About this role
Typical duties
- Designs and oversees testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment
- Conducts analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies in order to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures
- Evaluates operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing
- Coordinates activities with regulatory bodies in order to ensure repairs and alterations are consistent with safety standards and procedures
- Performs monitoring activities in order to ensure that ships / vessels comply with international regulations and standards for life saving equipment and pollution prevention
- Plans and oversees the building and commissioning of marine projects
- Examines the reliability and integrity of vessels and offshore installations looking at their sea worthiness, safety and maintenance
- Manages all planned maintenance tasks and also unscheduled repairs that may be required on marine plant and machinery
- Schedules machine overhauls and the servicing of electrical, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, and sewage systems
- Reports any breaches of safety procedures to supervision / management
- Actively participates in and promotes company health and safety campaigns, policies and procedures, and ensures personal safety and that of colleagues at all times
In the industry
Marine Engineers provide a specialised skill set to the Oil and Gas Industry no matter which discipline the individual specialises in (dynamic positioning, shipping/ vessels, design, Floating Production Storage Offshore (FPSO). This knowledge is vital to the industry to ensure that industry and company technical standards are met and excellence is sought at every opportunity. They are normally employed by specialist major vessel operating companies, marine contractors or supply vessel operators.