Engineering Manager

MAJOR FUNCTIONS

• Development, coordination and management of technical and engineering scope through all phases of the project life cycle
• Management of contractors and consultants in the execution of engineering activities and the timely completion of these activities to protect Company interests
• Ensure work deliverables are consistent with industry standards and in accordance with good engineering practice and applicable codes
• Responsible for ensuring that all technical requirements for projects are implemented
• To implement procedures, plans and schedules for execution of the engineering work scope associated projects.
• Interface management across all engineering disciplines
• To ensure quality of engineering deliverables in accordance with project contractual requirements.
• Design assurance, quality control, checking and design reviews of all engineering deliverables.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Development of key documents directing engineering strategy and implementation
• Develop and review technical specifications
• Ensure that the project engineering activities are executed in accordance with approved procedures.
• Ensure satisfactory engineering procedures are developed, implemented and closed-out throughout the project.
• Have a full knowledge and understanding of the Contract conditions and cost and schedule requirements.
• Stimulates challenges and supports Contractors and consultants to strive for easy/simple solutions and to avoid unnecessary delays to the schedule.
• To ensure the effective liaison and co-ordination by EPC Contractor between engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities during System Completion Phase.

Duties

• Ensure that all tasks assigned by the Project Manager/Director are completed on time and within budget.
• Keep up to date with and adhere to Company and Project related procedures
• Ensure that Contractor follows the technical specifications, regulations and rules according to the Contract.
• Check and approve as appropriate all deviations and non-conformance from project specifications
• Maintain CR and TQ registers.
• Ensure that technical interface discrepancies are resolved.
• Direct and manage the Company engineering personal and consultants to perform their work effectively, efficiently with focus on documents review and approval.
• Monitor and appraise Contractor’s engineering performance.
• Propose corrective action to any negative development with regard to safety, quality, time and cost.
• Communicate any negative development as soon as it is uncovered to Company Management
• Assist in validation of any Variation, Order Request and progress assessments.
• Attend internal/external Project review, progress and other meetings, as necessary, including those with EPC Contractor and others.
• Formulate technical responses to the EPC Contractor’s correspondence.
• When required assist EPC Contractor in its interface management with third parties and external interconnections.
• Actively participate in audits of the EPC Contractor.
• Assist in technical evaluation of Vendors/suppliers/sub-contractors.
• Liaise with procurement with respect to purchase orders/material requirements.
• Liaise with Contracts personnel and coordinate changes that require schedule and/or cost input from start to finish so that an auditable trial is available.