Lead Instrument Engineer / Technical Authority

Salary: £22.2 per hour

At Aker Solutions we are changemakers and accelerators. With a proud history of delivering complex projects to the oil and gas industry, we are looking for talented individuals to help us shape the path towards a sustainable energy future.

Our Engineering team in Aberdeen is now looking for a Lead Instrument Engineer / Technical Authority.
Lead a team of discipline engineers and designers assigned to an EMM UK EPC contract
Act as company technical authority
Identify and organize the preparation and implementation of standard design guides, specifications, datasheets and checklists
Role model engineering excellence and ‘best in class’ engineering by providing technical expertise in a technical authority capacity including company working procedures, work instructions and guidelines
Support and direct the discipline engineers and designers measured by exceeding contract expectations
Lead and troubleshoot challenges to positive conclusion ensuring that lessons learned and embedded across the company
Conduct Technical audits across the business
Act as focal point for liaising with independent verification bodies on design assurance and compliance
Contribute and conduct discipline specific competence and recruitment assessments to secure and retain the right resource at the right time
Contribute and provide feedback in managing staff performance according to the performance management procedure
Contribute and support best in class templates for all EMM UK technical tender documentation considering external or internal best practice and in accordance with all relevant codes and standards
Champion business development opportunities, activities and promote Aker Solutions full engineering portfolio
Ability to lead and motivate people
Ability to monitor and report engineering progress
Comprehensive knowledge of engineering and relevant technologies
Ability to interrogate, understand and translate function and business issues into strategies and action
Ability to work through others in the achievement of defined end results
Ability to be persuasive to guide and influence resources over which the role has no direct control
Proven track record in collaborating & influencing
Educated to Degree Level essential
Chartered Engineer essential
FS Eng (Preferred)

With over 90 years’ combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world’s leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining, Automotive and Chemicals sectors worldwide.With more than 100 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.