Automation Engineering Lead / Manager – Offshore Substation
Job description
Your responsibilities as Automation Engineering Lead / Manager
Ramboll is part of an EPC project, where we are working as engineering contractor for the EPC contractor located in Singapore. The Automation Engineering Lead / Manager will act as a representative for the engineering contractor during execution at their fabrication yard in the north of Singapore, during the fabrication of an offshore substation topside.
In your role as Automation Engineering Lead / Manager, your focus will be to ensure that the installation and commissioning of the SCADA system, Telecom systems, Fire Alarm System and instrument/control portion of the mechanical systems adheres to the technical requirements and the design already developed by the engineering contractor. As such, it will be your responsibility to follow up on progress, site queries non-conformance, SAT and commissioning activities and facilitate minor adjustment as needed and daily technical clarifications. In doing so, you shall collaborate closely with representatives from the EPC contractor, the engineering contractor (your back office), Suppliers and other disciplines and representatives from the client as required.
- Relocate to the fabrication yard and provide reliable information to the project manager regarding significant technical issues, particularly risks.
- Shall be integrated into the EPC engineering team.
- Collaborate closely with the fabrication yard representatives, the engineering design office, client’s home office and other discipline representatives at the fabrication yard.
- Where required, liaise and coordinate Automation tasks with Suppliers, EPC Contractor and other disciplines.
- Trouble shooting / solution finding during fabrication.
- Shall propose a solution, including supporting documentation, to any design issues, flaws, or gaps in the contract requirements. These shall be agreed upon with Company before implementation.
- Coordinate automation engineering tasks as needed during execution.
- Follow up on progress and evaluate / oversee quality from the EPC contractor.
- Review costs for change orders, and progress claims when required.
- Interact with clients and stakeholders on technical solutions to ensure the best solution and in the client’s best interest.
You and your competencies
You must have a result-oriented, proactive and systematic approach to your work. You enjoy working both independently and together with co-workers, from both the engineering team and the EPC team thus experience in both design and installation/commissioning is preferred. You will engage with multiple stakeholders during the execution; thus teamwork is essential to achieve results.
Your competencies:
- have a diploma or master's degree in automation, instrumentation, telecom engineering or similar.
- have extensive experience in automation offshore engineering – preferably with offshore substation design and installation/commissioning – with a minimum of 10 years of experience combined with managing of complex engineering tasks.
- comprehensive understanding of offshore OSS design standards and codes is preferred (e.g. NFPA72, DNV-ST-0145)
- have experience with typical OSS interfaces from design phase to procurement, vendors, shop preparations, materials, installation, layout, safety, cable routing, equipment tagging, numbering & marking, testing, and quality.
- be familiar with standard OSS component vendors.
- be familiar with the discipline interfaces and integration to other disciplines and systems.
- have excellent communication skills, enabling you to convey complex technical information.
Join the Construction & QHSE Department.
The primary focus areas of the department are the offshore wind and renewable energy solutions sectors.
The department provides services for site activities, including Electrical & Automation follow-up engineering and supervision.
We represent a strong group of Engineers with comprehensive experience in the execution phase of the projects for Offshore Substations for Offshore windfarms. The current position is working as the engineering contractor representative at a fabrication yard. A contract period of approximately 15 months is currently foreseen with an estimated start / mobilization from Q2 2024.
Ramboll Energy
Ramboll is at the forefront of addressing the green transition and offers a holistic approach to energy that supports the sector on the journey towards more sustainable solutions. With 2,000 experts in 15 countries, covering the full spectrum of technologies and all parts of the value chain from production and transmission to distribution, we plan, design and implement energy solutions all over the world.
About Ramboll
Ramboll is a leading engineering, design and consultancy company founded in Denmark in 1945. The company employs more than 17,500 experts globally and has especially strong representation in the Nordics, UK, North America, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific. With 300 offices in 35 countries, Ramboll combines local experience with a global knowledgebase constantly striving to achieve inspiring and exacting solutions that make a genuine difference to our clients, the end-users, and society at large. Ramboll works across the following markets: Buildings, Transport, Planning & Urban Design, Water, Environment & Health, Energy and Management Consulting. More information available at www.ramboll.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Working at Ramboll
To work at Ramboll means being part of a people organisation. We are focused on knowledge sharing and collaboration across competence areas and geography, and we aim for a strong diversity among our employees. This enables us to solve a broad range of projects, and we firmly believe that cross-collaboration leads to creative and longstanding solutions. Thus, the possibilities at Ramboll are many and diverse –we invest a lot in development of people and offer career paths tailored for each individual.
