SURF Flowline Lead Engineer

Duration/Location

•Starting Date: ASAP

•Duration: 1.5 years minimum, up to 5 years

•Renewable: Yes

•Location: France (Paris), followed by Contractor’s engineering site during project execution

•Status: Residential

Context & Environment

The Venus Project is a very deep-water greenfield oil development located in West Africa and managed by Company’s GPI Venus team. The project is focused on defining the subsea production and injection system in challenging deep-water conditions, covering the phases of pre-project studies, FEED, Call for Tender, and full project execution.

The project’s objectives include:

• Optimizing reserves and reducing costs
• Accelerating schedules
• Minimizing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
• Ensuring high technical quality and strict H3SE compliance

The SURF Flowline Lead Engineer will play a key role in ensuring the successful design, engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and pre-commissioning of rigid flowlines, spools, jumpers, and associated subsea structures.

Missions/Service Dimensions

The service holder will be responsible for all the flowline engineering activities and technical matters related to the project, as part of the project team.

This will include but not be limited to reviewing, approving, preparing and managing all studies during Pre- project and FEED, Call For Tender and EPCI phases for rigid flowlines, rigid spools and rigid jumpers, and associated structures, equipment and ancillaries, for a very deep water oil greenfield project.

The Service Provider will be leading the design and engineering activities, and be supporting the procurement,fabrication, installation and pre-commissioning activities.

The Service Provider will provide support to the SURF Technical Manager and the SURF team and liaise with

other project teams (SPS).

Activities

HSE & Ethics Compliance

• Ensure that all SURF contractor activities and technical documentation align with Company’s H3SE & quality standards.
• Promote and enforce H3SE best practices and compliance with safety regulations.
• Demonstrate exemplary adherence to Company’s Ethics & Code of Conduct.

Engineering & Technical Oversight

• Lead flowline engineering activities from Pre-Project, FEED, Call for Tender, to EPCI phases.
• Ensure compliance with Company’s specifications, industry regulations, and international standards for:
• Rigid flowlines
• In-Line Tees (ILTs)
• Flowline End Terminations (FLETs)
• Rigid spools and jumpers
• Ancillary subsea equipment
• Supervise contractor technical activities and validate engineering deliverables.
• Oversee procurement, fabrication, construction, testing, and pre-commissioning.

Tender Preparation & Supplier Management

• Prepare and deliver the technical package for the SURF EPCI Call for Tender.
• Evaluate technical offers, lead technical clarifications with bidders, and ensure timely contract award.
• Ensure contractor compliance with project specifications and requirements.
• Support contract negotiations, technical reviews, and final recommendations.

Fabrication, Installation & Pre-Commissioning

• Supervise all testing and qualification activities (SWT, CDT, FAT, EFAT, SIT).
• Ensure proper execution of installation preparation, pre-commissioning, and commissioning activities.
• Coordinate with SURF suppliers and major contractors to ensure QA/QC compliance.
• Act as technical referent for all flowline, spool, and jumper-related issues.

Project Coordination & Interface Management

• Ensure coordination with SPS, Installation, Operations teams, and Interface Managers.
• Participate in HAZID, HAZOP, risk assessments, design reviews, and constructability reviews.
• Ensure proper document management and compliance with Company’s procedures.

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

• Provide regular updates and escalate risks, concerns, or deviations to the Technical Manager.
• Identify opportunities for optimization to improve project execution.
• Gather lessons learned and provide feedback to Company headquarters for future projects.

Qualifications & Experience Required

Education :Master’s degree in Engineering

Experience : At least 15 years in engineering & execution (procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, pre-commissioning) for rigid flowlines, spools, and jumpers in deep-water projects

Industry Experience : At least 10 years in large offshore oil & gas SURF projects

Technical Expertise :

• Good experience in detailed engineering and execution phases related to rigid flowlines, spools, and jumpers in deep water
• Strong knowledge of rigid flowlines, rigid spools, rigid jumpers, FLETs, ILTs
• Expertise in flowline deep offshore engineering
• Previous experience on very deepwater projects
• Good knowledge of relevant codes (DNV), and preferably of Company’s General Specifications, procedures, and policies
• Experience working in a complex and multicultural environment

Soft Skills:

• Positive, proactive, and pragmatic mindset
• Ability to work in large, multidisciplinary teams
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in a multicultural environment |

Languages:

• Fluent in English (mandatory), French (preferred)

Mobility:

• Willingness to travel to Contractor engineering sites, fabrication yards, and offshore locations as required