Senior Project Engineer - EX Lead

SBM Offshore N.V.; Rotterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore N.V. is seeking a Senior Project Engineer - EX Lead to govern and coordinate Ex compliance across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning for complex offshore projects.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams to ensure alignment with Ex standards while delivering on time and within budget. The role requires a minimum of 10 years of project engineering experience in oil and gas, strong leadership, and proven ability to manage interfaces and reporting.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' experience in project engineering within oil and gas.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Effective time management and organizational capabilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and quality.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Ex compliance activities throughout the project.
• Surveillance & support of Ex activities (Engineering + Supply Chain + Construction).
• Manage interfaces between disciplines/project phases regarding Ex compliance.
• Issue the monthly Ex project matrix and dashboard and ensure accuracy.
• Deliver and maintain the Ex assurance plan and Ex specifications.
• Coordinate Ex matrix data with the data-coordinator for follow-up and reporting.
• Coordinate with Area Project Managers for construction to incorporate Ex requirements.
• Coordinate with Project Procurement Managers to ensure Ex requirements in supplier bids.
• Ensure Ex requirements are included in suncontractor contracts and exhibits.
• Manage supplier Ex Compliance surveillance and address deficiencies from reviews.
• Coordinate with Construction QC and Site Ex Lead to incorporate Ex requirements in documents.

Skills

Leadership

Problem solving

Communication

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Project management software

Job description

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

As a Senior Project Engineer - EX Lead, you play a pivotal role in the successful delivery of complex projects. With a minimum of 10 years of experience, you are responsible for overseeing and coordinating all technical and administrative project activities, ensuring the project objectives are met efficiently and within budget and time constraints. This senior role requires strong leadership and in-depth expertise across multiple project disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the overall management of Ex compliance activities throughout the project.
• Responsible for surveillance & support of Ex activities (Engineering + Supply Chain + Construction).
• In charge of interfaces between disciplines/project phases regarding Ex compliance on the project.
• Accountable for the issuance of the monthly Ex project matrix and dashboard and their accuracy.
• Responsible for delivery and maintenance of the project Ex assurance plan and project Ex specification.
• Prepares the project Ex matrix with the Ex project data-coordinator, ensuring this tool covers all follow up and reporting required by project management team during all project phases.
• Coordinates with Area Project Managers (APM) for construction to ensure that Ex requirements are understood and accounted for contractor/yard proposal submissions and bid evaluations.
• Coordinates with Project Procurement Managers (PPM) for Supply Chain to ensure that Ex requirements are understood and accounted for supplier proposal submissions and bid evaluations.
• Ensures that same Ex requirements are part of the suncontractor contract and relevant exhibits.
• Manages the supplier Ex Compliance surveillance (quality assurance at project level), capturing deficiencies or clarifications required by project reviews based on inspection reports.
• Coordinates with Construction Quality Managers and Site Ex Lead to ensure that the Ex-requirements as specified in the project Ex specifications and equipment specifications are adequately incorporated by subcontractor/yard(s) in their relevant documents.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or equivalent qualification

Experience

• Minimum 10 years' experience in project engineering within the oil and gas industry.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in project management software and tools.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities.
• Effective time management and organizational capabilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and quality.
• Strong leadership and decision-making skills

Functional Competencies

• Commercial
• Contractual change identification and management
• Cost and budget control
• SBM Product Knowledge
• Business Acumen
• Third parties relation management
• Negotiation
• Sub-contracting
• Risk Management
• Planning

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiantive Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.