Offshore Project Engineer ( Shutdown Coordinator)

Oil, Gas and Renewables; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Offshore Project Engineer and play a crucial role in the energy transition. This dynamic position requires strong safety leadership and shutdown coordination skills to ensure projects are executed safely and efficiently. You will be at the forefront of engineering change, working closely with clients and contractors to deliver high-quality results. If you have a passion for safety and a commitment to excellence, this opportunity offers you a chance to make a meaningful impact in the oil, gas, and renewables sector while supporting a sustainable future.

Qualifications

• Experience in shutdown coordination and safety leadership.
• Technical qualification or 10 years experience in discipline required.

Responsibilities

• Manage offshore project safety and coordinate work scopes.
• Conduct site safety meetings and ensure compliance with client requirements.
• Provide daily progress reports and liaise with project stakeholders.

Skills

Shutdown Coordination

Safety Leadership

Communication

Risk Assessment

Team Management

Education

Time Served / Modern Apprenticeship

IOSH Managing Safely

Technical Qualification

Tools

MS Office Applications

Job description

About The Role

Do you enjoy a challenge? Do you want to make a difference? Are you ready to engineer change within the industry and wider community?

At PD&MS, we’re determined to help drive the change that our world needs to see. To support current and new customers to be part of the energy transition, through future-friendly solutions.

You can be part of our vision!

PD&MS Group have a great opportunity for an Offshore Project Engineer to join our progressive Projects team based in Aberdeen on a full-time, employee basis. Role is required to undertake Offshore Project Engineer duties. Demonstrate strong safety leadership of the projects relating to the facility, and actively manage each scope to deliver in a safe and timely manner.

This role is a secondment position based in our client's organisation in Aberdeen to support the Shutdown Manager on 2025 shutdown scopes on UKCS assets through to October 2025.

We are seeking candidates that have previous experience in shutdown coordination for this long term role.

As the Offshore Project Engineer, you will:

• Communicate clearly the safety expectations of all individuals
• Promote and encourage a culture to STOP the job if there are any safety concerns or doubts
• Undertake site safety meetings, tool box talks and pre-shift briefs
• Participate in Construction Campaign Risk assessments
• Review, challenge and implement construction packages of work
• Attend and participate at onshore design / constructability reviews as required
• Ensure all materials required for offshore installation are checked and verified for completeness
• Ensure that pre-mobilisation task specific brief with 3rd party trade’s personnel and vendors are completed, in line with client expectations and requirements.
• Interface with contractor organisations to ensure all mobilisation requirements are understood and actioned.
• Support the Project Manager and other client stakeholders in controlling POB and resolving issues e.g. work scope and planning.
• Provide specialist input to resource requirements and engagement with PD&MS employees to undertake recruitment in line with project resource requirements
• Act as client representative, supporting contractor teams in handing over completed work scopes
• Plan and coordinate scheduled work
• Support Area Authority and Isolating Authority in the delivery of their duties
• Support personnel responsible for creating PTW and LOLER lift plans and ensure that appropriate controls are in place prior to work scope execution, in line with client procedures. Responsible for ensuring appropriate governance activities are complete, prior to work commencing
• When offshore, provide a detailed documented Daily Progress Reports on behalf of the Company and or the Client
• Prepare and implement site queries including close out coordination with onshore engineering
• Liaise with Offshore Senior Project Engineer and Project Manager, Operations team and OIM as well as Project Responsible Person when offshore on a daily basis in relation to safety and project deliverables
• Liaise with specialist vendor personnel offshore, ensuring compliance with client requirements during the execution of their scope

About You

You’ll have experience of:

• Client integrated management systems
• Offshore personnel. Identifying any shortfalls and submit proposal for solutions
• Guidance and best practice to others as required in an offshore environment
• Lead and participate in audits including OCAs
• Company Integrated Management Systems
• Quality assurance, health and safety and environmental policies

Personal attributes

Our GENES, our core values, define who we are, what we stand for and how we deliver.

• Go the extra mile
• Empower our people
• Never get complacent
• Engage our partners
• Step up and deliver

If this sounds like you, then you could be a perfect fit.

Qualifications

• Time Served / Modern Apprenticeship approved by City & Guilds or NVQ / SVQ Level 3, and / or relevant and recognised technical qualification approved by an appropriate awarding body, or appropriate 10 years’ experience in discipline / trade
• IOSH Managing Safely in the Engineering Construction Industry OR IOSH Managing Safely in Construction
• Extensive experience in TAR / shutdown campaigns within a client setting
• Competent in the use of MS Office Applications
• Experience in managing and developing others
• Good understanding of top side operations and maintenance
• Offshore certification

About Us

PD&MS has been engineering solutions in the energy industry and beyond since 2002, our ability to combine innovative ideas with technical expertise sets us apart. A flexible, full-service provider committed to supporting the energy transition, we deliver high-quality project work across the entire lifecycle of assets within the oil and gas, renewables and nuclear sectors. But whoever we work with, it’s the energy, professionalism and purpose of our people that really makes the difference.

Be who you’re meant to be, with PD&MS

We firmly believe in a work culture in which: individual differences are a source of collective strength and pride; everybody can perform to the best of their abilities and on a level playing field; and all colleagues feel they’re part of our team and their voices will be heard. We’re already heartened by the diversity within our organisation, but we recognise that there’s always more we can do to improve further. We welcome applications from all persons regardless of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran or disability status.

We’re energised by the prospect of operating successfully today, tomorrow and far into the future. But we’re also driven to ensure that our business activities are conducted in socially responsible, morally acceptable and sustainable ways.