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Principal Marine and Coastal Engineer

  • Location:

    Saudi Arabia

  • Sector:

    Engineering

  • Contact:

    Henry Le May

  • Job ref:

    4226

  • Published:

    6 months ago

  • Expiry date:

    2024-08-31

mselect is looking to hire a Principal Marine and Coastal Engineer for an engineering client in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. Candidates must have a minimum of 20 years of hands-on experience in a relevant discipline and multi-discipline environments, with a minimum of 5-10 years in project leadership. Fluency in English is a must.

JOB SUMMARY
As the Principal Marine and Coastal Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in operational leadership, implementing strategies within the complex realm of marine & coastal engineering. Operating within a highly specialized field or cross-functional setting, you will manage work through others, demonstrating a high degree of freedom within general management direction and functional policies. Your primary focus will be on delivering sustainable change and driving the organization towards becoming a global authority in sustainability solutions.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Business Development and Sustainable Solutions:
  • Facilitate the maintenance of personal profiles and resumes, tracking existing capabilities, and strategically addressing future customer capability requirements, aligning with Clientโ€™s aspirations to be recognized globally as an authority in sustainability solutions
  • Encourage positive working relationships with external parties such as customers, suppliers, and contractors, fostering alliances that contribute to Clientโ€™s commitment to delivering sustainable change
  • Engage in networking, negotiations, strategic alliancing, and cost-saving efforts that reflect Clientโ€™s promise to be the straight-talking partner the industry needs for sustainable transformation
  • Steward the maintenance of pricing records, ensuring transparency and alignment with Clientโ€™s tagline, "Delivering Sustainable Change"
  • Support proposals by developing engineering execution strategies that prioritize sustainability, reviewing costs, writing proposal content, and presenting to customers
Budgeting, Engineering Operations, and Sustainability Leadership:
  • Participate in budgeting and manage engineering operations to the budget, ensuring that sustainability-related projects
  • Control engineering staffing levels, organizational structure, and monitor project discipline structures, emphasizing the importance of sustainable practices
  • Administer engineering software licensing and costs, ensuring the tools used align with Clientโ€™s commitment to innovative and sustainable solutions
  • Create and maintain engineering guidelines that incorporate best practices for sustainability
  • Ensure mentoring/training requirements are met, fostering a culture of continuous improvement in sustainable engineering practices
  • Contribute to dispute resolution efforts with an understanding of sustainable conflict resolution principles
  • Ensure cross-discipline technical work and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental, and security requirements, prioritizing sustainability in all aspects
Technical Competency, Quality Oversight, and Global Standardization:
  • Own engineering technical competency and quality programs with a focus on integrating sustainable practices
  • Ensure adherence to company processes, engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications with a keen eye on sustainability
  • Support global standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates, incorporating sustainability measures
  • Facilitate discipline checking and technical peer reviews with a focus on sustainable engineering practices
Project Requirements, Execution, and Innovation:
  • Facilitate meeting project requirements using engineering guidelines, programs, and resource management, prioritizing sustainability in project execution
  • Participate in project execution strategy and planning, driving innovative solutions, technology advances, and methods that align with Clientโ€™s commitment to sustainable change
  • Work with Project Management Teams to take corrective actions regarding project issues, staffing requirements, scope changes, and project progression with a sustainability lens
  • Review and authorize work done by Discipline Managers, ensuring sustainability criteria are met

REQUIREMENTS
Qualifications / Skill Set:

Leadership and Project Execution:
  • Trained in management and project execution with a proven track record of successfully directing and delivering complex engineering projects
  • Active licensure with a local engineering governing body where required by law, demonstrating a commitment to professional standards
  • Experience and Expertise:
  • Over 20 years of hands-on experience in a relevant discipline and multi-discipline environments, with a minimum of 5-10 years in project leadership
  • Demonstrated experience in project supervision, risk management, quality control, procurement, and construction execution
Communication and Influence:
  • Fluency in English is a must
  • Effective communication and presentation skills, capable of conveying complex proposals and reports to senior-level management
  • Ability to persuade and influence others, fostering a participative management style with a cooperative team approach
Cross-discipline Knowledge:
  • Strong understanding of cross-discipline work, interfaces, and sequencing, derived from a background in energy, chemicals, and resources
  • Well-versed in engineering governance, project execution, and fiscal management, ensuring alignment with Clientโ€™s commitment to sustainability
Technical Competency and Quality Oversight:
  • Deep knowledge of engineering technical competency and quality programs, coupled with oversight experience
  • Proven ability to ensure adherence to company processes, engineering and design practices, regulatory requirements, and customer specifications
Global Perspective:
  • Global mindset with experience supporting global standardization of equipment specifications, drawings, and document templates
  • Familiarity with international engineering practices and standards to promote technical excellence
Innovative Problem Solving:
  • Track record of driving innovative solutions, technology advances, and methods to effectively deal with working out of sequence
  • Experience working with Project Management Teams to proactively address issues, staffing requirements, scope changes, and project progression
Financial Acumen:
  • Skilled in estimating project costs, writing compelling proposal content, and adept at budgeting and cost control
  • Operates with broad management authority, ensuring alignment with Clientโ€™s plans to derive sustainability-related projects
Safety and Sustainability Commitment:
  • Hands-on management of all relevant company Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) requirements
  • Demonstrated commitment to driving Safe and Sustainable engineering outcomes throughout the asset lifecycle (SEAL), embodying Clientโ€™s tagline, "Delivering Sustainable Change"
Results-oriented and Continuous Improvement:
  • Proven ability to achieve results set by self and others, meeting timelines, and pushing to achieve stretch goals
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm, persistence, and tenacity, breaking down work into executable tasks and ensuring work is "right the first time"
Adaptability and Complex Problem Solving:
  • Comfortable dealing with new concepts and complexity, examining problems carefully and thoroughly, understanding interdependencies, and pulling information and ideas from various sources
  • Can organize information from many sources and retain it per the prescribed format and policies
Data-centric Engineering:
  • Functional awareness of cross-discipline tools, experienced in coordinating the establishment and use of integrated tools, and delivering the benefits of data-centric engineering
Commitment to Clientโ€™s Values:
  • Alignment with Clientโ€™s purpose of delivering a more sustainable world, plans to be a global authority in sustainability solutions, and commitment to being a straight-talking partner for sustainable transformation

*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.
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