Project Manager

Role: Project Manager
Location: Grangemouth
Type: Contract
Duration: Long term
Rate: Negotiable

Job Purpose:
- Take full accountability for 'Cradle to Grave' safe delivery of projects under your control
- Take strategic direction from the Programme Manager
- To deliver projects to agreed cost, schedule, quality and safety targets
- To act as deputy for the Lead Project Manager as required

Role and Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate safety leadership by example.
- The management and delivery to the Target Cost Estimate (TCE) for projects under your control.
- The management and delivery to the Project Schedule for projects under your control, ensuring clear and achievable targets are set for all project phases.
- Ensure a clear and approved work-scope is in place for each project under your control.
- Create and manage a live Risk Register to identify potential threats to the project Scope of Work, TCE and Schedule from inception to close out and handover.
- The management and delivery of the PMP (Plant Modification Process) for projects under your control to completion and handover.
- Organise and chair regular meetings ( formal and informal ) with the Asset, engineering, procurement, planning and the construction teams to ensure integrated and cohesive solutions are developed and agreed by key stakeholders.
- Management and co-ordination of vendors and sub-contractors for projects under your control.
- Ensure projects within your control meet or exceed the contract Key Performance Indicators (KPI's).
- Provide input to project improvements and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

You:
You'll be BSc, BEng, HND or HNC qualified, or have equivalent, relevant experience. You'll be an experienced Project Manager with extensive knowledge of project delivery in refinery, petrochemical or offshore related projects. Self-motivation and the ability to effectively influence the Project Team, subcontract personnel and vendors will be key attributes. Must also be capable of interfacing with the Client at senior level in an effective and professional manner.

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Mechanical Engineer - Asset Integrity

Mechanical Engineer - Asset Engineer
Loch Long - Scottish West Coast
£40-50,000 + pension and bonus opportunity

This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a large independent chemical company. As an Asset Engineer you will provide discipline engineering expertise and support to the asset in delivering plant integrity and availability. This post is based on the Finnart Ocean Terminal on the west coast of Scotland. The terminal handles large crude oil and product ships, and has significant storage facilities.

Candidates should have experience of the following:
Knowledge of theory and practice of managing equipment reliability systems and processes e.g.
asset care
Strong understanding of discipline legislative and technology requirements and demonstrated
ability to appropriately translate to equipment inspection/maintenance regimes
Skilled in troubleshooting and root cause analysis
An understanding of design and maintenance of rotating equipment
An understanding and working knowledge of industry engineering codes and standards covering these types of equipment is essential

You will be qualified to degree level (or equivalent) in Mechanical Engineering, and be a Chartered engineer. You will also have experience of working in the oil/gas or petrochemical-manufacturing environment, with experience of working as a discipline engineer.

For further information or to apply, please contact Joanne at Intec

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Manual Machinist / Tool Maker

Tool Maker / Manual Machinist
An exciting opportunity has arisen with my client. They are a successful Engineering company that are offering a stable and lucrative career in their machine shop. They require a Tool Maker / Manual Machinist to carry out the manual milling and tool making on site.
The candidate will be responsible for understanding engineering drawings, then carrying out manual tasks. They will be involved in producing small batch work and complex engineering.
We are looking for a Tool Maker / Manual Machinist who ideally has the following skills:
*Extensive experience of Tool Making and Manual Milling.
*Experienced with manual machines.
* Have a good understanding of engineering drawings.
*Have experience in machining a variety of materials.
*Have experience in machining to close tolerances.
*Must be a proactive team player, with a positive 'can do' attitude.
The benefits of working for this company are:
*They offer competitive rates of pay.
*They offer job security and stability, as they have a sustainable client base.
*Potential career progression.
*They promote a positive, approachable and welcoming culture throughout the company.
For further details, please contact Karl Moon at: karl.moon@omegaresource.co.uk

Omega Selection Services, part of Omega Resource Group are an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors. We are always seeking Engineering Staff, Senior Managers, Skilled and Semi-Skilled Machinists, Mechanical Fitters, Electrical Fitters, Quality Engineers, Materials Science Engineers, Maintenance Engineers, Electronics Engineers, Test Technicians, Technical Authors, Electricians and Laboratory Technicians to name but a few. For more details visit our website www.omegaresource.co.uk

For details of other opportunities available within your chosen field please visit our website www.omegaresource.co.uk.

Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Senior Planning Engineer

Job Role

EC Harris, a Built Asset Consultancy with experience in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sectors, has long term contracts to provide skilled Project Services and Contracts and Procurement Professionals globally to major International Oil Companies.

Senior Planning Engineer - Calgary, Alberta

We are currently seeking experienced Senior Planning Engineers to deliver and maintain standard, consistent and realistic project plans reflecting the assessed risk parameters for a number of our client's projects. Working closely with one of the world Oil and Gas Majors are a seeking dynamic and motivated professionals looking to make there mark in our rapidly growing Canadian and International business.

Responsibilities

§ Support the delivery and maintenance of consistent and realistic plans and control structures for the project.

§ Understand and monitor the interfaces between assigned project sub-elements and other sub-elements.

§ Develop the activities, logic, resources and progress for the assigned project sub-elements.

§ Comply with the planning and progress monitoring procedures.

§ Conduct the schedule monthly progress update, forecast, critical path and trend analyses for assigned elements, including any impact from interface areas.

§ Provide input to the status reports and ensure that these include the incorporation of approved changes.

§ Liaise with project engineering personnel to assist proper understanding of the key schedule sensitivities and drivers.

§ ­Assist with identification of alternate approaches to optimise the plan(s).

§ Know the contract key dates, milestones and plan dates and how they relate to the overall project schedule.

§ Understand the requirements of the contract sections for planning and progress reporting.

§ Review and verify contractors reported progress and incorporate into schedule progress updates.

§ Maintain awareness of critical and sub-critical paths and track float consumption.

§ Utilise the standard tools and processes.

§ Assist in the preparation of input data for benchmarking activities.

Skills / Experience Required

Engineering Degree and/or Certification as a Planning Engineer or equivalent experience.
Demonstrate some industry experience in planning positions.
Good written and oral communications.
Good working knowledge of Planning principles and techniques and Primavera P6.
6-8 Years Experience in Oil and Gas Industry
Experience working on Oil Sands, Heavy Oil and Shale Gas projects.
Must be eligible to work in Canada

For more information on this role and others please call +1.832.390.2369 and speak to Dan Crowley.
Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Senior Instrument Engineer

Role: Senior Instrument Engineer
Location: Aberdeen
Type: Contract
Duration: Long term
Rate: Negotiable

Purpose/Role
Ensure that asset or project discipline engineering activities are executed within budget and schedule, while maintaining technical integrity.

Key aims and objectives
- Estimate and execute instrument engineering activities (Concept, Front End Engineering Development, Technical Study & Detailed Design.

Prime responsibilities and duties:
- Achieve safety standards as defined in personal performance contract.
- Responsible for assessing effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view to continuously improving systems, personal and team performance.
- Carry out work in accordance with Client and project Healthy, Safety, Environmental and Quality systems.
- Maintain the required technical quality or work.
- Identify scope and schedule changes in accordance with Change Control Process.
- Ensure that designs comply with the relevant procedures, standards and regulations.
- Ensure, as far as practically possible, that all assigned work is carried out in compliance with agreed budget and schedule.
- Keep up to date with technical developments, National and International standards and legislative requirements related to the discipline.
-Prepare estimates and schedules and assist in their review.
- Maintain good communication with the Client and visit Assets when necessary.
- Encourage and provide lateral learning within the project.

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Senior Petrophysicist

Senior Petrophysicist

My client requires a Senior Petrophysicist to provide expertise in log and core analyses, formation pressure and fluid contact evaluations, petrophysical input to reservoir modelling studies, and lithology. This is an opportunity for a strong Petrophysicist to join a growing Geoscience team of a leading operator based in London working on west African and North Sea assets.

The ideal candidate will have the following skills / experience:-
- M.Sc. or Ph.D. in physics, geology or petroleum technology
- Minimum 5 years experience in oil and gas industry
High-level understanding and practical experience from one or more of the following technical areas:
-Wireline and MWD/LWD-logging
-Core analyses integrated with petrophysical modelling
-Acustic and resistivity modelling
-Use of petrophysical softwares (Interactive Petrophysics or similar)
-Data loading and data base handling (ODM3 or similar)

For more information on this position please contact James Tanton at Lawrence Harvey.
Lawrence Harvey is acting as an employment agency in regards to this position.

