Offshore Methods Engineer/ Lead

First Recruitment Group; Kingston upon Thames; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking an Offshore Methods Engineer/Lead for long-term contracts in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The role requires hybrid working with 3 days in the office and 2 from home, focusing on Rigid Pipelines and Pipelay for offshore installation projects.

The successful candidate will manage the method engineering group, ensuring the implementation of designs and project specifications, while coordinating closely with clients. Proven experience within the Energy or Oil & Gas industry is essential, along with an OEUK medical certificate.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in construction methods activities for pipeline landfall in the Energy or Oil & Gas industry.
• Management of technical and administrative guidance.
• Ability to administer work programmes as per design specifications.

Responsibilities

• Administer working programme implementation according to plans.
• Monitor and coordinate work progress, ensuring specified requirements are met.
• Ensure technical coordination with clients and participate in interface meetings.

Job description

Overview

Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey – 3 days per week in office, 2 days per week from home

Offshore Methods Engineers/ Leads are required to work on long term contracts for an offshore installation contractor based in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. The roles will require experience of Rigid Pipelines/ Rigid Pipelay in relation to offshore installation projects.

As Offshore Methods Lead, you will report to the Installation Methods manager. You will be part of our BP NEP Project (Carbon Capture and Net Zero). You will manage the coordination the activities of the method engineering group, tasks and workload providing technical and administrative guidance to the subordinate staff to ensure aims and objectives are effectively and economically achieved.

How can you support us? Here below your responsibilities:

• As the Offshore Methods Engineer/ Lead, you will administer the working programme to ensure its implementation in accordance with plans, design and specifications
• Be responsible for interpretation, implementation and improvement of the proposed design solutions
• As the Offshore Methods Engineer/ Lead, you will initiate and maintain filing system, document review and distribution, through subordinate staff
• Monitor and coordinate all phases of the work progress and review procedures, reports and calculations of subordinate engineers, ensuring that deliverables, equipment, facilities and services meet specified requirements
• As the Offshore Methods Engineer/ Lead, you will ensure technical coordination with Client, including attendance at interface meetings
• Coordinate with the technical responsible on board of the vessel, in addition to providing backup to the installation team and advising the Vessel management on technical aspects of the job
• Be additionally responsible for ensuring that all checklists and other installation records are completed in accordance with the procedures and passed to the QC Coordinator for compilation
• As the Offshore Methods Engineer/ Lead, you will participate to the critical offshore tasks to ensure their performance according to methodology and ensure the relevant feedback and lesson learned
• Attend sites and carry out inspections to ensure that all the requirements have been met

What are we looking for?

Experience: Proven within construction methods activities for pipeline landfall in project context within the Energy or Oil&Gas industry

Certificates: OEUK medical

Technical skills: team management, pipeline methods, landfall me