Senior Procurement Engineer

Working location

Initially based in Doha, Qatar (onshore, residential), with subsequent relocation required to:

• Vendor locations (mainly India, China, Europe, South East Asia, etc.)
• Main construction yard(s) in China and other vendor locations as necessary

Situation in organization

Reports to:

• Package manager / head of package

Location of work:

• EPCIC contractor's project management office (e.g. Doha / Qingdao / vendor locations)

Accountabilities

The job holder is accountable for:

• Demonstrating exemplary behavior with regard to HSE rules and requirements
• Implementing HSE rules within their area of responsibility

Key accountability for the senior procurement engineer:

• Desk and field expediting of problematic vendors with the EPCIC contractor to ensure smooth and timely deliveries of EPCIC contractor supplied materials and assigned packages
• Ensuring technical coordination with engineering relevant disciplines, QA/QC, contracts, planning, construction, commissioning, ATEX, FOPS, etc. during all phases of the EPCIC contract

Job dimensions

• The development will involve several EPCIC contracts executed in parallel over approximately 6 years
• The work includes extensive subsea and topside facilities, multiple pipelines and cables, and greenfield and brownfield integration scopes
• The role's scope is to perform desk and field expediting of major and problematic tagged equipment and materials, including assigned packages
• The job holder may be required to field expedite other EPCIC equipment and materials, especially where there are common vendors
• The job holder is part of the project management team

Activities

General

• Carry out work in compliance with company values, policies, relevant laws and regulations, agreed company priorities and objectives, standards and procedures
• Treat all information obtained during the course of work with confidentiality

Procurement and expediting

• Be part of the EPCIC procurement and expediting team
• Attend supplier and EPCIC contractor expediting meetings, highlight issues/delays or potential issues/delays, and report to the company where required
• Attend vendor progress meetings, address issues/delays raised by vendors, and work with relevant parties to resolve them
• Review with EPCIC contractor's package managers and expeditors vendor progress and expediting status
• Review expediting reports and highlight any slippages from plan to the senior procurement engineer (lead) and planner
• Review and expedite EPCIC contractor for pending vendor documentation submissions for all campaigns, including vendor data book

Documentation and surveillance

• Review vendor documentation in the company document control system
• Review EPCIC contractor's surveillance plan with QA/QC lead and QA/QC surveillance engineer to ensure proper execution by contractor and vendors
• Review vendor progress reports versus production schedules, advise on any slippages, and propose remedial actions as necessary
• Perform field expediting to verify actual progress of major and problematic packages and adjust expediting strategy accordingly

Schedule and risk management

• In case of slippage in schedule, liaise with other teams involved (engineering, construction, commissioning, etc.) to propose remedial actions for implementation by EPCIC contractor and vendors
• Identify procurement risks and advise on mitigation strategies

Testing and FATs

• Review FAT plans and cyber security FAT plans with internal disciplines and ensure participation of relevant disciplines for FAT, EX inspections, and cyber security FATs
• Ensure punch lists are closed at vendor facilities after FATs to minimize carry-over to construction yards

Materials and spare parts

• Participate in spare parts management and procurement by the EPCIC contractor in coordination with end users and warehouse, ensuring alignment with contract requirements
• Support the follow-up and monitoring of vendor field site representatives mobilization by EPCIC contractor to align with construction and commissioning schedules

Punch list and performance

• Ensure closure of punch lists in ICAPS pertaining to assigned package(s)
• Evaluate vendor performance along with QA/QC and discipline engineers

Support and leadership

• Stand in for other senior procurement engineers in their absence as required
• Promote a no-change policy to meet budget and schedule constraints without impairing quality and safety of EPCIC activities

Coordination and lessons learned

• Ensure close coordination with the project team on all engineering, constructability, and operational matters
• Ensure relevant lessons learned from previous projects are considered for current project performance, and report lessons learned on current package

Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline

Experience

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience in oil and gas major projects procurement and expediting

Skills and competencies

• Able to travel worldwide on short notice for expediting missions
• Fluent English (mandatory); Chinese is an advantage
• Computer literate
• Strong leadership skills
• Strong communication skills
• Strong analytical skills
• Strong and creative problem solver
• Proactive and possesses initiative
• Team player
• Ability to work on projects under stress and within a complex multicultural environment