Operability Lead Engineer

Operability Lead Engineer (OLE)

Job Family: Operations and Technical Management

Location: Marly

Responsibilities

• Act as the Internal Client for technical acceptance of the Project’s delivery scope.
• Responsible for the supervision, coordination and quality performance of SBM OPERATIONS Discipline Superintendents (including workload planning) and ensuring a constructive working relation between them and the project team.
• Coordinate and provide operability and maintainability input into design, construction and completion stages of EPC(I) projects to achieve a fit‑for‑purpose, safe, operable, maintainable and economical product, compliant with all Contractual and SBM requirements.
• Monitor quality and consistency in the refurbishment, conversion, construction and commissioning of EPC(I) projects, in line with best practices and in accordance with Client and SBM requirements.
• Maintain, coordinate and close‑out SBM OPERATIONS Comments Register (OCR), ensuring that the exchanged OCR contains only essential comments. This involves periodic (bi/weekly) meetings with EPM to progress decisions on contentious or slow‑moving items.

Main Tasks

• Act as the SBM OPERATIONS focal point for the project design and procurement team.
• Review operability and technical aspects of new (lease/transfer) proposals to ensure that the Win phase design meets operating contract requirements and SBM standards.
• Ensure Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) of designs comply with Contractual and SBM expectations and maximize safety, efficiency and uptime.
• Verify that engineering, construction and commissioning works are carried out in accordance with SBM GTS, SBM quality standards/procedures and relevant Regulatory requirements.
• Verify and follow‑up project compliance with Contractual requirements and/or SBM Standards, ensuring deviations are documented and accepted by Client and/or relevant parties.
• Coordinate attendance to project design, technical safety and vendor reviews such as Hazops, model reviews, Packages Vendors TBEs and associated vendor meetings, FATs, etc.
• Develop a plan and review matrix for Operations (including Operability, Asset Integrity, Ops HSSE, Technical Experts) in the EDMS document review cycles.
• Coordinate and participate in the review of engineering documentation, O&M Manuals, operational procedures and Operational Test Procedures (OTPs).
• Maintain an overview (with verification plan) of CMMS development and Spare Parts progress.
• Define, together with project engineering, Asset Integrity, RAM process owners and SBM Commercial (WIN phase), a strategy for installed and non‑installed sparing for systems/equipment to optimize efficiency and uptime.
• Promote and enforce a minimum life‑cycle costing approach during proposal, design, construction and commissioning.
• Coordinate verification of mechanical completion of critical systems and follow‑up throughout system completion by SBM OPERATIONS crew, ensuring adherence to CTRs and OTPs.
• Ensure that the Project Completions databases are adequately populated and test records are duly signed.
• Report and act upon any deficiencies found (as and when required).
• Facilitate efficient and proper technical hand‑over between Project and SBM OPERATIONS.
• Follow up and consolidate technical input to close‑out Pre‑sail‑away and Pre‑start‑up audit actions.
• Assist with final commissioning and the safe and efficient start‑up of units to steady‑state operations, in agreement with Contractual obligations.
• Write and issue progress reports, including presentation (monthly) to Assets team.
• Organize presentation to the project team of relevant Operational and Project Execution lessons learned.
• Feed back technical, operational and commercial lessons learnt from designs and project executions to ensure incorporation in SBM Group and OPERATIONS Management Systems, GTS and future projects.

Requirements

• University degree, BSc or MSc in relevant engineering field (Process, Marine, Mechanical etc).
• Minimum 5–10 years of experience in oil and gas industry with good general knowledge of FPSO design, familiarity with engineering processes and design office phase, and a good knowledge of project execution and completion activities in topside construction yards and/or shipyards.
• Preferable experience in Operations of FPSOs or good understanding of FPSO operations and regulatory requirements related to FPSOs.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
• Available to travel internationally (medium term).
• Ability to work independently, quickly assess and prioritise situations. Good influencing skills.
• High level of safety awareness, proactive, good interpersonal communication and supervisory/leadership skills with strong commitment to a team culture.

Benefits

Positions at SBM Offshore offer exposure to industry‑leading technologies and opportunities for career progression within leading offshore projects.

We offer excellent salaries and comprehensive benefits packages including bonus, health and dental insurance, life insurance, retirement plan and share options.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and affirmative action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non‑disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.