Technical Integrity Team Lead

Our client is currently recruiting for a Technical Integrity Team Lead. Based in Aberdeen the role is on a permanent, full-time basis.

ROLE

To team lead the Topsides Integrity Management function, which includes onshore based Integrity Engineers, offshore based Installation Integrity Engineers and associated supply chain. To effectively manage resources to provide asset integrity assurance and availability. The incumbent of this role may assume the role of Discipline Lead for relevant areas.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• To ensure that the inspection and monitoring requirements requested by Pressure Systems, Structural and Pipeline Written Schemes of Examination are effectively planned and implemented; and that such inspection plans are communicated to relevant stakeholders.
• Ensuring that procedures and processes for topsides pressure systems integrity management are adequately scoped, remain relevant and effective, and are implemented accordingly both on and offshore.
• Ensuring that procedures and associated documentation within scope of responsibility are subject to regular review and audit, and that these align with policy, regulation, code and other applicable standards.
• To ensure that updates to Pressure Systems Risk based Inspection (RBI) assessments and written schemes of examination are implemented by the team and the integrity management contractor, and that written scheme output is captured via controlled inspection and monitoring plans; as per approved IMS procedure.
• To ensure that effective inspection enactment contracts are in place, so that topsides inspection and monitoring deliverables can be achieved; and, to ensure that said contracts are providing cost effectiveness and value add.
• To ensure that inspection plans are negotiated and agreed between onshore Integrity Engineers and offshore Installation Integrity Engineers, to provide for well managed delivery on inspection and monitoring implementation scopes.
• Maintaining relevant performance dashboards in PowerBI/MAXIMO.
• To continually develop team capability, by assessing and improving competence, and by leading in a manner that fosters self-drive, ownership and a spirit of delivery excellence.
• To work with on and offshore teams to ensure that clear and effective dialogue exists, such that a proactive culture of shared ownership prevails, and alignment on integrity purpose and objectives exists throughout the team.
• Clearly understanding boundaries of equipment ownership (namely the boundaries between pipelines, structures, rotating equipment, drilling equipment etc.) and ensuring that such boundaries are clearly documented and communicated.
• Develop and maintain key integrity interfaces with third party FPSO contractors.
• Ongoing management of integrity performance standards for FPSO within the asset portfolio.
•  FPSO integrity performance monitoring and audit against defined performance standards.
• 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 available technical disciplines.
• Working with others to agree and deliver operational enhancements.
• Ensuring that topsides pressure systems IM cycles 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.
• Own and deliver designated responsibility for topsides integrity budget on annual basis and for Life of Field (LOF).
• Ensuring that topsides integrity contracts are in place, so that topsides integrity deliverables can be achieved; and, to ensure that said contracts are providing cost effectiveness and value add.
• 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.

Additional Requirements: (e.g. North Sea or West Africa; regular travel 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 is not feasible or practicable.

REQUIREMENTS

Interpersonal Skills

Essential

• Ability to interpret and understand the technical aspects of the role, and to apply this understanding in leadership of the team.
• 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.
• 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.

Functional Job Skills

Essential

• Demonstrable expertise in integrity engineering and management fundamentals.
• Ability to lead teams and develop personnel to the best of their abilities.
• Experience of designing, developing, introducing and managing effective IM Policy and Management Systems.
• Strong understanding of in-service deterioration mechanisms and corrosion preventative measures.
• Demonstrate ability to interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
• Working knowledge of applicable pressure systems codes, regulations, approved practice and industry recognised practice.
• Ability to compile and interpret budgetary information and to make decisions/recommendations on this basis.

Preferred

• Understanding of field life economic analysis
• Understanding of compiling and delivering late life review and comparison
• 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 internal and contractor project activities
• Provide guidance, feedback and monitor performance of contractor activity
• Proficiency in financial and commercial aspects of underwater operations and control systems business area
• 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
• valid survival certificate and offshore medical.

Preferred

• Masters qualification would be an advantage