Offshore Geotechnical Engineer

 

Recruiter:

MECS Africa

Job Ref:

JHB008743/CP

Date posted:

Wednesday, July 28, 2021

Location:

Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates


SUMMARY:

Our client, one of the largest international oil and gas organisations, is are seeking an experienced Offshore Geotechnical Engineer to join their Consulting Services Department.

POSITION INFO:
The Consulting Services Department provides specialized engineering consultations for capital programs and corporate operations to advance corporate profitability objectives through engineering standards and application of new and emerging technologies. The Offshore Engineering Group of Civil & structural Engineering Division, CSD is responsible in offshore site selection and investigation, offshore platforms piles within facilities, to support new projects and operations.

Minimum Requirements

  • As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor degree (advanced degree preferred) in civil or geotechnical engineering.
  • A minimum of 10 years of professional experience as a geotechnical engineer in the field of onshore and offshore within the oil and gas industry.
  • Ability to make rough estimates and respond quicky to field problem. Finite element analysis in offshore applications. Extensive knowledge of foundation of oil rig foundation, sheet piles, mooring and breasting dolphin foundations and other costal structures.
  • Excellent knowledge in advance geotechnical investigation, geophysical surveys including microgravity surveys, resistivity surveys, advanced laboratory testing and soil parameter estimation.
  • Knowledge in International Engineering Standards and Material Specifications (e.g., API 15HR, API 15S, API 17J), including experience in participating and developing Engineering Standards for offshore geotechnical.
  • Strong consulting experience: root cause analysis, trouble shooting, problem solving.
  • Good presenter, high convincing ability, good technical report and paper writing skills, and ability to mentor and teach nonmetallic courses to engineers.
  • Good experience in the oil and gas industry.
  • Affiliation with professional societies is highly desirable such as ASME, API, ISO, and NACE.
Duties & Responsibilities
  • Develop new specifications and update existing standards, procedures and best practices.
  • Serve on international standards writing bodies as the opportunity allows. Lead value engineering sessions for offshore geotechnical and update accordingly.
  • Perform technical assessment of new vendor facility, their qualification and approval and conduct periodic assessment to maintain regulated vendor list.
  • Develop new technologies and implement in facilities.
  • Lead investigations and evaluate product deficiencies of local and out-of-Kingdom manufacturers.
  • Participate in providing training courses to develop young engineers.
  • Mentor engineers and share your knowledge and experience.
  • Publish technical papers in refereed journals and international conferences.
  • Lead or be a team member in specialized tasks, such as incident investigation teams, special audit teams, value engineering teams, organizational improvement teams, etc.


 

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