Engineering Manager

Job purpose

The engineering manager will oversee and coordinate the development and implementation of FEED/EPC design and detailed engineering of the project.
Coordinate the development and implementation of feasibility and techno-economic studies and in-house multi-disciplined engineering projects, relating to both new facilities and modifications to existing plant and systems. Generally, handles several projects and studies at a time, with full responsibility for delivering on time.
Controls project plans and budgets; ensures that effective supervision and project administration is carried out; provides information to management on project progress.

Key accountabilities

Job specific accountabilities

Technical assurance

Technical integrity: Ensures the engineering team is verifying and achieving technical integrity of project deliverable(s) in compliance with:

• Legislation and regulatory commitments
• International codes and standards as listed in project documentation
• Basis of design
• Contracts, annexures

Technical audits: Engage engineering team and/or carry out technical audits (discipline specific) to verify and ensure compliance to specifications and/or industry best practices.

Technical/design reviews: Coordinate and align all project design reviews with the counterpart, identify and assign respective attendees from the engineering team, verify compliance with the approved respective procedure/terms of reference, coordinate with other packages engineering managers (as required) for involvement in reviews requiring input from their package(s) team.

Review and approval: Review and approval of critical “multidiscipline” engineering documents, such as basis of design, engineering execution plan, philosophies, procedures and specifications. Final approval of engineering technical queries (post discipline processing) and request for information as issued by contractor.

Monitors contractor’s overall compliance and engineering quality, provides necessary feedback for observations, deviations and areas of improvements (preventive/corrective actions) in the project quality system.
Provide input to project lesson learned register.

Performance management

Competency management: Monitoring engineering team competencies, provide feedback about deficiencies (as applicable) to respective team members, identifying areas of improvement, apply mentoring and coaching as and when required, communicate and screen substitutes (if required).

Productivity management: Monitoring engineering team productivity, provide feedback about deficiencies (as applicable) to respective team members, clearly define productivity targets to team and agree recovery plans (productivity improvement forecasts), apply mentoring and coaching as and when required, communicate and screen substitutes (if required).

KPI’s setting: Identify and monitor a set of KPIs for the function, KPIs shall be inline/supporting the project/function KPIs and shall be specific, measurable, attainable, relevant, and time-bound.

Performance assessment: Carry out regular performance assessment with the team members based on the set individual KPIs and the overall function performance, the outcome shall be fed back to the individuals, clearly identifying areas of improvement.

Resources management

• Assess resource loading based on project progress/forecasts reports and as required request additional resources to support project delivery.
• Manage/approve engineering team leaves and ensure the leaves are cascaded to the overall project leave planner, ensure handovers and deputations are in place during planned leaves.
• Manage/approve engineering team time writing and timesheets.
• Process employees’ requests and requirements for the assignment as per the respective project procedures.
• Address conflicts and disputes within the team and align a resolution (as and when required).

Engineering change management

• Approval of all engineering concession requests issued within the contract (post discipline verification), prior to project management approval - ensure final approval of concession request from ADNOC technical authority (engineering support manager).
• Monitoring and ensuring (for the overall engineering activities) engineering design change management is being carried out for all project engineering changes with proper multidiscipline impact assessment and the same is registered and controlled (as and when required).

Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills

Minimum qualification

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering is a must.
• Must be fluent in English language (written and spoken).

Minimum experience, knowledge & skills

• Minimum 20+ years working experience in the oil and gas industry, with at least 5 years in a similar role in mega oil and gas offshore upstream project.
• Experience handling pipeline projects during Pre-FEED, FEED and EPC phase.
• Minimum of 5+ years of GCC projects experience; ADNOC projects experience is preferred.
• Offshore project experience is required.
• Sound knowledge of industry governing codes and standards.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong supervisory and leadership skills.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate.