The Gas Production Projects engineering team is responsible for front-end engineering, detailed engineering, project management and construction management for domestic and international gas production facilities. Projects may include shale gas production facilities, gas plants, compressor stations, and offshore developments.

The Senior Facilities Engineer executes and oversees engineering work related to the design and construction of the surface facilities. Typical responsibilities may include preparation of studies, cost estimates, process simulations, equipment selection and optimization, project execution plans, PFDs and P&IDs, SAFE charts, control philosophy studies, specifications, RFP packages, safety studies, and oversight/management of detailed design and procurement activities.

Key responsibilities include ensuring that the client's facility is designed to be safe, reliable and fit for the client's purpose.

Qualifications needed:

• Degree in chemical, petroleum, mechanical, or electrical engineering
• 10+ years of experience in gas production facility design and/or operations
• Able to work well in a diverse team and communicate well with others
• Experience working with partners and subcontractors
• PE license is a plus
• Operations experience is a plus

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Novetus Engineering LLC is looking to fill a Rotating Equipment Engineer position.

• Must have offshore, FPSO or other floating vessel rotating equipment experience.
• Tangible experience in detailed design of rotating equipment packages and their applications.
• In-depth knowledge of industry standards and other applicable codes relating to mechanical systems and rotating equipment, i.e. API, ASME/PTC Codes.
• Actual experience in evaluation of supplier information to determine suitability of requirements, i.e. compressor data sheets, pumps curves, dynamic analysis, etc.
• Specific knowledge of motors, turbines, compressors, fans, gears boxes, and pumps is essential. Knowledge of other process equipment such as heat exchangers, scrubbers and valves is valuable, but not vital.
• Knowledge of machine dynamics, vibration measurement and analysis is preferred.
• Familiarity with operation, maintenance and repair methods of rotating equipment is valuable.
• Evaluate customer technical specifications and prepare RFQ packages for Supplier review.
• Experience with Installation and Commissioning activities is preferred.
• Must have excellent oral and written communication skills to coordinate between various internal/external groups, i.e. Process, CADD, Operations and Suppliers
• Ability to manage a substantial work load and multiple projects at times.
• Must be Computer literate with working knowledge of using E-mail, the Internet, and Microsoft Office products (i.e. Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Coordinate clarification meetings with Suppliers and other Engineering groups is essential.
• Occasional travel to Supplier and other client offices may be required. Estimated to be <10% of the time. May require some overseas travel.

REQUIREMENTS:

• BS Degree or MS Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Ten years or more experience primarily in engineering, application, equipment selections involving rotating machinery and Topsides process equipment.

This position will be located in the Houston, Texas office, and candidates must be authorized to work in the USA.

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The Project Controls Manager is responsible for overseeing client project controls activities and providing leadership from a project and functional perspective.

Responsibilities include:

• Development and implementation of policies, procedures and standards for Project Controls (forecasting, tracking, and reporting).
• Management of teams performing Project Controls activities.
• Management of the development of project deliverables (e.g., project procedures); developing, implementing, and managing the Project Controls Plan, overseeing the development of project progress and performance reports, forecasts, and systems.
• Actively participates in Estimate Assurance activities

Qualifications needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with MBA desirable.
• Ten years international, offshore industry experiences with a minimum of 5 years in a supervisory role.
• Working knowledge of marine oilfield equipment engineering, project management; quality assurance; fabrication processes; customs, government regulations; logistics; offshore and shipyard installations and operations; procurement; customer and vendor contract and sub-contract administration and negotiation.
• Highly computer literate, have experience with planning and scheduling techniques, analytical processing of cause and effect relationships; procedures and specification development (technical and commercial); contract development.
• Excellent oral and written communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, team building and motivation skills.

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The Project Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE) Manager is responsible for ensuring all industry and client HSE standards are fully met on design, construction, and operational upgrade projects.

Responsibilities include:

• Administers and supervises ongoing HSE Management System and HSE programs to ensure continuous improvement with adherence to HSE regulations and requirements for Proposals and Projects.
• Supports and supervises the allocated project HSE resources.
• Advises the Client Management on project HSE needs, requirements, significant incidents, as well as potential issues and unresolved hazards.
• Promotes a proactive HSE culture including inherently safer design concepts.
• Implements project stage reviews to document that the HSE design meets or exceeds HSE requirements.
• Implements quality assurance for formal safety assessments including HAZIDs, HAZOPs, QRA, and the case for safety.
• Provides HSE proposal support including cost estimates and plans.
• Provides rotational, international onsite support as HSE representative on major projects.
• Administers effective HSE incident reporting system.
• Implements construction/fab yard reviews on behalf of clients to ensure that the HSE programs and performance are acceptable.

Qualifications needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in HSE Management, Environmental Management, or related field.
• 10 plus years of experience in the development, and implementation of Health, Safety and Environmental programs involving the project life cycle.

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The Project Planner-Scheduler is responsible for developing and maintaining the overall project schedule, supporting the proposal and/or project team.

Responsibilities include:

• Obtain input from project team members, subcontractors, vendors and clients to develop and maintain the project schedule and update schedule progress and forecasting.
• Evaluate schedule alternatives to support project changes and provide timely analysis and reporting to the project team.
• Develop & maintain resource loaded critical path method (CPM) project master schedules.
• Analyze performance, conduct critical path analysis, produce schedule reports and assist Project Team members with recommending corrective action measures which mitigate impacts to cost and schedule.
• Develop and update progress S-Curves and manpower histograms.
• Assist with development of project staffing plans and budgets.

Qualifications needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or construction management discipline preferred.
• 5 years of experience in planning /scheduling involving engineering, procurement and construction of major capital projects.
• Highly computer literate, with knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office software.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and teamwork skills.

