Project Engineering Manager – Offshore Platforms (Jacket WHP / CPP)

About our client: Our client is a leading global oil & gas company specializing in offshore platform engineering and construction.

Responsibilities & Scope of Work:

• Lead a 100-person multi-disciplinary design team, including engineering subcontractors, to execute and complete the detail design for newbuilding Jacket Wellhead Platforms.
• Negotiate and communicate with the company’s and third-party engineering top management and department heads to ensure engineering contracts and deliverables meet client requirements, budgets, and schedules.
• Provide technical advice on jacket platform steel structure stability, fatigue strength calculations, pile-soil interaction, material specifications, and other structural analyses.
• Manage the in-house team to optimize design quality, technical safety, cost efficiency, and HSE performance for Jacket WHP projects.
• Oversee FEED and detailed design phases for offshore projects, coordinating all aspects of platform design and interfacing with international teams.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Naval Architecture, Civil, or Structural Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant offshore experience, including Jacket Wellhead Platforms (WHP) and Central Processing Platforms (CPP), with at least 2 years in a similar leadership role.
• Experience leading full jacket platform design (including topsides) for international projects, preferably based in Shanghai office (permanent staff).
• Proficient in engineering analysis software such as SACS, Sesam, GeniE, and 3D steel structure design tools like AVEVA, Tekla, etc.
• Solid knowledge of classification rules and offshore standards/regulations (API, AISC, DNV, ABS, BV, ASME, etc.).
• Hands-on experience in jacket construction and installation; understanding of oil & gas process philosophy is preferred.
• Strong leadership, with a cheerful and pleasant personality, and proven ability to guide multi-disciplinary teams.
• Willingness to overseas business travel: Bangkok, Thailand (~6 months), then Shanghai.

Location & Work Arrangement:

Initial assignment in Bangkok, Thailand (around 6 months), followed by Shanghai, China (permanent).

*Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.*

Employment Agency: Kingsforce Management Services Pte. Ltd.

Employment Agency Licence No: 94C3545

EA Personnel: Kimberly Wong

EA Personnel Reg. No.: R1984508