Senior Project Engineer

ICON Engineering Pty Ltd; Australia; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

ICON Engineering Pty Ltd, a leading Australian oil and gas service provider, is seeking an experienced professional to manage offshore projects from inception to delivery. The role focuses on procurement, vendor management, expediting, and offshore mobilisation to meet project KPIs.

You will report to the Project Manager/Package Lead and work closely with clients and vendors to understand their needs and drive cost-effective, practical solutions while safely delivering on schedule and quality

Qualifications

• Tertiary engineering qualification with 10+ years' oil and gas experience.
• Experience in offshore project delivery and procurement.
• Proven track record with medium-size projects up to $5m.
• Experience in RFQ/PO scoping and tender evaluation.
• Ability to lead, influence and motivate project teams.
• Strong client-facing capabilities.
• Experience with ITPs and inspection coordination.
• Knowledge of offshore mobilisation and logistics.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement and vendor management on offshore projects.
• Coordinate expediting and delivery of fabricated items.
• Plan and execute offshore mobilisation activities.
• Liaise with clients, vendors and third parties.
• Monitor project KPI metrics (schedule, cost, quality).

Skills

Procurement management

Vendor management

RFQ/PO management

ITP development

Offshore mobilisation

Project leadership

Client facing

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

About Us

We are ICON Engineering, a leading Australian oil and gas service provider, focused on delivering innovative and practical solutions for our clients. Our reputation for high quality and customer focused delivery is built on our ability to repeatedly deliver fast-track complex engineering and integrated project management services. Being a responsive organisation in a niche market, we attract a high-calibre workforce who share our passion for developing new solutions and pushing the boundaries of what is possible.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an oil and gas industry professional with a strong background in the management and successful delivery of offshore projects, including oversight on the delivery of multi-discipline engineering services, with a strong focus on the procurement and vendor management of fabricated items and high-specification equipment and offshore mobilisation.

You will be working on a variety of small to medium offshore projects. Reporting to the Project Manager/Package Lead, your key focus will be working closely with your clients and vendors, to understand their needs and to drive the implementation of cost effective and practical solutions, including the procurement, expediting and delivery of fabricated items and equipment and associated offshore mobilisation activities.

This role will provide you the opportunity to demonstrate your expertise in the planning and execution of projects, including procurement and vendor management, to safely delivering on project KPIs.

About You

You come with tertiary qualifications in the engineering field (structural or mechanical preferable) with at least 10+ years’ experience in the oil and gas industry.

Essential attributes you will bring to this position include:

• You are well versed in managing detailed engineered design phases, and familiar with the application offshore industry design codes, standards and specifications.
• Demonstrated experience in procurement and vendor/subcontractor management, including scoping and issuing RFQs/POs, evaluating tenders, and managing vendors to deliver on contractual and technical requirements.
• Proven track record managing vendor performance for the fabrication and supply of high-specification equipment and fabricated items, including proactive expediting to protect project schedule.
• Hands-on experience developing, reviewing and managing Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), including witness/hold point management, and coordinating inspection activities with vendors, clients and third-party inspection bodies.
• Working knowledge of quality surveillance and non-conformance management during fabrication and manufacture, including MDR/data book review and close-out.
• Experience managing offshore mobilisation activities, including pre-mobilisation inspections and checklists, coordination of equipment and personnel dispatch, and close liaison with the client’s logistics team to ensure mobilisations proceed safely and on schedule.
• Lead site implementation of engineered solutions, coordinating installation activities and providing technical support through offshore execution phases.
• Experience working within a client’s office and delivery work within their systems and processes.
• Proven capability of managing medium sized projects up to $5m in value, achieving project KPIs (i.e. schedule, cost, quality).
• Demonstrated offshore site experience supervising personnel is highly regarded.
• Ability to lead, influence, motivate and drive project teams.
• Experience in client facing roles highly desirable.
• You are an innovative, strategic thinker with commercial acumen.
• Experienced in cost estimating and tender/ proposal preparation.
• Experience in effective project monitoring and auditing and exhibit streamlined decision-making skills.