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Reporting structure

Reports To:

Fleet Projects Manager

Direct Reportees:

None

Location:

Doha

Job Summary and Purpose

Participate, and where instructed lead, Fleet Technical Projects, Newbuild projects, Technology, Innovation, Digitalization and Environmental Initiatives / projects.

In addition to the above, the role is responsible to initiate and complete research into emergent technologies and initiatives to optimize assets and efficiency of operations.

Accountabilities

Fleet Projects: 

• Oversee marine engineering projects / activities from planning to completion/close out, including managing deliverables, meeting milestone schedules, tracking progress, and managing projects underway with Nakilat customers, stakeholders and charterers.
• Define projects’ specifications and requirements and ensure full compliance with these specifications and contractual obligations.
• Monitor trials and pilots as required on Fleet Vessels.
• Define fleet projects contractual strategy and facilitate tendering process.
• Manage preparation of project deliverables in alignment with project management framework, including concept selection, feasibility analysis, basis for design, technical specification, tenders and bid evaluation, design development and plan approval, in line with company requirements.

Technology, Innovation & Digitalization

• Identify and investigate fleet emerging trends, technologies and market opportunities.
• Evaluate Fleet short and long-term requirements and propose industry leading solutions to Nakilat Fleet.
• Conduct technology evaluations in maritime space for Newbuilds and retrofits.
• Conduct testing and trials of new technologies, and document lessons learned.
• Collaboration with OEM’s, design houses, shipyards and classification societies for technology implementation projects.
• Lead the evaluation and implementation of automation, Fleet digitization, or sustainability enhancements, in coordination with the Fleet Projects Manager, and manage day-to-day Fleet Digitalization needs.
• Maintain overview of ongoing projects and fleet operations to exploit synergies, best practices and technology innovations.
• Facilitate brainstorming sessions and innovation labs.
• Facilitate cross-functional teams to develop and pilot new products, services, or processes.

Accountabilities - 2

Documentation & Technical Management:

• Maintain schedules, drawing registers, and document tracking records while coordinating approvals with clients and classification societies. 
• Provide comprehensive reporting, cost control, project planning and timelines.
• Review technical specifications, drawings, and maritime regulations.
• Protect the owner's financial interests by ensuring the shipyard/contractors adheres strictly to the technical specifications, maker’s lists, and building contract.

Stakeholder Communication: 

• Serve as the primary liaison with vendors, designers, project stakeholders and project teams and maintain an effective relationship with stakeholders throughout project timelines.
• Manage technical correspondence, meeting minutes, and formal engineering responses.
• Coordinate with Classification Societies (e.g., DNV, ABS, Lloyd's Register) and Flag State authorities to ensure the vessel meets all regulatory, environmental, and safety certifications.

Quality & Compliance:

• Maintain knowledge of upcoming changes in legislation and how they affect ship design and methods for compliance.
• Ensure adherence to codes, business procedures, and regulatory requirements. 
• Manage revision control and support quality control across budgets, schedules, and testing

Fleet Technical Support

• Provide technical support to Fleet related to technical matters, refit support, voyage repairs.

Qualifications, Experience and Job Skills

Education & Qualifications

• Minimum Class 1 CoC Marine Engineer, with Gas endorsements. Additionally, Project management qualification and/or certification will be a plus.
• Alternatively, a graduate with a relevant engineering degree (Mechanical, Marine preferably augmented with Project management degree and/or certification) and with relevant maritime experience.
• Accreditation and industry professional membership.  

Experience

• Minimum 3 years in senior technical rank (preferably Chief Engineer) on board LNG vessels or within the LNG industry.
• Shore experience in maritime Project Management and Research & Development related roll. 
• Shipbuilding experience is a plus

Job-Specific (Technical) Skills

• Excellent communication skills both oral and written.
• Management, leadership and Organizational skills to deal with a multicultural work force and business partners.
• Ability to conduct risk assessments.
• Familiarity with HAZOP, HAZID, FMEA, Project Management Planning and processes for evaluating detailed design.
• Computer literacy – MS Office, MS Project and Visio.
• Experience with contract drafting, tendering process and evaluation as well as commercial requirements of Project management are advantageous.
• Experience with technology evaluation and deployment.