Engineering Manager

Subsea Pressure Controls Ltd; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Subsea Pressure Controls Ltd in Aberdeen is seeking an experienced engineer to step into Engineering Manager, a role combining hands-on design with team leadership. You will oversee projects from client briefing to deployment of subsea equipment offshore, guiding concept development through to manufacture and certification.

The role requires strong mechanical design skills, experience with CAD (Autodesk Inventor), and the ability to manage scope, schedule and budgets while maintaining technical

Qualifications

• Strong mechanical design and engineering capability.
• Experience delivering engineering projects from concept through manufacture, testing and deployment.
• Experience with 3D mechanical CAD; proficiency in Autodesk Inventor is desirable.
• Experience undertaking or reviewing FEA.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, equipment specifications and client technical requirements.
• Knowledge of API 17D and related API standards.
• Understanding of equipment inspection, testing and certification requirements.
• Strong practical problem-solving and project-management skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients, suppliers and workshop personnel.
• Experience leading or supervising an engineering/workshop team.

Responsibilities

• Review client enquiries and decommissioning scopes to determine technical and equipment requirements.
• Lead the design and development of subsea equipment, wellhead retrieval tooling, wellhead connectors and bespoke client solutions.
• Produce and review 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, calculations and design documentation.
• Undertake and review Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and design verification.
• Manage projects through procurement, manufacture, assembly, inspection, testing and mobilisation.
• Support project costing, scheduling, procurement requirements and technical quotations.
• Oversee the technical integrity, inspection, maintenance and certification of SPC's subsea equipment fleet.
• Coordinate FAT/SIT, function testing, pressure and load testing, NDT and third-party verification where required.
• Provide technical support to workshop personnel and manage engineering/workshop priorities and resources.
• Lead and support the development of engineering and workshop personnel.
• Liaise directly with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and third-party inspection bodies.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable client requirements and relevant API, DNV and ISO standards.

Skills

Strong mechanical design

Project management

3D CAD expertise

Autodesk Inventor

FEA experience

Interpret engineering drawings

Subsea equipment knowledge

Leadership/supervision

Education

Mechanical/Subsea Engineering qualification

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Job description

Engineering Manager – Aberdeen

Subsea Pressure Controls (SPC) is looking for an expereienced engineer to joing our team in Aberdeen as Engineering Manager. This opportunity would suit either an established Engineering Manager or an expereienced engineer looking to take the next step into a amanagement role.

This is a hands-on engineering and management role working across subsea wellhead equipment, wellhead connectors, retrieval tooling and bespoke equipment for offshore decommissioning projects.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for engineering projects throughout the full lifecycle, from understanding a client's technical requirements and developing an engineering solution through design, manufacture, testing, certification, mobilisation and deployment.

Key responsibilities include:

• Review client enquiries and decommissioning scopes to determine technical and equipment requirements.
• Lead the design and development of subsea equipment, wellhead retrieval tooling, wellhead connectors and bespoke client solutions.
• Produce and review 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, specifications, calculations and design documentation.
• Undertake and review Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and design verification.
• Manage projects through procurement, manufacture, assembly, inspection, testing and mobilisation.
• Support project costing, scheduling, procurement requirements and technical quotations.
• Oversee the technical integrity, inspection, maintenance and certification of SPC's subsea equipment fleet.
• Coordinate FAT/SIT, function testing, pressure and load testing, NDT and third-party verification where required.
• Provide technical support to workshop personnel and manage engineering/workshop priorities and resources.
• Lead and support the development of engineering and workshop personnel.
• Liaise directly with clients, suppliers, subcontractors and third-party inspection bodies.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable client requirements and relevant API, DNV and ISO standards.

About you

We're looking for an experienced engineer with a strong mechanical engineering background and practical knowledge of subsea equipment.

Experience and understanding of subsea wellheads and wellhead connector systems is highly desirable, particularly within offshore decommissioning, wellhead recovery or related subsea operations.

Candidates should have:

• Strong mechanical design and engineering capability.
• Experience delivering engineering projects from concept through manufacture, testing and deployment.
• Experience with 3D mechanical CAD; proficiency in Autodesk Inventor is desirable.
• Experience undertaking or reviewing FEA.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, equipment specifications and client technical requirements.
• Knowledge of applicable subsea industry standards, including API 17D and related API standards.
• Understanding of equipment inspection, testing and certification requirements.
• Strong practical problem-solving and project-management skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients, suppliers and workshop personnel.
• Experience leading or supervising an engineering/workshop team.

A relevant Mechanical, Subsea or related Engineering qualification is preferred; however, significant relevant industry experience will also be considered.

This is an opportunity to join a small specialist engineering team where you'll have direct involvement in projects from initial client enquiry and concept development through to equipment being manufactured, tested and deployed offshore.