our client is a world leader in project management engineering and construction for the oil gas sector their projects range from subsea oil gas developments to some of the most complex offshore and onshore constructions currently undertaken due to the continued development of their aberdeen offices they are now recruiting for an experience lead engineer to develop their engineering departments on a permanent basis as an integral part of the engineering department management team the discipline lead engineer will have responsibility for the ongoing delivery of a comprehensive competence scheme which will assist in maintaining a high standard of technical capability in the engineering department and project management teams the competence scheme identifies personnel career development requirements therefore the role has associated outputs in respect of training requirements additional experience requirements and in assisting with the review process for internal promotions the lead engineer will be required to strengthen engineering integrity through the delivery of engineering guidance documents standards with the additional specific brief of identifying where business advantage may be obtained through the incorporation of new or emerging technologies we are looking for a candidate who possesses a good grounding in subsea engineering from a design and operational standing and have the ability to identify problems and deliver solutions through effective communication you will be educated to degree level in an engineering or applied science field ideally mechanical civil electrical or physics as is a strong background in a management or personneldevelopment role