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Senior Scheduler

Job Role

My client, a Built Asset Consultancy with experience in the Oil, Gas and Petrochemical sectors, has long term contracts to provide skilled Project Services and Contracts and Procurement Professionals globally to major International Oil Companies.

Senior Scheduler - Calgary, Alberta

We are currently seeking experienced Senior Schedulers. Working closely with one of the world Oil and Gas Majors are a seeking dynamic and motivated professionals looking to make there mark in our rapidly growing Canadian and International business.

Responsibilities

Coordinate assigned day to day activities and manage scheduling work load with contractors.
Build CPM, logically driven construction schedules at various stages of the project life cycle. Specific emphasis is placed on Final Investment Decision (FID) and Issued For Construction (IFC) schedules.
Analyze schedule logic, activity durations, constraints, float, resource loading, etc. Review critical path(s). Level resources as needed to support project constraints

The ability to link detailed engineering and construction schedules with activities to build a complete integrated project schedule.

Provide assurance on schedules submitted by contractors according to the project guidelines.
The ability to use prior project knowledge to build conceptual schedules is preferred.
The ability to develop a schedule risk analysis component of the schedule assurance process.
Participate in the interactive planning meetings for projects requesting final investment funding as part of the assurance activity.
Understand and use the IPA scheduling metric tool to improve schedule predictability. Incorporate IPA recommendations regarding scheduling into current scheduling process.
Help develop, maintain, and revise scheduling templates that incorporate all project phases.
Help collect and report scheduling information quarterly to support development of the KPI stoplight charts.
Perform analysis to track deltas between planned and actual dates and durations. Create a statistical understanding of planned data versus actual outcomes.
Assist in progressing construction schedules in accordance with the approved progress measurement strategy.
Participate in field walks to validate scope.
Help develop / update schedule procedures and work processed as necessary.

Skills / Experience Required

Engineering Degree and/or Certification as a Planning / Scheduling Engineer or equivalent experience.
Demonstrate some industry experience in planning positions.
Good written and oral communications.
Good working knowledge of Planning principles and techniques and Primavera P6.
6-8 Years Experience in Oil and Gas
Must be eligible to work in Canada

For more information on this role and others please call +1.832.390.2369 and speak to Dan Crowley.
Omega Resource Group Plc is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

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Mechanical Engineer

Excellent opportunity for a Mechanical Engineer with experience of working on mechanical equipment.

Position Summary:

To execute mechanical engineering activities with the objective of meeting the defined scope, contractual specification, relevant codes, standards, company procedures within scheduled dates of the project

Principal Duties:

- Detailed review of mechanical specifications, design drawings for vessels, structure, piping etc.
- Produce mechanical data sheets, specifications, schedules and equipment requisitions
- Contribute to mechanical engineering, in house standards and procedures
- Technical evaluation of vendor quotations
- Ensure that vendor documentation is reviewed and approved and commented on by other engineering disciplines
- Visit fabricators during pre-award, manufacture and factory acceptance testing
- Attend client bid clarification meetings, kick off meetings and Hazops
- Supervision of design engineer assigned to assist in executing projects when required

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.
Matchtech is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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Supply Chain Manager - Oil and Gas

Supply Chain Manager - Oil and Gas
Aberdeen
£Negotiable

There is an opportunity to work for a world leading engineer, project management and consultancy company within the Oil and Gas field, as a Supply Chain Manager. As Supply Chain Manager, you'll be responsible for the successful delivery of the supply chain activities on major offshore Brownfield projects.

Responsibilities:

As Supply Chain Manager you'll develop and execute the project Supply Chain Strategy for major offshore Brownfield projects. You'll develop and run the supply chain function, including personnel, planning, approvals, policies, procedures, compliance and reporting. You'll also lead all aspects of FEED & Detailed Design big document preparation, pre-qualification, tendering and contract execution and management.

Experience:
Ideally you'll be educated to a degree level or will have had similar experience in a relevant Engineering or Business field. Ideally you'll have experience of working as a Supply Chain Manager for an Oil and Gas or contracting company previously for a major offshore oil and gas capital project.
This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a global leading organisation that prides themselves on their developments within the oil and gas field and fantastic career opportunities!

