Sr. Project Engineer (Offshore) - Rotation Houston & Lagos, Nigeria

Sr. Project Engineer

Location: Houston, TX (Rotation: 1 month on/1 month off in Houston/Lagos, Nigeria)

*All expenses paid while in Nigeria

FLSA Exemption: Exempt (Eligible for Straight-Time Overtime)

This should be a year+ long assignment.

Job Summary:

The Project Engineer is responsible for the management, development and implementation of the engineering and design requirements for the project. The project engineer coordinates with all disciplines to ensure an integrated design meeting the project requirements. This also includes coordinating with and directing Engineers, Project Controls, Document Control, Designers and Drafters to accomplish their tasks.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

· Provides direction to lead discipline engineers;

· Establishes or manages detailed project design, and engineering scope of work;

· Establishes or assists in establishing the detailed project execution plan and development of the overall engineering budget and schedule;

· Reviews and approves design documents, change orders, material requisitions and specifications for construction or procurement use;

· Supervises preparation of, reviews and endorses bid analyses and recommendations for procurement of equipment material and services within engineering scope of responsibility;

· Resolves field-initiated questions on engineering;

· Performs and manages the work in accordance with relevant Engineering Department Procedures, design guides and Application Programs;

· Undertakes design co-ordination meetings with construction at various phases of the project;

· Interacts with client on all engineering and technical matters;

· Assists in proposals, in technical matters, cost estimation etc. during business development phase of projects.

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities):

· Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university;

· Minimum of ten (10) years engineering experience in offshore, upstream or midstream oil and gas;

· Technical hands-on knowledge of related engineering systems, engineering calculations, application of engineering and construction methods and materials, and engineering application of computer software specially related to complexities of upstream and offshore facilities of all types;

· Strong knowledge of project engineering processes and procedures;

· Demonstrated experience performing engineering for Conceptual Studies, FEED, and Detailed Engineering;

· Demonstrated experience in engineering design of large modularized facilities;

· Strong knowledge of related fabrication/construction/installation practices and economics and current knowledge of new methods of design and construction;

· Strong knowledge of industry / regulatory codes and standards.

Working Conditions:

· Work is primarily conducted in an office environment (Private or Semi-Private office) but also requires occasional travel to off-site work locations;

· Field duties require outdoor work in a plant or offshore platform atmosphere;

· Interaction with other team members, as well as supervisors and client personnel;

· Working offshore or in plant and/or shop areas around production machinery with extreme noise levels;

· Must be able to wear safety equipment as required by the safety department for personal protection;

· May be at more than one job site in a day and must be able to tolerate climate changes;

· May be required to travel out of town on a periodic/ rotational basis; international locations included.

Taylor Technical Services began business in 1977. Since then, we have grown to become one of the largest suppliers of Engineering personnel in the Houston/Gulf Coast area and Alaska. We pride ourselves in having recruiters and account managers that have experience and have worked in the oil & gas engineering industry.

Specialties: Cad Drafters, Electrical Designers, Instrument Designers, Structural Designers, Piping Designers, Electrical Engineers, Instrument Engineers, Structural Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Pipe Stress Engineers, EH&S, QA/QC, Procurement, Project Controls, Document Control, Administrative