Interface Manager - Detailed Engineering (offshore)

Offshore Detailed Engineering Interface Manager

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Key Competencies

• Demonstrates strong commitment to Worley HSE requirements and promotes safe interface management practices across offshore detailed engineering activities.
• Ensures interface risks related to offshore execution, construction, marine operations, and brownfield tie-ins are identified and mitigated through the design phase.
• Participates in HAZID, HAZOP, SIMOPS, Constructability, Operability and Maintainability (COM) workshops, focusing on interface hazards and mitigations.
• Supports Safety by Design by ensuring interface requirements are clearly defined and incorporated into engineering deliverables.

Interface Leadership & Coordination

• Provides leadership for interface management across offshore detailed engineering scope.
• Establishes and maintains the Interface Management Plan, procedures, and tools in line with project requirements.
• Coordinates interfaces between:
  • Engineering disciplines
  • EPC / EPCM Contractor
  • Vendors and suppliers
  • Fabrication yards, offshore installation, and commissioning teams
• Facilitates regular interface meetings, workshops, and alignment sessions with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensures clear definition of scope boundaries, responsibilities, and deliverables for all interfaces.

Technical & Offshore Interface Expertise

• Acts as the single point of coordination for offshore interfaces required for detailed design.
• Manages all types of interface issues between Client, Client other stakeholders, EPC Contractors etc…
• Ensures interfaces related to wellhead platforms, topsides, brownfield tie-ins, and offshore facilities are clearly identified, tracked, and resolved.
• Manages interface registers, action logs, and boundary documents, ensuring timely closure.
• Identify all interfaces between engineering disciplines (process, structural, piping, electrical, instrumentation, etc.)
• Define interface points between different EPC contractors, vendors, and subcontractors, 3 RD parties etc…
• Develop and manage an Interface issue throughout the project life cycle
• Facilitate communication between engineering teams to resolve clashes or gaps
• Ensure design inputs/outputs between teams are aligned and delivered on time
• Organize interface meetings and technical workshops
• Track interface-related documents (drawings, specifications, calculations)
• Ensure consistency of data exchanged between parties
• Manage interface agreements and approvals
• Manage Interface Register / Interface Matrix, Interface Control Documents (ICDs), Interface Agreements
• Manages Meeting minutes and action trackers, Interface risk logs
• Supports discipline teams in resolving technical interface issues impacting design, constructability, and offshore execution.
• Demonstrates sound understanding of offshore EPC workflows, detailed engineering deliverables, and execution sequencing.

Commercial & Schedule Awareness

• Supports interface-related schedule and cost control by identifying potential interface risks and impacts early.
• Assesses interface implications on:
  • Engineering progress
  • Construction and installation readiness
  • Offshore execution schedule
• Provides input to change management processes when interface issues result in scope, cost, or schedule impacts.
• Escalates interface-related commercial or contractual risks to the Project / Principal Engineer.

Execution Planning & Performance

• Ensures interface requirements are incorporated into engineering execution plans, schedules, and workshare strategies.
• Tracks interface progress and ensures alignment between multi-office engineering teams.
• Supports readiness of IFC deliverables by ensuring interface dependencies are resolved.
• Works closely with Project Controls to monitor interface milestones and critical path impacts.
• Forsee the impact of interfaces at various stages of project.

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

• Communicates clearly and consistently with project teams, clients, and contractors government authority, Licensors, 3 rd parties as applicable on interface status and issues.
• Prepares interface reports, dashboards, and status updates for project management.
• Maintains open communication channels to proactively address interface conflicts.
• Supports client interactions related to interface clarification and resolution.

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Interfaces with ADNOC representatives and key stakeholders on offshore interface matters under defined communication protocols.
• Builds effective working relationships with EPC contractors, vendors, fabricators, and offshore service providers.
• Supports transparent discussion of interface risks, constraints, and mitigation plans.

Risk & Opportunity Management

• Identifies interface-related risks and ensures inclusion in the project risk register.
• Supports development and tracking of mitigation actions for interface risks.
• Monitors interface risks throughout the detailed engineering phase and supports contingency planning.

Decision Making

• Makes informed decisions on interface coordination matters within defined project authority.
• Identifies and recommends solutions to interface issues considering HSE, technical integrity, schedule, and cost impacts.
• Escalates complex or high-risk interface issues to Project / Principal Engineer in a timely manner.

Supervision Received

• Works with moderate autonomy under direction of the Project / Principal Engineer.
• Receives objectives related to interface outcomes rather than detailed task instructions.
• Work is reviewed for effectiveness, coordination, and alignment with project objectives.

Supervision Authority

• Provides functional guidance to discipline engineers on interface matters.
• Coordinates and influences cross-discipline teams without direct line authority.
• No direct authority over performance or pay; provides recommendations where required.

Qualifications & Job-Specific Knowledge

• University degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Relevant project management or interface management training/certification preferred.
• Solid experience in Offshore EPC / EPCM particularly during detailed engineering.
• Strong understanding of offshore engineering deliverables, IFC requirements, and execution sequencing.
• Familiarity with interface management tools, registers, and reporting mechanisms.
• Proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams, and PowerPoint.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Access and Visio to support interface tracking and reporting.
• Ability to work effectively in multi-cultural and multi-national environments.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Strong coordination and problem-solving ability
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders

Experience Profile

• Demonstrated experience in offshore detailed engineering interface management.
• Strong exposure to wellhead platforms, topsides, and brownfield offshore facilities.
• Experience working on multi-discipline, multi-office offshore projects.
• ADNOC or equivalent offshore oil & gas project experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of offshore engineering disciplines (e.g., subsea, topsides, pipelines)
• Familiarity with engineering workflows and deliverables

Moving forward together

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