Vessel Operations Engineer

Position: Vessel Operations Engineer

Position Info:

Work Location: Base Office (30 km away from the city center)

Position Schedule: ASAP, 6 months (renewable)

Qualifications & Experience:

Education: Degree in Civil / Mechanical / Naval Engineering

Work Experience: min 3 years of experience in a similar role within Oil and Gas Construction area


Knowledge of Languages: English (fluent), Azerbaijani (fluent)



Other Skills/Certificates Required:

 Capability to define/verify the right equipment and the proper vessel assignment identified during the engineering design phase in order to ensure that the installation phase will be executed correctly;
 Specific knowledge of Standards, Codes and Regulations applicable to offshore structures;
 Capability to lead and interpret the naval and structural analysis related to the installation of pipelines and offshore platforms.

Responsibilities:

 Provide engineering reviews, address operation, advise (directly and indirectly) best practices both in the tender and in the projects to the Project Manager to assist in the achievement of project/tender objectives, according to the plan/procedures developed by the engineering project team;
 Be responsible for technical integrity and compliance with estimated costs and deadlines throughout the various engineering phases of the project;
 The Engineer executes the activities within his area of responsibility, ensuring the compliance with the QA/QC and HSE requirements.

Tasks include:

 Be introduced in the Operation Engineering groups of the Operating Companies, reporting to the group manager, who will ultimately come up to the Operating Company Operation manager expectations;
 Be assigned to a project or a group of projects;
 Support the technical tenders to follow the most efficient and cost effective solution;
 Suggest all possible operative solutions in order to perform the actual installation in the best way;
 Verify that the considered schedules reconcile with the present vessel productivity, in the actual situation of readiness;
 Be the internal client of the various jobs in the projects;
 Verify that the suggested procedures are correct and that the most efficient and cost effective solutions are followed;
 Be able to suggest modifications and changes leading to improvements taking into account the suggestions of the vessel operations management;
 Take part in the most critical phases on board of the installation vessel or in the preparation yard;
 Confront himself with the vessel management for all most critical subject in order to assure a correct transfer from the engineering to the actual installation;
 Distinguish rapidly the missing points and the optimization of the equipment used on board and in the yards;
 Earn the respect and appreciation from the on board personnel in order to be the reference point between engineering and operation;
 Record the main activities, the lessons learned during the development to ensure the knowledge management through a specific ICT instrument developed for the scope;
 Promote and organize the meetings for the risk evaluation and for the revision of the procedures with the participation of the vessel personnel management;
 Be involved on preparing the standard methods relevant to the installation of vessel fleet;
 Fully adhere, at all times and irrespective of the work place, to Company Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) policies, procedures and requirements;
 Perform other related duties as assigned by Superior within his/her technical capabilities.

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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.