Marine Support Engineer in Aberdeen

Wood is recruiting for a Marine Support Engineer to support Dana operations & maintenance team on a permanent staff basis. Hybrid working with the expectation of working 3 days from our client - Dana's office in Aberdeen.

The Role

You will be supporting to deliver expert marine and maritime support to the Triton asset, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient operations. You will be providing technical oversight for hull and marine inspections, covering both structural and system elements, and guarantees that all activities align with the company’s management system, asset-specific procedures, performance standards, and recognized international regulations and industry best practices.

Reporting into the Marine Superintendent, acting as the secondary focal point for all marine and maritime matters, you will be collaborating closely with asset operations and integrity teams to maintain the reliability and safety of marine infrastructure and operations.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests

Responsibilities

• Support Marine department, management with ICP management and verification activity
• Provide expert marine support to Onshore / Offshore Teams and Managers, ensuring regular liaison with the MSTL
• Generate, review and where applicable approve amendments to marine related procedures
• Generate, review and where applicable approve amendments to a Marine manual
• Generate, review and where applicable approve relevant performance standards and ensure compliance
• Arrange or carry out routine audits and inspections to ensure that marine and maritime operation practices are carried out in accordance with the management system, asset specific procedures and performance standards
• Carry out and assist as appropriate with investigations into marine and maritime related incidents, including recommending actions to prevent recurrence
• Provide general marine and maritime support in respect to vessel assurance, marine transportation / operations and supply chain
• Monitor amendments to legislation and industry guidelines and ensure continued compliance for operational units
• Provide expert marine advice to required studies such as HAZID / HAZOP to ensure legislative compliance, safety of personnel and equipment
• Where appropriate attends planning meetings and ensures successful entry and progress through planning gates
• To chair / participate in the relevant safety studies / workshops held and follow up actions from the studies as necessary
• Support interface with HSE with regards to regulatory issues
• Provide cost tracking and schedule visibility through the lifecycle of vendor SPA scopes the role is responsible for and for financial processes including budget planning, value of work done and forecasting for SPA scopes
• Provide Budget input, budget management for relevant areas and activities and contract management for marine and maritime equipment, activities and scopes
• Ensures that Management of Change is appropriately applied
• Support other projects / scopes as required by the Asset Manager
• Participate in the Emergency Response Team and Duty Rota as necessary

HSEQ Responsibilities:

• Familiarise with the Dana Policies, including the policies on HSE, Risk Management and Major Hazards
• Familiarise with the One Dana Management System and its meaning for day-to-day work
• Familiarise with the work and be aware of all associated risks for People, the Environment, Assets and Reputation (PEAR)
• Report any incident, near miss, hazards (unsafe acts/situations) and improvement suggestions
• Know their roles and responsibilities
• Actively participate in any job or HSEQ training or instruction by or on behalf of Dana Petroleum
• Use all provided means as intended and according to their purpose

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable? At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• Expected: Certificate of Competency of Master Mariner or Degree or equivalent
• Proven track record with experience in FPSO engineering and operations inclusive of offloading operations
• Experience of both conventional and DP shuttle tanker offloading
• Contractual awareness, ability to read, understand and execute standard contracts
• Solid working knowledge and proven application of relevant UK industry regulations relating to the oil and gas industry