Job Overview:
The Pre-Commissioning Tendering and Operation Senior Principal Operations Engineer is responsible for preparation of pipeline, flexible and umbilical pre-commissioning tenders and recommending best practices.
The position is based in Kuala Lumpur/Singapore with the focus on global tenders and operations.
They will be tasked with solving complex Pre-Commissioning related Operational problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Senior Principal Operations Engineer shall be responsible for leading functional teams and are regarded as a specialist in the field of Pre-Commissioning Operations. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in Pre-Commissioning Operations as well as broad knowledge of the Pre-Commissioning Operations discipline within the Marine function.
With the support of the SAF Pre-Commissioning Technical Authority, they shall be responsible to prepare technical and commercial build ups following the Tendering work instruction.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Ensure the Core Competencies of the greater organization are embraced
- Live the Rules: Treat the Life-Saving Rules as non-negotiable principles that guide your daily decisions and routines
- Lead by Example: Show your commitment through your actions and inspire others to do the same
- Speak Up: Act immediately if you see something unsafe or identify a potential risk. Empower one another to intervene with courage and care
- Educate and Share: Continue fostering conversations about the Life-Saving Rules within your teams, ensuring everyone understands their importance and application
- Collaborate: Work together as One Team to make safety a shared responsibility, ensuring no one is left behind
- Goals: Focus on and execute your most important goals
- Feedback: Provide Positive and Instructive feedback on Team’s progress. Lay out the facts, don’t label and be clear
- Vision: Together we will continue to enhance, grow and transform
- Responsible for preparation of technical and commercial build ups following the Tendering work instruction
- Work with the Field Engineers to develop pre-commissioning execution methodologies for offshore and onshore tenders
- Coordinate engineering and planning for the timely execution of the work scope
- Selection of the required pre-com and marine spreads
- Detailed reviewing of internal and external deliverables (specifications, standards, drawings, reports, procedures, risk assessments, scopes of work, subcontracts)
- Define installation aids requirements
- Prepare and coordinate subcontractor/vendor scopes of works and subsequent technical bid clarification
- Prepare and coordinate pre-commissioning method statements where required
- Compile and present lesson learned documents
- To train and mentor Field Engineers and Senior Field Engineers
- Work with the Pre-Commissioning Technical Authority to align on pre-com execution methodologies
- Responsible for Technical Bid Evaluation process and Pre-Commissioning Tender Checklist Controls assure the tender meets the requirements with Pre-Commissioning Technical Authority approval
- Support internal initiatives within the pre-commissioning operations group
Operations Key Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Supplier performance review to include risk evaluation and identify MSA possibilities
- Engage with suppliers and align on MSA content
- Prepare RFQ and price schedule
- Technical bid clarification and meet with suppliers for final technical alignment
- MSA's in place
- Work on in-house pre-commissioning plan out of Batam
- Flooding Spread
- Air Spread
- Shallow water downline spread
- Deepwater Coiled Tubing spread
- Establish maintenance program for spread and integrate with existing Batam set up.
- Evaluate if spreads can be maintained and operated by existing Batam team. Determine any requirement for any additional training or requirement to engage any additional specialist personnel
- Selection of the required Pre-Commissioning/Commissioning and marine spreads
- Detailed reviewing of internal and external deliverables (drawings, reports, procedures, risk assessments, scopes of work, subcontracts)
- Coordinate the definition and ordering of equipment and installation aids
- Coordinate the preparation of subcontractor scopes of works followed by the award and execution of the subcontract
- To train and mentor Field Engineers and Senior Field Engineers. Set goals for your team to maintain the Project KPIs
- Support internal initiatives within the pre-commissioning operations group
Risk Management & Cost Control
Interfaces:
The Senior Principal Operations Engineer will maintain strong interfaces with the various disciplines within the business line. The main interfaces for Pre-Commissioning are:
- Marine Operations Engineers (Inclusive of ROV & Survey)
- Engineering and Engineering Manager
- SCM
- QHSES
- Environmental Specialists
- Vessel Operations Managers
- Marine Construction Manager
- Project Managers and Project Director
- Interface Managers (For Projects that involve Consortium partners & Subsea Connectors)
- Hook-up & Commissioning Team
- Flow Assurance Team
- Fabrication Team
Essential Qualifications and Education:
- 15 plus years of experience in the oil and gas industry working for major Contractors
- Experience managing a team of more than 6 Engineers
- The following experience is required:
- General experience of all shallow and deepwater water installation operations
- Rigid & flexible pipeline Pre-Commissioning/Commissioning experience - execution of a minimum of 10 projects
- Umbilical Pre-Commissioning/Commissioning and controls/start-up experience - execution of a minimum of 10 projects
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