Technical Director - Part-Time

Peak Ocean is a premier global consultancy and project management partner specializing in the offshore, marine, and renewable energy sectors. Known for our commitment to asset integrity, operational excellence, and engineering safety, we deliver elite Project Management Teams (PMTs) that safeguard our clients' multi-million-dollar capital investments globally.

For an upcoming drilling rig construction and reactivation project in Singapore, Peak Ocean is assembling an owner-side PMT. We are seeking a highly experienced POG Technical Director to serve as a Client Representative in this role.

The Role: Final Technical Authority

As the POG Technical Director, you will act strictly in the client's interest, serving as the final technical authority and arbiter on complex, cross-discipline engineering matters for the drilling rig construction/reactivation campaign. You will work alongside the Project Director and Engineering Manager, providing independent technical assurance that protects the integrity, safety, and long-term reliability of the asset — delivered on time and within budget.

1. Technical Leadership & Assurance

• Serve as the final technical authority, resolving cross-discipline engineering conflicts across structural, mechanical, piping, E&I, drilling, naval architecture, and subsea disciplines.
• Provide independent technical review and sign-off on critical engineering deliverables, FEA reports, and stability/stress analyses.
• Mentor the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineers across disciplines, building technical capability within the PMT.

2. Technical Interface & Discussion Leadership

• Guide and lead technical discussions with Basic Designers, ensuring design intent, engineering philosophy, and critical design assumptions are correctly carried through into detailed and production engineering.
• Represent the PMT in technical discussions with Classification Societies (ABS/DNV), resolving complex compliance queries and steering the approach to non-standard approval cases.
• Lead technical dialogue with vendor specialists on complex or proprietary equipment matters, ensuring vendor recommendations are independently challenged and validated before adoption.
• Act as the escalation point when discipline engineers require senior technical backing in discussions with designers, Class, or vendors.

3. Standards, Compliance & Risk

Ensure engineering designs comply with Class rules (ABS/DNV), API, ASME, and applicable

• IMO/MODU Code requirements.
• Lead technical risk assessments for major modifications, novel engineering solutions, or non-standard repairs identified during construction/reactivation.
• Own the Technical Query (TQ) escalation process for unresolved cross-discipline issues.

4. Innovation & Continuous Improvement

• Drive lessons-learned and technical best-practice initiatives across the PMT.
• Evaluate emerging inspection and engineering technologies (e.g., digital twin, advanced NDT) for project applicability.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Master's degree in a relevant Engineering discipline (Mechanical, Structural, Marine, or Naval Architecture).
• Minimum 15+ years of engineering experience in offshore/marine industries, with 5+ years in a Technical Director or Chief Engineer capacity.
• Professional Engineer (PE) registration highly advantageous.
• Deep, cross-disciplinary technical mastery of drilling rig systems and Class/API/IMO standards.
• Proven experience leading technical discussions directly with basic design houses, classification societies, and equipment vendors.
• Strong track record resolving complex, high-stakes engineering disputes on construction or reactivation projects.

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Peak Ocean EA License No. 18C9336