Topsides Structural Lead – Key member of the construction leadership team for the Topsides, responsible for structural activities at the topsides fabrication yard for Safety, Quality, Schedule and Cost.
Per Se Group has an outstanding opportunity for a Topsides Structural Lead to work on a contract assignment with our reputable oil & gas client in South Texas. In this role, you will provide frontline, visible safety leadership in the field and drive our topsides fabrication contractor to produce excellent results. You will also monitor and verify that structural work is executed safely, in accordance with document deliverables, on time and within budget. As Topsides Structural Lead, you will monitor structural activities in the construction schedule of the contractor and assist in mitigating issues when they arise. You will utilize your experience and expertise as a Structural Lead to provide input to assist the construction manager in evaluating the merit of discipline specific change proposals and claims submitted by our fabrication contractor.
This position will be based Onsite.
Responsibilities
- Identify potential changes to the Execution Manager as and when they become known.
- Actively participate in change management activity to ensure impacts are assessed before change is realized in the field.
- Participate in MC tri-party walk-downs specific to structural area completions.
- Contribute to weekly team meeting dashboard updates.
- Actively participate in behavioral based safety program (i.e. QR Code system).
- Actively participate in site safety walks.
- Provide data for input into Completions tracking system to log any deficiencies to be corrected.
- Coordinate internal (and external review where necessary) of structural engineering deliverables of Topsides Fabrication Contractor, and subcontractors.
- Lifting plans for any complex lifts required to support remaining construction or commissioning activities.
- Coordination of all stakeholders involved in the planning and load-out of Topsides.
- System Integration Testing support frame implementation.
- Load-out of Topsides to transportation vessel and sea-fastening thereafter.
- Support the final structural area based punch closure, along with completion of associated check-sheets in the completions management system.
- Changes that require structural modifications in the field, like potential permanent extensions of the flotel bridge landing areas.
- Coordinate internal responses to SQs/TQs/SIs related to structural scope, monitor and verify implementation and close-out by Topsides Fabrication Contractor.
Preferred Skills and Expertise
- 10+ years of experience in project management and oversight of contractors.
- Demonstrated awareness and proactive approach to EHS.
- Experience and understanding of engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and mechanical completion and commissioning.
- Ability to safely drives results while enabling agility, meaningful communication, and collaboration.
- Ability to provide SME level expertise to project initiatives.
Per diem offered to qualifying non-local candidates ($142/calendar day per diem).