To Apply: Call Nick or alternatively send an up to date copy of your CV.
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PMC Project Manager - On & offshore projects

The client, a leading Engineering & Management contractor, due to a new five year PMC project award now need a highly experienced PMC Project Manager to head up the team in Abu Dhabi. The client operator intends to embark on various projects to maintain existing facilities and enhance oil/gas production from its main reservoir incorporating, producing, water injection, observation, gas injection and gas lift wells. The overall mission of the Program Management Consultant will be: -To manage feasibility/concept stages -To manage FEED stages -To manage the EPC contract -To manage any other contracts or associated activities for the project including but not limited to Value Engineering, HSE studies, Integrity studies, benchmarking Third Party Design Certification as necessary. Suitable candidates will be Degree qualified in an engineering discipline with a minimum twenty years post graduate experience in the oil & gas industry including ten years of Project Management experience on major oil and gas projects. At least five years must have been served in a Consultants organisation with Middle East experience being essential.Western candidates preferred.

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Technical Safety Engineer

Principal Technical Safety Engineer
Aberdeen
£Negotiable
6-12 Months

The Purpose of the Role;

Identify foreseeable hazards for asset modifications so that appropriate studies can be completed
Perform safety screening for change proposal designs so that design team know what is required and why
Initiate measures to reduce the risks associated with the design to ALARP

Prime responsibilities and duties
Achieve safety standards as defined in personal performance contract
Responsible for assessing effectiveness of working practices and systems with a view to continuously improving systems, personal and team performance
Produce various safety engineering (and legislative compliance) studies under the instruction (with minimal guidance) of the Principal Safety Engineer
Review multi-discipline documents to ensure ALARP designs have been adopted
Conduct risk assessments and risk reviews in accordance with existing procedures
Represent the safety team at kick-off meetings, progress and design review meetings for the project or change proposal designs
Preparation of CTR estimates for the safety engineering studies
Delivering quality, cost effective and timely engineering services in a demanding environment of change, short interval planning and conflicting priorities
Reporting progress against schedule to the Head of Safety

Ideal candidates will be educated to a Degree level in a relevant subject and hold a Chartered status.

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Senior Flowline/Spools Engineer

Our client, a large subsea and pipelines contractor are searching for a Senior Flowline/Spools Engineer to join their team in Staines.

We are seeking a Senior Flowline/Spools Engineer to join the project team supporting subsea activities on Angolan developments.

The candidate will be working within an integrated team as part of BP Angola Block 31 Gas Export System project comprising flowline and subsea tie-ins to existing infrastructure.

The project activities will be split between Sunbury, Staines and Sutton working in the client or contractor offices in the short term. In addition there may be a requirement to travel within the UK and overseas depending on the role. Duration is likely to be at least 1 year.

Although not essential, there will be opportunities to work overseas, including Angola, in support of the procurement, fabrication and installation activities, planned from Q4 2012 through to Q1 2014.

Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities will include:

-Verifying compliance to Company's specifications and technical documentation
-Interface with client's own equipment, systems and pipeline engineering teams as required
-Co-ordination of verification processes for design, manufacture and qualification testing techniques to be employed
-Review of contractor/vendor design reports, drawings plus other documentation and verification of the proposed designs
-Review of flowline and spool design.
-Review of installation methods
-Understand testing strategies (FAT/EFAT/SIT) and installation requirements

Experience Required

The candidate should have experience encompassing the design, fabrication, installation of subsea flowline systems including reeled flowlines, flowline termination assemblies/pipeline end terminations, protection structures and rigid spools. Previous experience in a supervisory role for a client is preferable but not essential.

The candidate should have experience and knowledge in as many of the following as possible:
-Pipeline operation, integrity management & pigging requirements
-Pipeline detailed design including experience in using analytical software
-Tie - in and in - place analysis for connecting spools.
-Connector/clamp assemblies for offshore and subsea applications
-Detailed Design and operability of wye pieces.
-Familiar with Industry Standard Design Codes for Offshore pipelines, Marine Operations and Lifting
-Corrosion protection systems
-Material selection
-nterfaces with subsea architecture equipment, components & tooling
-SIT testing and site testing activities
-Interaction with installation vessels

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
Matchtech is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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