Cape Town: Project Engineer (Technical Solutions) posted by Southey Contracting Offshore Division

Reason for existence

Responsible from A to Z for preparing, managing and organizing assigned technical solutions projects in accordance with SPM methodology and the SHEQ standards.

In this respect (s)he determines the technical solution, provides or produces all required technical drawings, calculations, documentation and gives technical advice in an efficient and qualitative manner to demonstrate the technical feasibility of an operation

Key result areas & Key deliverables

SHEQ & Compliance

Responsible for motivating/ensuring everyone works safely and according to the SHEQ standards, as stated in document of SHEQ department

Responsibilities Manager with Regard to Safety, Quality & Environment, to ensure that all work is done in a safe, efficient, and qualitative way.

Complies with the attitude of Lean and continuous improvements in the organization.

Visits various sites/locations and fill in a WPI on regular basis.

Responsible for ensuring that all executed activities and processes are in compliance with SHEQ standards, policies, instructions, and local

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JOB DESCRIPTION

PROJECT ENGINEER TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS

Engineering

Is the technical SPOC (Single Point Of Contact) for the projects assigned to him/her.

Studies and analyses all technical documentation provided by internal/external stakeholders.

Looks for missing information, reports issues to stakeholders and makes appropriate assumptions, in order to find the best possible technical solution.

After official approval received on the proposed solution from the functional manager, consults equipment documentation, in order to assign the proper equipment.

Produces all required technical documentation and calculations to illustrate and justify the technical solution to stakeholders and defines the required engineering resources to do so.

Instructs and follows-up the engineering team members appointed to his/her project to produce the technical documents.

Liaises with other engineering team members in order to improve the quality, efficiency and correctness of the technical documents.

Consults functional manager in order to get conceptual approval of the technical solution.

Ensures all technical documents have gone through the correct approval flow according to the engineering guidelines.

Verifies and approves the technical documents which he/she is authorized for, based on technical competences according to competence management.

Ensures the project information and documentation are properly stored according to the engineering guidelines.

Attends technical meetings, site inspections and on-site work if needed.

Assists the stakeholders on technical issues before and during execution to ensure proper implementation of the technical solution.

Being an Ambassador towards all stakeholders

Work preparation & project follow up

Getting familiar with all the available project documentation and assessing the operational, technical and financial feasibility and anticipate if applicable

Responsible for visiting the site, setting up a detailed project planning and checking all the requirements for mobilization in and out of equipment and human resources.

Ensuring that all engineering and preparatory activities are undertaken and outlining the work methods.

Controls and approves the technical & operational execution record and the lifting & transport drawings with regard to feasibility, safety and financial result.

Foresees project risks and project uncertainties and develops mitigation actions where necessary.

Is the SPOC (Single Point Of Contact) for the client, sub-contractors and the staff in respect of all project-related matters.

Communicates with relevant departments concerning the execution and progress of the project.

Responsible for having a project-specific safety plan, if required supported by other departments

Supervision operational activities

Monitoring the progress and quality of the project, identifying deviations and correcting (orinitiating corrections) where necessary.

Managing operational staff with regard to the project execution. Supervises the safe execution of the project on site and observes the SHEQ regulations and administration.

Controls equipment certificates / makes sure equipment remains certified during project.

Takes action if applicable.

Responsible for the necessary specific project related certificates, documents and trainings.

Contract management

Reads and understands and applies the contract/order form in accordance to SPM.

Responsible for contract administration requirements and deliverables.

Identifying and drafting contract variations and/or delay notifications with substantiation of costs based on the existing agreements

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Financial follow up & administration

Responsible for having the project working budget in place based on sales calculation, contractual agreed revenue and actual execution method and site conditions.

Responsible for budget follow up and daily cost management via regular updates, gathers and controls all available data in order to draft periodical progress reports for ongoing projects and initiates invoicing.

Responsible for initiating purchase orders, checking and approving all incoming project related invoices (including for contract variations), ensuring the recharges are correct.

Follow up of receivables and take actions if applicable.

Looks for commercial opportunities, additional billable services or other ways to improve the financial revenue of the assigned projects

Managing and keeping the project information up to date where needed and initiating updates of project info in the applicable ERP systems.

Coaching & Development of Human Capital

Is responsible for the regular following-up of Performance & Competence Management and the adjoining HR instruments in accordance with the Group competence model, to create a team of motivated and professional collaborators thereby giving the company a competitive advantage.

Takes part in the recruitment of the direct reports.

Is responsible for the follow up of Key Result Areas and KPIs for everyone in his/her functional department and the evaluation against these set KRAs and KPIs.