Airswift are a Global Manpower Provider specialising in the Energy, Infrastructure & IT sectors. Present in more than 70 countries around the world, our reach, and capabilities in the markets we service is unparalleled in the industry.

We are working with a Major Oil & Gas operator to source a Head of T&I Engineering. This is a long-term contract role.

• Provide full function T&I engineering to EPC teams to ensure each of the EPC meet objectives – including all aspects of T&I engineering, marine warranty requirements, procedural compliance, execution safety and integrity and project execution effectiveness and efficiency
• Provide core technical and execution expertise to ensure consistent and quality application of T&I systems, processes, and procedures for all T&I engineering scope
• Provide demonstrable technical competency and experience to advise, make recommendations and decisions as the Project Focal Point for T&I engineering regarding transportation and installation engineering analysis and requirements including load-out, sea fastening, transportation and installation analysis, methods and procedures, heavy lifts and float-over.
• Provide knowledge and experienced technical input to engineering designs and installation procedures
• Manage the delivery of all Transport and Installation engineering scope based on Contractor installation vessels and barges in accordance with agreed schedule and budget.
• Manage the review of transportation and installation analysis, methods and procedures from engineering perspective such as heavy lifts, jacket launches, topside float-overs, pipeline, cable, umbilical, crossings, post installed risers including stalk-ons, free-span correction, pilling, load out, float on, float off, trenching, burial, beach pull, transpooling and others
• Manage review and technical validation of deliverables associated to the transportation & installation engineering scope including:
• Float-over scope including vessel suitability, stability and strength checks, LSF/MSF checks, MOSES modelling, motions analysis, impact loads, mooring analysis, transportation and installation limiting sea-states, transportation module structural checks, sea-fastening design, transportation analysis, ballasting calculations, load out strength checks, loadout mooring analysis, load out ballasting calculations, float on and float off engineering and others
• Structural scope including grillage and sea-fastening design, jacket launch and upending analysis, verification of installation lifting and rigging analysis, design, methods and procedures, pile drivability
• Naval architectural scope including vessel and barge stability, response and motions analysis, transportation & towing analysis, tug bollard pull requirements, and mooring analysis
• Pipeline & cables loadout, transportation and installation analysis
• Heavy lifts including analysis of critical heavy lifts, crane capacity analysis
• Provide inputs and validate CP topside float-over and transportation engineering including design of LMUs, DSUs, float-over operations, jacket and vessel fendering (sway/surge), etc.
• Support an effective interface with COMPANY/CONTRACTOR Engineering discipline leads to ensure the installation engineering input are reviewed and captured within the project design and relevant installation procedures.
• Manage MWS approval of CONTRACTOR’s T&I engineering deliverables
• Monitors performance through surveillance and analytics of T&I scope – perform necessary assessments, identify opportunities for improvements, application of lessons learned
• Enable effective and efficient resource acquisition, deployment and utilization of T&I engineering teams supporting all EPC teams
• Provide engineering support during offshore installation phase in a timely manner

Minimum Requirements

• Preferred Engineering Degree or relevant on the job experience
• Extensive project management experience in a senior leadership and supervisory role
• Required to have offshore survival certificate and be able to pass an offshore medical evaluation.
• OPITO certification is considered a plus.

Knowledge and Key Skills

• Recommended 20+ years of experience with at least 10-15 years demonstrated T&I project management experience
• Experience managing multiple T&I engineering and execution aspects including offshore heavy lifts, pipeline, and cable installations, load-out and transportation
• Experience with float-over installation is preferred
• Worldwide experience with contractors in particular those involved in the Offshore projects
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to communicate and interact within a PMT
• Application and in-depth knowledge of stakeholder specifications and a working knowledge of Industry standard