Engineering Governance Coordinator

Overview:
Provide integrated engineering coordination for the deepwater decommissioning of an offshore floating Spar, ensuring alignment and readiness across drilling & wells (P&A), operations, subsea, and topsides decommissioning engineering. The Engineering Governance Coordinator is the focal point for interface management, engineering deliverables alignment, technical decision flow, and integration of execution requirements to enable safe, compliant, efficient decommissioning, and maintain governance compliance.
 
Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities

• Integrated engineering coordination, Engineering Interface management, Engineering readiness for execution, Drilling & Wells (P&A) coordination, Operations integration, Subsea decommissioning coordination, Topsides decommissioning coordination, Technical queries and change control, Risk, safety, and compliance support, Contractor and vendor coordination, Schedule and progress reporting, Lessons learned and Governance Compliance.

Typical Deliverables / Outputs

• Integrated engineering interface plan, deliverables tracker / master deliverables register and interface register.
• Engineering execution readiness reviews and action tracking.
• Technical query log and close-out evidence; decision records.
• PMoC support documentation: impact assessments (scope/schedule/cost/HSE), approvals, and updated controlled documents.
• Weekly/monthly engineering progress and risk reports for project leadership.

 
Qualifications:
Qualifications & Experience

• Experience supporting decommissioning activities such as rig-based P&A, subsea intervention, pipeline abandonment, and/or offshore heavy-lift or construction/decommissioning campaigns.
• Working knowledge of offshore safety case / regulatory expectations, risk management, and contractor management in a decommissioning or major offshore execution context.
• Competence in progress tracking, forecasting and establishing rules of credit for engineering.
• Competence in document control practices and engineering deliverable management; familiarity with common project systems (e.g., SharePoint, EDMS) and scheduling/reporting tools (e.g., EcoSys/Primavera) is an advantage.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Strong interface management and stakeholder coordination skills across drilling/wells, operations, subsea, and facility teams.
• Structured problem-solving with the ability to drive closure on technical actions and remove execution blockers.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to translate complex technical issues into actionable decisions for project leadership.
• High attention to detail in tracking deliverables, revisions, assumptions, and action items.
• Strong HSSE mindset; able to challenge unsafe assumptions and ensure engineering supports safe execution.
• Ability to operate in fast-paced, multi-contractor environments and manage competing priorities.

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