Engineering Coordinator

Job Description – Engineering Coordinator

Role Purpose

The Engineering Coordinator applies project and engineering expertise to oversee the design and coordination of Topsides and/or Marine facilities for FPSO projects. The role supports fabrication, installation, commissioning, and startup activities, ensuring seamless integration of facilities, equipment, and utilities.

Key Accountabilities

• Engineering Coordination: Collaborate with engineering disciplines, project management, procurement, HSE, QA/QC, operations, and construction teams to deliver quality outputs on schedule.
• Engineering Setup: Establish engineering and design systems, schedules, master document registers (MDR), and procurement schedules.
• Engineering Deliverables: Ensure timely issuance of all engineering deliverables.
• Engineering Schedule: Develop Level 3 and Level 4 MDR schedules for Topsides and/or Marine engineering.
• Management of Changes: Implement and track engineering change management processes post-design freeze, ensuring stakeholder communication and approvals.
• Engineering Interfaces: Coordinate responses and closeouts for Class Society comments, client technical queries, site queries, and operational queries.
• Subcontractor Management: Liaise with detailed engineering subcontractors and third-party specialists.
• Engineering Resources: Assist the Engineering Manager in forecasting, mobilizing, and demobilizing engineering and design resources.
• Risk Assessment: Support risk reviews, assessments, and resolution of engineering issues.
• Compliance: Ensure adherence to company standards and procedures, particularly in change management and deviation approvals.
• Problem Solving: Develop solutions for non-recurring problems, anticipate potential issues, and take preventive actions.
• Health, Safety, and Quality: Integrate safety and quality requirements into designs to ensure operability and maintainability.
• Engineering Reviews: Assist in project design reviews and technical audits.
• Decision Making: Make timely engineering decisions when multiple valid solutions exist, guided by sound engineering practices and project objectives.
• Engineering Knowledge: Maintain familiarity with the activities of all engineering disciplines, their sequencing, and implications of major challenges.
• Dispute Resolution: Handle stakeholder conflicts professionally and tactfully.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering with at least 12 years of experience, or Master’s degree with a minimum of 10 years.
• Specialist knowledge of FPSO projects.
• Working knowledge of competing and alternative technologies.
• Familiarity with design codes, regulatory requirements, and engineering-related software/database systems.

Competencies

Technical

• Strong technical knowledge
• Leadership and analytical skills
• Planning and problem-solving abilities
• Quality consciousness
• Contract and project engineering knowledge
• Change control expertise
• Effective communication skills

Leadership

• Communication and organizational skills
• People management capability
• Accountability and integrity

Work Conditions

• Primarily office-based, with potential exposure to hazards such as noise, heavy equipment, extreme temperatures, and chemicals at fabrication or installation sites.
• Assignments may include shipyards, module fabrication yards, or integration yards on short- or long-term basis.
• Approximate work distribution: 70% office, 30% site.