Engineering Manager

Dana Petroleum Limited; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Dana Petroleum Limited in Aberdeen, UK, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead topsides engineering modifications and subsea interventions with rigorous governance to ensure safe, compliant and reliable performance.

Reporting to the COO, you will direct Dana UK engineering activities, ensure adequate resourcing, manage major projects, and uphold Dana’s HSE standards across onshore and offshore assets, including pre-development and decommissioning support.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience in an operator environment.
• Strong leadership and people-management skills.
• Ability to lead complex subsea and topsides projects with governance.
• Excellent communication across multiple levels and teams.
• Knowledge of HSE, risk, and regulatory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Dana Engineering team to meet business goals.
• Ensure HSE standards in facilities and subsea activities.
• Resource and budget planning for engineering projects.
• Own the ODMS engineering area and procedures.
• Interface with regulators on technical compliance.
• Support emergency response duties as needed.
• Oversee contractor management and performance.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

People management

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience in Engineering

Tools

ODMS (One Dana Management System)

Dana Project Delivery Model

Job description

Job Summary

The Engineering Manager ensures that topsides engineering modifications, subsea interventions are effectively managed with robust governance standards and processes to achieve safe, compliant and reliable performance.

With direct accountability to the COO, the position directs and provides leadership within Dana UK for:

• Engineering Studies and Modifications
• Subsea Studies, IRM and Brownfield Projects

Primarily supporting Operated and post-CoP Assets, these functions shall also support pre-development projects, 3rd party business, decommissioning and other Dana locations where applicable.

Accountable for ensuring that all facilities and subsea engineering designs are engineered, constructed/fabricated and installed in a technically sound, safe and cost-effective manner and carried out in compliance with company, industry and legislative requirements.

The position also performs the role of Pipeline Responsible Person.

Roles and Responsibilities

This role has the following responsibilities and outputs

• Manage the Dana Engineering team to meet business goals by providing leadership, direction, roles, responsibilities, coaching and mentoring.
• Accountable for ensuring that facilities and subsea engineering, subsea operations activities are carried out to high HSE standards.
• Responsible for ensuring that the Dana Engineering team is appropriately resourced to deliver the businesses requirements.
• Owner of the Engineering area of the One Dana Management System (ODMS). Including:

Topsides Engineering Procedure and associated documents

• Accountable for delivery of Subsea Projects in accordance with Dana's Project Delivery Model and Underwater Operations Management System.
• Accountable for delivery of Topsides Engineering in line with Dana's Topsides Engineering Procedure.
• Development and management of Subsea, Engineering performance measurement, risk management and reporting systems.
• Provide effective management of key contractors and promote a culture of high performance.
• Promote, reinforce and instil a strong safety culture and environmental responsibility as a fundamental and essential part of team culture.
• Accountable to ensure that business processes, project gate reviews and controls are in place and being followed by way of review and audit.
• Interface with regulators with respect to Engineering regulatory compliance.
• To participate and support the Company's Emergency Response duty rota and activities.
• Performs the role of Pipeline Responsible Person with accountability for providing the necessary resources and processes to manage pipeline integrity.

HSEQ & Assurance Responsibilities

Everyone working for or on behalf of Dana Petroleum has the following responsibilities with regard to his or her work to:

• Familiarise with the Dana Policies, including the policies on HSE, Risk Management and Major Hazards ensuring they are fully conversant with the One Dana Management System.
• Familiarise with the work and be aware of all associated risks for People, the Environment, Assets and Reputation (PEAR);
• Understand and comply with their roles and responsibilities
• Maintain assigned competence profiles in line with company provided KPI’s and line manager expectations
• Ensure that all Synergi actions assigned are completed within the designated time period.
• Fully participate in the Dana Serious About Safety Program and additional HSEQ training or instruction by or on behalf of Dana Petroleum;
• Safety Oversight: Ensure all safety standards and procedures are strictly followed. Report any incident, near miss, hazards (unsafe acts/situations) and improvement suggestions;
• Risk Management: Conduct regular risk assessments and implement measures to mitigate identified risks. Ensure all risk assessments are correctly documented.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all operations comply with relevant regulations and standards, ensuring all correspondence is correctly recorded and cascaded.

Management Responsibilities

Major Accident Hazards

As a Dana leader, we will take an active and informed role in fulfilling the objectives of the Corporate Major Accident Prevention Policy (CMAPP) including achieving the highest practicable standards of health, safety, environmental protection, and asset integrity are achieved across day-to-day operations.

Everyone working for or on behalf of Dana Petroleum who has Dana staff roles reporting to them has the following responsibilities regarding his or her role as a manager:

Performance Management

• Performance objectives (SMART goals) for direct reports to be in place and agreed by the end of January.
• Performance appraisal for previous years performance to be held by end of March.
• Mid year review conversations to be held with direct reports by end August to ensure that goals are on track and still fit for purpose.
• Ensure that direct reports are proactively managing all Synergi and ODMS actions assigned to them and closing these out in a timely manner.
• Conduct an annual review of the job description for all direct reports. Version to be signed off as part of the performance review on an annual basis.

Job specific skills and knowledge

Solid understanding of roles and contributions of all key business functions in an E&P environment

Relevant technical degree or equivalent experience in Engineering gained in an Operator environment

Team oriented leadership style and demonstrated ability to motivate others/teams

Result oriented and commercially driven

Ability to communicate effectively both written and verbally and at all levels of the organization in the English language

Familiar with relevant legislation and regulation with demonstrable ability to assess applicability, develop and implement plans to meet requirements, and monitor compliance

Understanding of and ability to demonstrate leadership by example of Dana's HSE and Process Safety Culture

Understanding of ISO 14001 Certification requirements and application

Ability to monitor and review hazard management measures, interpret trends, and intervene with corrections as necessary

Working knowledge of audits in compliance with company guidelines, ability to delegate action teams to carry out investigations into non-conformance, and a working understanding of active monitoring procedures

Understanding of KPI's and ability to ensure all are met within agreed timescales

Working knowledge of the Control of Change procedure

Ability to participate in incident investigation teams, develop terms of reference, review and approve recommendations and ensure corrective actions are generated

Clear understanding of Dana's business strategy, ability to articulate application to local issues and challenges, engage stakeholders, monitor and ensure effectiveness and sustainability, and report adherence

Ability to perform leadership role in emergency response situation

Supervisory standards

• Team Leadership
• Decision-Making
• Conflict Resolution
• Reporting
• Training Programs
• Skill Development

General capabilities

Team oriented leadership style and demonstrated ability to motivate others/teams

Result oriented and commercially driven