Senior Engineer

Responsibilities:
Including, but not limited to:

• Provide oversight to design and manufacture of specialized equipment and customer orders.
• Oversee multiple projects, including your own and provide guidance.
• Mentor junior mechanical engineers and technicians.
• Maintain a high level of safety ethic and always ensure a safe working environment.
• Initially, shadow Project & Mechanical Engineers, Field Service Technicians and Subsea Engineers to gain a fundamental understanding of the design, operation, inspection and repair of Capital Drilling Equipment as well as all the processes, procedures, etc. of the Company.
• Conduct in-house development, which will be the primary function within the role (+/- 70%) including strength calculations (from first principles and Manuals) and vendor management during fabrication stage.
• Physically participate in carrying out inspection and maintenance processes to gain a fundamental understanding of them.
• Manage maintenance, repair, design and manufacturing projects, which will be the secondary function within the role (+/- 30%), from inception through to delivery, initially with the assistance of management but ultimately unaided; this will include, but will not be limited to, procurement, logistics, resource planning, scheduling, data book generation and submission.
• Giving expert technical advice to Technicians and coaching new Technicians.
• Monitor compliance to applicable codes, practices, QC policies, procedures and specifications.
• Manage personnel in a professional manner, fostering positive communication and relationships with team members.
• Detailed reporting and inspection report reviews; as well as regularly report and feedback to Management and the Customer on the progress of project.
• Review engineering deliverables and initiate appropriate corrective actions, draft new procedures as required.
• Ensure safe work practices are being adhered to at all times.

Skills:
The following are the minimum skills required to perform the function:

• An advanced knowledge of the MS Office suite (especially Word, Excel, Teams).
• Excellent written communicator (email; technical report writing, WhatsApp etc.).
• Excellent level of English, both written and verbal.
• Sound understanding of 3D CAD packages, in particular SolidWorks would be advantageous.