Mechanical Engineering Supervisor - Offshore

Audubon is currently seeking a Mechanical Engineering Supervisor to join our team in our Houston, TX Office. The Mechanical Engineering Supervisor will supervise a team of engineers who perform mechanical engineering assignments associated with designing equipment, components, structures or systems. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES: - Interact and communicate effectively with clients, subcontractors, vendors and other consultants. - Set realistic expectations and ensure assigned projects are completed according to schedule and within budget. - Ensure that projects assigned to direct reports are completed according to schedule and within budget. - Adhere to and ensure that direct reports are in adherence to company quality standards and follow engineering checking and approval procedures. - Perform checking, or assign the appropriate checker, of engineering drawings and mathematical calculations produced by direct reports.. - Responsible for ensuring the overall quality and technical accuracy associated with deliverables produced by direct reports. - Oversee adherence to safe design practices, while focusing on identifying cost saving opportunities. - Plan and manage group workload, budgets and project resources, requesting assistance as necessary. - Assist in the development of internal design guidelines, specifications, and design control procedures. - Assess feasibility of projects by assessing materials, costs and time requirements, applying knowledge and techniques of engineering and advanced mathematics. - Utilize complex and repetitive calculations. - Prepare or direct the preparation and modification of reports, specifications, plans, and/or construction schedules for projects. - Analyze and examine different strategies, equations and applications to ensure appropriate procedures are applied and/or utilized. Resolve design and development issues. - Manage client relationships and develop repeat business opportunities. - Compile discipline-specific man-hour estimates and Total Installed Cost estimates based on client provided project scope. - Manage and forecast man-hour requirements and schedules associated with discipline-specific project scope. - Assess challenges and potential risks of planned projects, including construction costs, government regulations, potential environmental hazards and other factors. - Undertake initiatives for risk management and appropriate steps to address it. - Responsible for hiring staff, performance evaluations, salary decisions and resolving routine grievances and complaints; may initiate disciplinary actions. - Approve time entry and expense reports pursuant to company/client policies and procedures. - Provide advice and assistance on work techniques, best practices, and subject matter expertise to co-workers and subordinates. - Set direction, priorities and allocate resources within a group or project; define job roles, determine work to be completed and make assignments to staff, distribute workload and establish work deadlines; set work quality expectations. - Comply with all company and client health, safety, security and environmental (HSSE) standards as well as federal and local HSSE regulations. - Actively participate in company and client hazard identification and observation programs, and immediately report any unsafe acts, conditions or incidents to supervisor. - Monitor and ensure safe working conditions for staff, and ensure all direct reports receive required safety training to perform their tasks in a safe manner. - Ensure all reportable occupational incidents are reported in a timely manner and provide assistance in the completion of any investigations, including implementing corrective actions. - May independently prepare advanced level specifications for project assignments detailing client performance requirements, specific component needs, design requirements, applicable design codes, and vendor drawing requirements. - May prepare engineering sketches, perform engineering c…