Shore Ends Project Engineer (7127)

Are you looking for an opportunity with plenty of growth potential? Do you enjoy working in an exciting, fast-paced, collaborative environment? Are you interested in working with the world's most innovative companies to create a more connected world?

Connecting Continents. Impacting Communities.

The backbone of the Internet is a series of high-tech subsea fiber optic cables deployed throughout the globe- SubCom has deployed over 50% of them. Our employees ensure data communications networks are engineered, manufactured, deployed to the highest standards, enabling faster and more reliable connectivity to communities worldwide. Every member of the SubCom team plays a role in an end-to-end process that is critical to enterprises, governments, big cities, and rural towns.

We encourage, expect, and value creativity, thoughtful risk taking, openness to change, and diverse perspectives. Whether you're a seasoned applicant seeking a new and exciting challenge, or you're new to the workforce and looking for a flexible, rewarding, and fast-paced position with an innovative and stable organization (since 1953), SubCom has opportunities to advance your career.

Position Overview

The Shore End and Terrestrial Project Engineer is responsible for the planning, immigration/work permits/VISA's, procurement, tracking, logistics to ensure the worldwide Shore Ends installation program has the tools needed for success. Reporting to the Senior Manager- Shore Ends & Terrestrial Cable Installation. This position is an integral part of SubCom' s Marine Services department.

Activities include planning, logistics, tracking milestones, and purchasing in support of shore end installations and burial, pre-laid shore end cable vessel loading, near shore route clearance, post lay inspection burial operations, terrestrial cable installation, HDD operations, cable splicing, ocean ground bed installation, and related documentation for all activities.

Responsibilities

• The position is expected to oversee logistics as well as supervise planning activities associated with the installation and construction of submarine cable systems and associated land cable routes.
• Activities this position is responsible for include the planning and implementation for Shore End Installations, drafting and submitting purchase order requisitions, receipting for items, correlating receipted items with Bills of Materials (BOMs), planning and projecting dates when items need to ship, verifying the accuracy of materials invoices, timelines to obtain personnel travel Visa's and work permits, ensuring that tools make it back to the Depot, and other tasks as directed.
• Interfaces with most operational groups within SubCom, Finance, Project Management and Coordination, Environmental Health and Safety, R&D, Cable Factory, Maintenance, Cable Ships, Cable Depots, Procurement, Contracting, Marine Logistics, and External Contractors and Suppliers.
• Track field work travel dates, liaise with internal and contracted Visa Specialists, and ensure field personnel get appropriate instructions and submit for Visa's/work permits on appropriate deadlines.
• The Shore End Ops Engineer must have excellent communication skills and effectively work with technical and non-technical teams.
• Frequent internal customer interface. The Shore End Ops Engineer will need to favorably shape a stakeholder's opinion of the Shore Ends Group. As such, the Shore End Ops Engineer must be very adept at personally interacting with our internal customers in a very positive and non-confrontational manner.
• Possible foreign and domestic travel including extended assignments at Shore End Depot and Office sites may be required. While travel will be based on business needs, the Shore End Ops Engineer will be expected to travel 5-10% of the time.
• Functions independently with minimal guidance in performing complex planning and logistical work.