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The Project Procurement Manager manages the procurement of material and services for specific projects and ensures all items are procured at optimal cost and delivered on time, while meeting all specification requirements.

Management responsibilities include:

• Staff selection and hiring.
• Definition and direction of procurement activities on assigned projects.
• Implements, tracks and communicates performance criteria for measuring Procurement Department Performance.
• Ensures the ongoing development and maintenance of reliable sources of supply and backup sources of supply to ensure adequate supplier production capacity.
• Develops new suppliers.
• Recommends and executes sourcing strategies for all critical and/or complex purchases.
• Authorizes purchase orders and other contractual agreements in accordance with policies and procedure for assigned projects.
• Negotiates major purchase orders and reviews commercial terms with Contract Administration Manager, Procurement Manager, Finance and Commercial as appropriate.

Qualifications needed:

• Degree in business administration or procurement.
• Eight years professional experience in major equipment procurement in a Lead Buyer role.
• Thorough knowledge of engineered equipment and the project procurement process.
• Able to work well in a diverse team and communicate well with others.
• Experience supporting both Projects and Operations is a plus.
• Experience with supply chain management, supplier quality systems, awareness of industry cost drivers, commercial contract management and implementation of sourcing strategies.

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The Senior Buyer is responsible for leading the execution of commodity and supplier procurement strategies to meet client goals and project, quality and engineering requirements.

Responsibilities include:

• Buying project equipment and materials within budget, in accordance with all project specification requirements, and in accordance with required delivery schedules.
• Reviewing Technical Evaluation and preliminary Commercial Evaluation with project team to select successful bidder and to identify negotiating points.
• Coordinating meetings and leading commercial negotiations with selected bidder and finalizing the Commercial Evaluation.
• Conducting meetings with Suppliers, negotiating Change Orders and preparing project procurement status reports to ensure effective internal and external communication.
• Management of processing of vendor invoices.
• Administers and negotiates Warranty Claims with suppliers through claim resolution.

Qualifications needed:

• Bachelors’ Degree in Business Administration, Purchasing and Materials Management or a closely related field, or equivalent commercial experience.
• Technical or Engineering background, with Purchasing Manager certification (CPM) preferred.
• Highly computer literate.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.

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The Senior Project Controls Analyst is responsible for executing tasks in the areas of Cost Estimating, Resource Planning and Allocation, Project/Proposal Cost Tracking, Cost Evaluation and Reporting, Project Communication, and Contract/Subcontract Review.

Responsibilities include:

• Establishes and maintains a control system to evaluate, monitor, track, forecast and report project costs, cash flow and percent complete project status accounting.
• Maintain/develop existing Project Controls related procedures and practices, standard terms and conditions, tracking methods and tools and current and future business requirements.
• Provide assistance to Project Team to ascertain cause of significant deviations from planned performance.
• Assists in the development of action plans to correct unfavorable performance or to take advantage of unusually favorable performance trends.
• Coordinating FPSO/FSO CAPEX and OPEX Estimating, including Risk Analysis.
• Ensures compliance with change order administration and cost development including visibility, status tracking/reporting, acceptance status, and resolution of aging, unresolved or unaccepted change orders.
• Supervise a Project Controls Team for a specific project.

Qualifications needed:

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical or construction management field.
• Ten years of Project Controls / Cost Controls experience involving engineering, procurement and construction of major capital projects.
• Working knowledge of marine oilfield equipment engineering, project management, and construction activities.
• Working experience with Project Risk Analysis.
• Highly computer literate, with knowledge of planning and scheduling techniques, analytical processing of cause and effect relationships, and use of “@Risk” software.
• Excellent oral and written communication, and teamwork skills.

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The Structural Engineer (offshore projects) is responsible for front end and detailed design of topsides structures for offshore floating facilities, as well as technical oversight of subcontractor design and equipment suppliers.

Responsibilities include:

• Creates and reviews designs, drawings and specifications for offshore structural components. Problems presented involve new concepts and varied issues that demand technical expertise, innovation and ability to design novel solutions to problems.
• Comfortable utilizing all common offshore structural design tools.
• Tests and evaluates prototypes and models to determine design limits and needed improvements. Prepares test reports and closure reports on assignments.
• Determine root cause analysis, develop alternative solutions and communicate associated benefits and risks to support project design decisions.

Qualifications needed:

• BS Degree in Engineering with at least 7 years relevant experience in specialized area or product line(s)’ or MS degree plus 5 years of experience.
• Able to work well in a diverse team and communicate well with others.
• Experience supporting both Projects and Operations is a plus.

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The Design Supervisor is responsible for managing the design & drafting team on upstream projects, supporting conceptual design, detailed design, fabrication, construction and installation activities on behalf of clients.

Responsibilities include:

• Manages the team providing design and drafting support to all project disciplines.
• Plans and supervises daily activities of the drafting and design team.
• Manages multiple priorities to ensure that commitments are fulfilled on time and to company and client specification.
• Analyzes capital project work scope and works with Project Teams to develop a list of drawing deliverables and estimated manpower requirements.
• Develops drafting schedules using input from project drafting leads.
• Develops procedures and standards and monitors deliverables to ensure compliance.
• Develops and implements a robust checking procedure to meet quality assurance requirements.

Qualifications needed:

• Technical degree in design or construction management.
• Ten plus years related design experience.
• Supervisory experience with demonstrated skills in problem solving, team building, and total quality management.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.
• Experience developing and implementing drafting standards and procedures.
• Knowledge of latest versions of CAD/Engineering software and 3-D modeling; with experience implementing systems to automate drafting and design activities to reduce manhours.
• Working familiarity with NEC, ASRAE, ASME, ANSI and other relevant codes.

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