Principal Installation Engineer

First Recruitment Group; Sutton; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

First Recruitment Group is seeking a Principal Installation Engineer in the Sutton area for a large Oil & Gas client. The role focuses on leading subsea installation activities across deepwater projects, with in-office presence four days a week and one day from home.

You will manage installation scopes from Tender to Project, coordinate interfaces among clients, suppliers and offshore crews, and drive enablers for project success while mentoring engineers and contributing to standards.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership in offshore installation projects.
• Experience with subsea construction and deepwater projects.
• Strong practical and contractual management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead installation work packages on Tender, FEED or Project.
• Deliver scopes within budget and quality targets.
• Manage technical and commercial scope changes.
• Lead a team of engineers and develop their skills.
• Serve as technical point of contact for installation topics.
• Oversee preparation and installation of products; support offshore crew.
• Ensure client, supplier, offshore, and design interfaces are managed.
• Contribute to corporate standards and guidelines.

Skills

Leadership

Offshore engineering

Project management

Tendering

HSEQ compliance

Team mentoring

Job description

Sutton - 4 days per week in the office, 1 day per week from home

Oil & Gas sector

A Principal Installation Engineer is required to support a large Oil & Gas company across deepwater projects

As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will have experience of subsea construction and deepwater projects and will be required in the office 4 days per week with the ability to work from home 1 day per week.

What will you be doing?

We are looking for a Principal Installation Engineer to be part of our "Installation and Project Engineering" discipline within Global Project Centre (GPC) Engineering on a permanent contract basis. You will represent the discipline on tenders and projects (providing the conduit for technical challenges) and responsible for maintaining discipline expertise as well as develop new capabilities. You will be responsible for leading the installation of subsea structures, mooring systems, risers systems, flexible flowlines and / or umbilicals. You will prepare the scope and support the offshore crew during the operation. You will ensure the interface with the Client, suppliers, offshore crew and the design team.

Your main responsibilities will:

• As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will lead installation work packages on a Tender, FEED or Project,
• Deliver scopes within budget to the agreed quality and timeframe,
• Manage scope both technical and commercial scope change,
• As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will be able to lead a team of engineers and contribute to their professional development,
• Technical point of contact for specific installation subject matter,
• As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will lead engineering activities related to the preparation and installation of products,
• Validate concepts and manage changes accounting for HSEQ criteria,
• Taking ownership and promote an area of technical expertise, as required contribute to the update or development of corporate standards and guidelines

What experience would we like you to have?

You will be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills, experience and behaviours in the following areas:

• Maintain expertise in two or more of the following areas;
• -Hook-ups or Pull-in's,
• -Flexible Flowlines,
• -Umbilicals / Flying Leads
• Mooring Installation, shore-pull and other relevant experience is desirable,
• As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will have experience working in deep and ultradeep water construction,
• Experience working on Tenders and Projects,
• Practical experience of project or contractual management,
• As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will have experience of developing operational documentation; procedures, task plans and rigging design,
• High level of relevant operational offshore experience,
• Deliver work autonomously with minimal supervision,
• Capacity to priorities, plan, coordinate and communicate to enable on-time safe delivery,
• As the Principal Installation Engineer, you will have experience co-ordinating or leading teams (including managing others workloads),
• Ability to accommodate different working cultures and behaviours,