Subsea Engineering Lead

Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager

Initial 12 Month Contract

Outside IR35

Chiswick, London – 3 days per week in office, 2 days per week working from home

A fantastic opportunity has become available for a Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager to work for an operator in the London area.

The successful candidate will require experience of multiphase pumps (MPP)

Description

Job Purpose:

• The key purpose of the role is to provide Subsea Engineering input, oversight, and discipline technical leadership to key Development Studies and Projects (i.e. all the way from Assess to Execute) for Jubilee
• As the Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager, you will be part of a small owner’s team, the incumbent will also be expected to drive project and contractor performance and support the project manager in ensuring timely, high quality and safe deliver
• Identify and promote value engineering opportunities in subsea scopes
• The role is primarily to support the Jubilee Subsea Multiphase Pumps (MPPs) and also Jubilee Life-of-field Tie-ins (LoFT), but will be expected to provide support to ad hoc project and studies scope that arise, along with the required LLIs for Campaign 2

Responsibilities / Key Objectives:

EHS

• Demonstrate personal leadership and commitment to EHS performance
• Participate in identification of the major EHS hazards for all scopes, particularly during the early stages of development and support mitigations to acceptable risk levels.
• Support project teams and execution contractors to deliver projects, without compromise on safety or quality.

Subsea Discipline Engineering

• Preparation of subsea basis of design and contractor scopes of work (including the required international/industry standards)
• As the Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager, you will supervise contractor subsea engineering, review subsea engineering deliverables, and provide technical steer and guidance to contractors to optimise design and installation methodologies to achieve the companies project goals
• Review and approval of subsea management of change, respond to technical queries, and prepare subsea Decision Record Memorandums

• As the Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager, you will propose innovative subsea solutions to optimise subsea development opportunities

Technical Coordination and Project Engineering

• Lead the development of subsea Scopes of Work / Statement of Requirements
• Ensure that contractors are delivering to the required company and international/industry standards, and meeting cost, schedule and quality requirements
• As the Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager, you will coordinate technical input from all Company stakeholders including offshore and onshore Operations Disciplines
• Assist with technical assurance audits / peer reviews / peer audits and Gate assurance reviews

Education:

Tertiary Engineering qualification at degree level

Skills:

• Minimum 20 years experience in Oil and Gas with 10 years in Subsea Engineering, preferably with deepwater project experience through all stages of the project lifecycle
• As the Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager, you will have a broad multi-discipline understanding of Subsea Engineering (controls, foundations, structures, pipelines, flexible pipe, umbilicals, vessels, installation, etc)
• Deep experience of subsea controls and/or subsea processing will be highly regarded
• As the Subsea Engineering Lead/ Manager, you will have knowledge of the key engineering standards applicable to Subsea Engineering hardware and installation
• Proven understanding of offshore construction, installation and commissioning activities & key interfaces with respect to project management, planning & execution

Business Behaviours:

• Able to understand the linkage between engineering decisions and overall project outcomes, and drive robust, fit-for-purpose decision making
• Able to progress and prioritize several simultaneous activities
• Methodical, thorough, conscientious to ensure high quality technical output
• Strong interpersonal skills needed to manage internal and external stakeholders and ensure contractor performance. Dynamic and resilient; able to adapt to change.

First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, Primis, and workforce management solution, Operam.

As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.