Project Engineer
Project Engineer
Full-time (office based) at either of our offices in Norwich, Great Yarmouth & Aberdeen
At Aquaterra Energy we specialise in providing engineering solutions and equipment to the global offshore energy industry – helping clients drive efficient and sustainable offshore operations from drilling and field development, to decommissioning, carbon capture and storage, renewable, and hydrogen projects.
We are seeking a qualified Project Engineer with experience in a similar role with proven success.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• To provide drive and energy for the completion of all allocated projects
• Ownership of project from project handover until completion, recording and resolving actions via the action tracker.
• To act as the project focal point and liaise with the Client, nominated 3rd Party bodies and all internal departments, dealing with both the commercial and technical aspects of the project delivery.
• To identify risk such as commercial, contractual, design, schedule and make assessment of such risk and minimise its impact on the business, highlighting such issues to senior staff.
• Define, manage, and drive the project delivery schedule, identifying critical path items and capturing all QA/QC elements.
• Ensure AE financial management systems are current and reflect actual progress and forecast costs at an individual project level, highlighting significant forecast variations at the earliest opportunity.
• To understand the scope of the project(s) linking all parts of AE to understand progress and to ensure the project is on track to meet all correct “gates” (S.I.T & F.A.T., mobilisation and product release)
• Prepare project user requirements, documentation, and manuals by engaging with customers, and taking sales (purchase orders) to a finale against an agreed specification.
• Ownership of ordering material / services in good time to meet project requirements and to raise material enquiries and purchase requisitions.
• At delivery/execution/commissioning of the project all “gates” to have been followed, project controls met, and deliverables fit for purpose.
• The Project Engineer will lead “Project Kick Off” meetings with the design team and instigate or actively participate in Design reviews
• Own and present to Directors reviews on Project Progress
• Instigate HAZID and HAZOP meetings (as necessary)
This role requires the unfettered right to work in the UK.
About you:
- Qualification in a relevant Engineering discipline.
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role with proven success.
- Experience of successful client facing interactions
- Financial forecasting in a project environment
- Highly organised and accurate
At Aquaterra Energy we believe that all employees have the opportunity to contribute positively to our sales targets be it through direct client interactions or the provision of their work internally. An understanding of the sales process and customer focus is an expectation for every employee and therefore appropriate training will be provided and must be attended by all.
BENEFITS:
- Private Health Insurance
- Matching pension contribution
- Life cover x 4 basic salary
- 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays
- Option to purchase additional holidays Birthday + one day after one years service
- Training & Development and commitment to CPD
- Reduced gym membership
- Employee assistance scheme
- Funded sports, social and charity events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric car scheme
- Retail benefit scheme
As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex, religion, race, age, sexual orientation, marital status, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity status, disability or neurodivergent status. Our people are valued, respected and encouraged to be their unique selves. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to reach their potential, to be heard, included and to inspire great new ideas, to help Aquaterra Energy build a fantastic place to work. We are committed to accelerating our efforts supporting inclusion and diversity in our workplaces and communities to drive change.