About Blue Offshore

Established in early 2010, Blue Offshore is a leading Dutch service provider in the offshore Oil & Gas and Renewables industry. With our global reach, we offer innovative and comprehensive solutions for subsea cable solutions to clients around the world. From engineering, project management, offshore crew, and equipment rental for transport and installation, we cover every stage of the process, ensuring seamless conceptual design, engineering, construction, installation, and commissioning for offshore subsea cables, flexibles, and umbilicals.

We are now looking for an Project engineer to join our team.

Position Overview

The Project Engineer supports Blue Offshore with engineering expertise to ensure project and tender requirements are met in accordance with technical, contractual, quality and safety standards. The role contributes to project delivery by providing practical engineering solutions and technical support during all project phases.

Job Objective
Support the successful execution of projects by delivering engineering solutions in line with project requirements, company standards and client expectations.

Main Responsibilities

Engineering Support

  • Support engineering activities for tenders and projects within assigned scope;
  • Ensure engineering deliverables meet contractual, technical, quality and HSE requirements;
  • Provide engineering input for construction, mechanical and electrical aspects where applicable;
  • Develop practical engineering solutions to support operability of Blue Offshore systems;
  • Support technical preparation of offshore and onshore project activities.

Project Support

  • Support project teams during project execution, including mobilisation, demobilisation, assembly, disassembly, cable installation and cable loading activities;
  • Assist in planning, coordinating and monitoring allocated engineering work;
  • Monitor engineering activities for compliance with applicable codes, standards and accepted engineering practices;
  • Attend project meetings and provide technical updates where required;
  • Documentation and Procedures;
  • Prepare project-related procedures and technical documentation;
  • Support project reporting, both internal and external;
  • Coordinate issue of project-related documents when delegated by the Engineering Manager;
  • Support engineering document control and planning.

Technical Coordination

  • Ensure interdisciplinary coordination and effective technical communication within projects;
  • Manage technical interfaces with other disciplines, subcontractors and external parties where required;
  • Support technical communication with clients, subcontractors and vessel operators within assigned scope.

Risk and Improvement

  • Ensure project activities are covered by required risk assessments;
  • Support development of improved methods, technical approaches and practical  solutions;
  • Capture and maintain technical knowledge gained during projects.

Reporting Line

The Project Engineer reports to the Engineering Manager.

Integrated Management System (IMS)

  • Maintain allocated IMS documents and procedures where assigned;
  • Coordinate with owners of related IMS documents where relevant.

Authority

  • Raise requisitions for purchasing and subcontracting in consultation with the Engineering Manager;
  • Conduct technical communication with clients and subcontractors within assigned project scope.

Competence

Education

  • Bachelor degree in engineering or equivalent qualification;
  • VCA VOL or equivalent preferred;
  • Offshore medical and sea survival certification where required for offshore work.

Experience

  • Competent in MS Office and relevant engineering software such as AutoCAD, Mathcad, FEM software and Ansys;
  • Offshore experience preferred.

Skills

  • Good command of English, written and spoken;
  • Attention to detail and accuracy;
  • Critical and analytical mindset;
  • Strong problem-solving ability;
  • Able to work independently within assigned scope;
  • Comfortable with ad hoc situations and urgent project issues;
  • QHSE awareness.

Other Requirements

  • Willingness to work additional hours when required by project deadlines or operational activities.
  • Willingness to continue developing technical competence;
  • Occasional travel as required;
  • Availability for urgent contact outside office hours in case of project emergencies.

What are we offering?

  • A dynamic and varied role in a small, international
  • Direct impact on offshore operations and equipment
  • Informal working environment with short communication
  • Flexible working arrangements and opportunities for professional
  • Competitive employment package and training
  • This is a position on Blue Offshore’s payroll, offered initially as a one-year contract with the intention to extend to a permanent

Interested?

Are you ready to take on this challenge and become part of the Blue Offshore team? Please contact Petra Etringer on 070 – 711 3774 or send your CV and motivation letter to recruitment@blueoffshore.com and join us in supporting the offshore Oil & Gas and Renewables industry.

Apply now