineering and design experience
• Knowledge of systems, calculations, applications of methods, materials and the use of computers and 2-D and 3-D computer aided design (CAD) automation using Microstation and PDS within the discipline.
• Skillful in performing and validating third party calculations.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety, Environmental assessment for discipline design.
• Proficient in the SESAM structural analysis software and ability to perform in place, fatigue, modules, transportation, lifting and on bottom analyses.
• Familiar with the codes (API, RP2A, ASME, WSD and AISC).
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.