Interface Engineer

Position TitleInterface Engineer

Location KL Office Milan (Italy)

Reporting toProject Engineering Manager

General Description of Role and Responsibilities

Interface Identification & Management

• Identify all internal and external interfaces between project work packages and third parties.
• Develop and maintain the Project Interface Register and Interface Management Plan.
• Ensure all interfaces have clearly defined responsibilities, scope boundaries, and deliverables.

Coordination & Communication

• Facilitate regular interface meetings between contractors, vendors, and stakeholders.
• Act as the single point of contact for interface matters between designated packages.
• Track and manage interface requests, clarifications, and agreements.

Technical & Design Consistency

• Ensure consistency of design data, specifications, and drawings between interfacing packages.
• Review and comment on engineering deliverables to ensure alignment across boundaries.
• Coordinate resolution of mismatches in design, tie-in points, operating philosophies, and control systems.

Documentation & Deliverables

• Maintain up-to-date interface documentation, agreements, and change records.
• Ensure all interface deliverables are submitted and approved in accordance with project schedules.
• Integrate interface status reporting into overall project progress reports.

Resolution/monitor/verify

• Proactively identify potential conflicts and risks at interfaces.
• Facilitate resolution of technical and schedule conflicts between contractors.
• Escalate unresolved interface issues to management with recommended solutions.
• Monitor EPC Contractors’ interface management processes and ensure compliance with project requirements.
• Verify that all interface agreements are implemented and closed before mechanical completion.
• Participate in readiness reviews and handover checks to ensure interface points are fully integrated.

Key Deliverables

• Interface Management Plan.
• Interface Register (internal & external).
• Signed Interface Agreements between stakeholders.
• Monthly Interface Status Reports.
• Closed-out interface documentation for handover.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Process, or related discipline).
• 8+ years of oil & gas project experience, with at least 3 years in interface management.
• Proven experience in multi-package EPC/PMC projects (offshore platforms, pipelines, onshore processing, utilities).
• Strong knowledge of engineering design processes, construction, commissioning, and project controls.
• Experience in large-scale offshore developments (subsea-to-shore, FPSO, WHP, or LNG projects).
• Familiarity with interface management software/tools (e.g., ICMS, SharePoint, Prodom).
• Offshore survival (BOSIET) and HSE awareness training.