Structural Approval Engineer

UK-Aberdeen / Structural Approval Engineer / Energy / Experienced / Salary Package as per experience / Permanent / Urgent / Job Ref : SD1-025

Our Client’s Offshore Services Department in Aberdeen has a team of 86 persons delivering different services across the UK North Sea Offshore and Maritime industries including Classification Surveys, Verification Services, Design Review and Approval, Product Certification and Verification. Our client is looking to recruit additional Structural engineers to provide Design Assessment and Plan Approval Services.

Previous experience and knowledge of Offshore Codes / Standards would be an advantage, as would specific experience in any of the following technical areas:

• Structural Design in particular of Offshore Structures.
• Structural Design of Subsea Structures.
• Design of Lifting devices & Offshore Containers.
• Independent Competent Persons (ICP) activities according to the UK Offshore Safety Case Regulations.
• Have an understanding of FEA and be capable of using FEA analysis tools.
• Have an understanding of Dynamic Loads on offshore structures.
• Be familiar with Structural Codes and standards e.g. AISC, Euro Code 3, BS5950 and/or Offshore Standards.

Responsibilities

You will be part of a team of multi-discipline Engineers with the following duties and responsibilities: 

• Carry out plan approval, design review and verification of offshore (primarily steel) structures, such as Containers, Modules, Lifting Appliances, A Frames, Towers and Steel Jackets, etc.
• Project management and Customer interaction (to a level dependent on previous experience).
• Provide professional guidance, mentoring and support to less experienced Engineers. Verify and check the work of other Engineers as applicable.
• Ensure that all project deliverables such as reports, certificates and contractual agreements are submitted in accordance with client and client expectations.
• Ensure Project Management procedures and adhered too. Ensure that projects are priced correctly are well managed and that they achieve target returns.
• There may be a requirement to carry out occasional surveys of Offshore Structures, both onshore & offshore.

Qualifications

Your education, skills and experience will include, but may not be limited to:

• Relevant Engineering Degree.
• Alternatively, we will consider favorably lesser qualified engineers who can clearly demonstrate practical experience.
• Relevant post-graduate experience preferred although not essential.

Personal qualities

• A team player, with a positive attitude.
• Able to combine theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
• You should have a high degree of adaptability and flexibility.
• Eager to learn and develop yourself.
• Motivated and ambitious.
• Having good communication skills.
• Having high professional integrity

 To apply for this job, please send an updated CV to cv@santane.co.uk quoting the Job reference no.