Our client is looking for a Technical Integrity Team Lead for a permanent position, located in Aberdeen (Hybrid Working)

ROLE

The purpose of this role is to lead the team with responsibility for defining integrity and engineering

regimes, plans and scopes in line with our business objectives. Disciplines included within the team

are as follows:

• Pipeline Integrity
• Structural Integrity
• Materials and Corrosion Engineering
• Lifting

The Technical Integrity Function will include responsibility for definition/management of integrity related

OPEX/CAPEX engineering projects on operated assets and to provide company with assurance of the integrity of third party operated Floating Production Systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Providing leadership in the above areas of functional delivery
• Ensuring that PIMS, SIMS and CMS are implemented, and that same systems are subject to
• regular review and audit.
• Ensuring that IM deliverables for each discipline are defined and effectively planned and delivered
• to cost and schedule.
• Ensuring that Technical Authorities and Responsible Engineers deliver timely and cost effective
• technical solutions and projects in the context of our life of field expectations.
• Making sure that our operating assets are provided with appropriate day-to-day operational
• technical support by each technical discipline.
• Maintaining support contracts to provide sufficient levels of support to the function as defined by
• Technical Authorities.
• Ensuring that Structural and Pipeline IM processes are delivered in accordance with documented
• management systems, and that visibility (through clear TA ownership) is maintained throughout
• each full lifecycle phase, in particular monitoring our MCDR planning and liquidation.
• Develop and maintain key technical interfaces with third party FPS contractors.
• Ongoing management of technical performance standards for FPS within the asset
• portfolio.
• FPS performance monitoring and audit against defined performance standards.
• Providing technical diligence on FPS capital investment projects (such as life extension projects).
• Development of technical integrity best practice, driving technical innovation and promotion of this
• with Integrity Enactment teams, FPS contractors and the wider business.
• Technical development of functional Integrity Engineering resources, including the broadening of
• competence in existing resources to cover the full discipline scope.
• Champion a culture of Process Safety excellence.
• Ensure that all relevant Regulations, Standards and Practices are applied within own area of responsibility.
• Ensure that standards of competence are met and maintained by all personnel within own area of responsibility.

Scope of Responsibilities & Additional Requirements:

• Offshore and West Africa visits and technical audits to support onshore integrity team profile and ongoing work.
• Visits to various contractor offices, where meeting contractors in Aberdeen office is not feasible or practicable.

REQUIREMENTS:

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Ability to assess and measure delivery against defined contract mechanisms set in place to enable technical compliance
• Promote a culture of shared ownership for successfully achieving Integrity Team objectives.
• Communicate effectively with offshore personnel and discipline support at own level and immediate supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation, plus 3rd party and contractor organisations
• Excellent standard in the presentation and delivery of work
• Ability to meet deadlines without close supervision.
• Promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion in line with EDI strategy: commit to learning about developing inclusive cultures and eliminating blockers to diversity in the working environment.

Preferred

• Ability to deputise for Integrity Superintendent or cover for other colleagues
• Proficient understanding and interpretation of Company’s Mission Statement and Core Values
• Ability to interpret and understand the technical aspects of FPSO compliance assurance.

Functional Job Skills

Essential

• Clear understanding of integrity engineering fundamentals for the functional area covered.
• Ability to lead teams and develop personnel to the best of their abilities.
• Understanding of in-service deterioration mechanisms and corrosion preventative measures.
• Demonstrable ability to interpret engineering drawings
• Previous experience in application of integrity and risk management
• Expertise in Pipeline/Structural Integrity
• Engineering and Management
• Ability to compile and interpret budgetary information, and to make decisions/recommendations on this basis.

Preferred

• Experience of FPSO operations management.
• Knowledge of class and flag state mechanisms
• Experience of intercompany contract negotiation
• Understanding of field life economic analysis
• Proficiency in MS Office.

Leadership Skills

Essential

• Ability to provide leadership and direction to team, such that a culture of proactivity, engagement and ownership is sustained
• Plan and monitor structural/pipeline project and FPSO contractor activities
• Provide guidance, feedback and monitor performance of FPS contract activity
• Proficiency in financial and commercial aspects of Pipeline/Structural/FPSO remit
• Excellent negotiator and communicator.

Preferred

• Previous experience in supervising, coaching, mentoring, and developing others.

Education and/or Qualifications

Essential

• Degree qualified or equivalent in relevant engineering discipline
• Chartered Engineer Status.

Preferred

• Master’s degree
• Marine engineering qualification
• Valid survival certificate and offshore medical.