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Sps Engineering Lead

Orion Group · United Kingdom · Posted Sep 11, 2026

Company Orion Group Location Baku, United Kingdom Employment type Full-time Posted Sep 11, 2026 Listed via Orion Group
Job title: SPS Engineering Lead Job Location: 1. Bristol, UK. 2.Baku, Azerbaijan Job Status (Residential/Rotational): Residential Situation in organization (enclose a copy of your organization chart) Position Title n+1: SPS Package Lead Position Title n+2: Offshore Package Manager Direct Reports: SPS Engineers and Technical Specialists assigned to the SPS package. Job dimensions Managerial Dimension: • Technical leadership and supervision of SPS engineering personnel. • Allocation and coordination of engineering activities across the SPS team. • Coaching, mentoring and development of junior engineers. • Coordinate engineering priorities and workload management. • Lead technical reviews and engineering decision-making processes. • Manage interfaces between SPS engineering team and other project disciplines. Economic Dimension: • Technical authority for SPS package engineering activities. • Coordination of contractors' engineering deliverables and technical queries. • Oversight of procurement, fabrication, testing and installation engineering. • Management of technical risks, deviations and concession requests. • Support project execution through commissioning and handover. Functional Dimension: • Support management of SPS engineering budget and engineering man-hours. • Monitor contractor engineering performance and change order impacts. • Identify opportunities for cost optimization while preserving technical integrity. Activities The SPS Engineering Lead is responsible for leading and coordinating all SPS engineering activities to ensure safe, efficient and compliant project delivery throughout the project lifecycle. • The SPS Engineering Lead shall: • Lead all SPS engineering activities during EPFS execution. • Act as the primary engineering focal point for Subsea Trees, Wellheads, Running Tools, Installation Equipment and associated SPS hardware and control systems. • Provide technical leadership and supervision to SPS engineers and discipline specialists. • Ensure all engineering deliverables are issued, reviewed and approved in accordance with project schedules. • Manage contractor engineering performance and ensure contract compliance. • Lead technical review meetings with Contractors, Suppliers and Project Stakeholders. • Ensure engineering activities support procurement, fabrication, assembly, testing, installation, commissioning and handover requirements. • Oversee resolution of technical queries, non-conformances, concessions and design deviations. • Ensure all equipment designs remain compliant with project specifications, international codes and industry standards. • Lead multidisciplinary interface management activities involving subsea controls, flowlines, pipelines, structures, drilling, completions and operations teams. • Coordinate engineering support for supplier manufacturing, FAT, SIT, EFAT, IST and offshore installation campaigns. • Review and approve engineering calculations, analyses, procedures and design documentation. • Ensure lessons learned and operational requirements are incorporated into project execution. • Lead technical risk identification, mitigation and management activities. • Support project management with technical decision-making and risk-based evaluations. • Ensure readiness of SPS systems for commissioning, start-up and project handover. • Support development of execution strategies, fabrication plans and installation methodologies. • Participate in procurement activities including technical bid evaluations, supplier assessments and equipment qualification reviews. • Ensure technical interfaces with Drilling, Completions and Offshore Operations are effectively managed. • Act as the custodian of SPS engineering technical integrity throughout project execution. Team Leadership Responsibilities • Lead and supervise SPS engineering personnel assigned to the project. • Conduct regular performance reviews and development discussions. • Provide technical mentoring and competency development. • Assign engineering deliverables and monitor progress. • Ensure consistent engineering practices and adherence to company procedures. • Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the engineering team. HSE responsibilities: • Comply with the Activities described within the HSE Management System • Take reasonable care of own Health and Safety and that of Others who may be affected by their acts at work • Know responsibilities to environmental issues in the work areas • Each employee, at his level of responsibility, must observe all Company Rules, Procedures and instructions in the • performance of his own task • As such the duties and areas of authority are: • Follow HSE instructions given by Managers and supervisory personnel • Assure of the safety of his work site before commencing work • Take the necessary measures to avert immediate threat of danger • Exercise such caution as is necessary to avoid danger to persons and installations or to avoid pollut
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