Principal Offshore Structures Engineer

Job summary

Provide Offshore Civil/Structural Engineering expertise for the HA & HB-Buko projects, delivering 350-450 MMscf/d of gas and 25-30 kb/d of oil/condensate from 2029. Manage CSO engineering activities through all project phases, ensuring safe, reliable, and optimized execution while safeguarding design, technical, and operational integrity.

Min Qualification: Degree Experience Level: Executive level Experience Length: 10 years Language Requirement: English Working Hours: Full Time - 8 to 5 Applicant Location: Port Harcourt & Rivers State, Nigeria

Job descriptions & requirements

Responsibilities:

• Ensure engineering design, procurement, fabrication, construction, and installation are done in compliance with standards, project objectives, HSSE and contractual requirements
• Define Civil/Structural scope of work, specifications and requirements as part of ITT package. Apply systems engineering and requirements management best practices to define minimum functional requirements and competitive project scope
• Perform technical studies & carry out structural analysis and design using SACS and other civil/structural design software
• Provide discipline expertise to manage contractor delivery of design and other specialist discipline work in line with project cost, schedule, quality & HSSE requirements.
• Review and provide technical assurance to FEED & Detailed design deliverables
• Define geotechnical investigation work scope and perform foundation design
• Supervision and quality assurance of fabrication and site construction works
• Drive innovative solutions to achieve economic performance requirements throughout the facilities lifecycle. Drive increases in cost efficiency and reductions in project costs
• Manage multiple technical and non-technical interfaces and stakeholders
• Manage technical risk by thorough understanding of relevant standards and expert review of deviations to Standards. Liaise with the Discipline Lead on all standards deviation matters.
• Provide discipline input through participation at safety workshops & value assurance events e.g. HAZID, HAZOPS, VAR's and peer reviews etc.
• Contribute to Team meetings and performance reporting.
• Take a lead role in Renaissance's drive to enhance its Shallow Offshore structures Asset Integrity from a design, technical, as well as an operational point of view.

Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor’s degree in civil/ Structural engineering.
• NSE and COREN membership.
• Experience with offshore platforms, FPSOs, or onshore terminals is desirable.
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in Civil/ Structural engineering within the oil and gas industry.

Skills & Competencies:

• Knowledge of HSSE framework and International engineering standards, best practices, and systems.
• A good understanding of practices, standards, and technologies relating to Oil and Gas facilities.
• Demonstrable record of successfully delivering structural engineering solutions for new projects and existing asset integrity.
• Proficient in the use of SACS software for offshore structures design
• Strong team, personal and people management skills, committed to learning and continuous improvement
• Considerable customer focus, interpersonal skills and commercial astuteness are required together with initiative, expertise and energy to identify and exploit business opportunities.
• Good communication skills are essential.
• Ability to function effectively in a multi-ethnic, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Good leadership, coaching, negotiating, decision-making, personal relations and communication skills are paramount for success. Intercultural awareness and team integration skills are required.
• Personal effectiveness and ability to work and deliver with minimal supervision.