Head of Department

PRINCIPIA; La Ciotat; Sur place; EUR 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

An innovative engineering services company is seeking a Head of Department for its Offshore Business Unit in La Ciotat. The role involves managing a team of engineers to tackle complex design challenges in the marine renewable and oil & gas sectors. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering and a minimum of 10 years' experience, particularly in offshore rules and engineering software. This is a permanent full-time position offering a unique opportunity for leadership in cutting-edge projects.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in engineering management.
• Knowledge of offshore industry codes and standards.
• Experience managing teams of engineers.

Responsabilités

• Manage a team of 10-15 engineers.
• Oversee project delivery, cost, and schedule.
• Engage in business development for proposals.

Connaissances

Project Management

Team Leadership

Engineering Software Proficiency

Business Development

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Outils

DIODORETM

DEEPLINESTM

ORCAFLEX

Description du poste

About Principia

PRINCIPIA is an innovative engineering services company specialized in the offshore industry (oil & gas, renewable energies), nuclear and shipbuilding. With more than 40 years of experience and a strong technical expertise (more than 100 engineers and experts), PRINCIPIA provides high value-added service solutions: FEED and detailed design projects, calculations and scientific expertise, engineering software, monitoring solutions, and R&D studies. We have offices in France (La Ciotat – Nantes - Lorient) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).

Opportunity

Head of Department (Engineering Subsea, Riser or Cable) to support the Offshore Business Unit (La Ciotat, Nantes, Lorient) for Marine Renewable and Oil & Gas activities. The Engineer will have an opportunity to work on particularly complex design challenges using PRINCIPIA’s internal suite of analysis tools to develop solutions that meet the needs of our range of national and international clients. This is a permanent contract position.

PRINCIPIA is providing the engineering services to deliver some of the latest, challenging offshore projects in Europe and around the globe, for the Oil & Gas and Marine Renewable industries. This is a great opportunity to assume a leadership role on major execution projects and R&D work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of 10-15 engineers (day to day management, appraisals)
• Supervise and co-ordinate engineers and draughts men
• Project Management: delivery, cost, operational schedule, reporting
• Participate to the business development (preparation of technical and commercial offers)
• Manage the Workload & Planning of the resources for all the subsea projects
• Participate to the recruitment (external or staff)
• Follow up the state of the art of the subsea activities (Riser, cable)
• Ensure Interface with the Client
• Technical support to the projects
• Participate to Events

Our scope of services for offshore activities:

• Pre-project and feasibility studies
• Design and FEED studies
• Detailed engineering packages
• Independent design verification analysis
• Interface with equipment
• Expertise in hydrodynamic analysis, structural analysis, detailed fabrication, drawings
• Expertise and analysis for all design life steps, including in-place, fatigue, temporary cases, accidental cases…

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Naval architecture, Ocean, Mechanical or Marine)

Min 10 years’ experience

Knowledge in use of relevant codes and software:

• Offshore rules: API, AISC, DNV, ABS, BV, ASME…
• Engineering software (at least one): DIODORETM, DEEPLINESTM, ORCAFLEX