Lifting Engineer

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage offshore heavy lifts and non‑routine installations, including topsides, jackets, pipelines, umbilicals, skids, tie‑in spools, risers and J‑Tubes.
• Ensure department‑assigned field project lifting engineering coordination plans and offshore mobilization comply with scope‑of‑work drawings, engineering design, and company safety, environmental, and quality standards.
• Provide guidance and advice to contractors on offshore heavy lifts and subsea installation activities to ensure compliance with approved method statements, project schedule, quality and material requirements.
• Review, comment and approve contractor’s construction engineering documents in PDMS.
• Attend and contribute to engineering workshops such as Constructability Review, SIMOPS, Schedule Risk Analysis, 3‑D Model Reviews, HAZOP, and Lifting Plan Reviews, ensuring contractor participation meets company requirements.
• Serve as the project focal point for all lifting activities, coordinating with internal stakeholders (PTS, Operations, Project Team) and external stakeholders (Contractors, third‑party agencies).
• Participate in FEED and EPIC workshops to support offshore heavy lift execution.
• Monitor, control and report contractor performance, manpower deployment, plant and equipment movements, and construction slippages.
• Act as the Construction Risk Management representative: identify risk events, assess effects and consequences, propose mitigation measures, and ensure implementation at the site.
• Liaise with senior discipline engineers throughout all project phases for offshore lifting matters, including detailed engineering and procurement inputs.
• Review contractors’ lifting plans, certificates, schedules, method statements and procedures to ensure compliance with project and company requirements.
• Maintain a daily record of progress, noting special comments, and report work anomalies or contractual deviations to the supervisor with recommended corrective actions.
• Monitor and enforce company work permits to ensure contractor compliance with consolidated work‑permit conditions.
• Interface with other contractors, projects and departments to identify and resolve offshore lifting related matters, especially liaising with Operations, PTS and approved agencies.
• Support the development and enhancement of company standards, specifications and guidelines.

• B.Sc., Higher National Diploma or Diploma in Mechanical or Petroleum Engineering from a recognised university or equivalent, plus relevant courses in Safety, Quality Control and Construction.
• Minimum of 10 to 12 years overall experience in coordination and supervision of offshore heavy lifts, non‑routine lifts and offshore installation of EPIC projects (e.g., Oil and Gas Production/wellhead platforms, jackets and subsea installations).

• Robust experience in FEED and EPIC projects with strong capability to review/approve contractor deliverables.
• Excellent command of English (oral and written).
• Excellent knowledge of industry engineering standards, quality control, safety and environmental awareness.
• Excellent ability to interpret and review method statements, inspection and test plans, construction schedules and drawings.
• Ability to highlight potential bottlenecks/problems and suggest practical solutions.
• Ability to supervise a multi‑national and multi‑cultural contractor workforce.
• Computer literate with strong communication and writing skills.