Lead Rigid Pipeline Design Engineer – F/M/NB

About us

At Subsea7, we take pride in being recognized globally as a leader across the Energy Industry, with over 80 nationalities across more than 30 countries. For 5 decades our people have delivered over 1000 projects in all water depths across our energy hubs and we continue to do so, adapting and evolving in an ever-changing world.

Our success and sustainability are only made possible by continuing to develop our assets and technology through innovation and collaboration, and most importantly through the development and diversity of our people who every day ‘Make Incredible things Happen’ at Subsea7.

Your mission

The Global Projects Centre & Asia Pacific (GPC & AP) is Subsea 7’s centre of excellence for the execution of its largest projects worldwide.

Within the Rigid Pipelines department in Suresnes (France), you will be responsible for the in-place design of subsea rigid pipelines, for tenders, FEEDs and EPCIs, as well as to discipline activities such as continuous improvements and technology developments.

Your main missions will be:

• Provide specialist skills in key areas of subsea rigid pipeline/spool engineering, in accordance with client’s specifications / scope of work, design codes and Subsea 7 guidelines, including but not limited to:
• field layout / routing design
• mechanical design
• thermomechanical design
• engineering of stabilisation, freespanning, lateral buckling and walking mitigation/control measures
• post-lay assessments
• Perform rigid pipeline/spool in-place design calculations and analyses.
• Produce and review material take-off, design reports, technical notes, engineering drawings (in collaboration with draftsmen), design review slide packs, technical scope of work, technical queries, deviation requests, risk assessments etc., for tenders, FEEDs and EPCIs.
• Propose and implement design solutions of complex problems which achieve cost & risk reduction.
• Identify risk, participate in risk assessments and manage/mitigate risk.
• Take ownership of, organize and prioritize allocated tasks / scope of work.
• Manage time/budget constraints to meet deadlines.
• Supervise and coordinate small teams and/or junior engineers.
• Participate in rigid pipeline project team and discipline meetings.
• Interface (meetings and correspondence) with the various disciplines and functions within a project, clients, subcontractors, suppliers, third parties etc., in a technical capacity.
• Report to project lead / engineering manager and discipline manager.
• Communicate project experience and lessons learnt to the discipline.
• Ensure implementation of Subsea 7 guidelines, best practices, processes, project experience and lessons learnt.
• Contribute to discipline developments such as engineering tools, continuous improvements and technology developments.
• Actively participate in training and pursue continuing professional development.
• Train and mentor junior and graduate engineers.

Your profile

Essential Education, Skills & Experience

• Degree in a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subject.
• Knowledge of subsea pipeline design and/or finite element analysis
• Sound communication skills in English, both verbal and written
• Ability to:
  • organise, prioritise and deliver work to meet deadlines
  • work within time and budget constraints and raise/manage risks which may affect schedule and/or budget in collaboration with management
  • adapt to changing requirements and manage competing deadlines
  • understand code, client and project requirements
  • undertake responsibility for producing deliverables such as design reports, drawings etc.
  • work effectively and collaborate within a team
  • supervise / coordinate project teams
  • manage interfaces
  • build and maintain strong professional relationships at all levels

Desirable Education, Skills & Experience

• Engineering experience within the subsea energy industry
• Professional experience using Abaqus, VBA and/or Python
• Experience in working in a multidisciplinary and multicultural engineering team

Along with a wide range of benefits and a flexible working environment, employees can further enhance their work-life balance through our Remote Working Policy.

Subsea 7 is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, committed in creating a diverse workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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