Role Definition

Role summary

Under the responsibility of the SURF Project Principal Engineer, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Understand Client needs and develop specifications for Electrical Suppliers.

• Interface with project team, engineering teams, and SCM

• Support the selection of the Electrical Supplier through technical evaluation

• Plan, detail, and review technical documentation relating to electrical systems, subsea hardware, and topside interface.

• Develop the documentation package and the studies linked to the sizing and analysis of the electrical systems

• Manage the design analysis, and undertake, and check others’, analysis, design, and engineering activities associated with electrical components, terminations, etc.

• Ensure design and detailing in accordance with acknowledged industry Codes, Standards, and Design Guides (e.g. IEC, IEEE, ISO); Client Specifications and Scopes of Work, and internal standards

• Production and checking of design documentation including feasibility reports, detailed in-place design reports, specifications, material take-offs, etc.

• Be aware of the Overall project / Tender planning and responsible for the planning of his / her Scope of Work.

• Ensure progress and compliance of the supplier in close interface with SCM function

• Follow-up electrical design activities, fabrications, and testing.

• Ensure the work is performed in accordance with the latest HSEQ and Group procedures.

• Provide engineering assistance during mobilizations and occasional periods of offshore or site working, including FATs, SITs, Pre-commissioning, etc.

• Participate as required in events such as Bid Clarifications, Kick off meetings, HIRAs, Design Reviews, etc.

• Check that the procedure and analysis match the project objectives

• Attend to project audits related to Engineering Activities as and when required.

• Attend to project engineering reviews as and when required.

• Provide technical engineering support to other departments within the Engineering Group, the Project Engineering Group, and to colleagues in terms of training and mentoring.

• Ensure that know-how is transferred within the discipline & attend to discipline meeting as required.

Qualifications

• BSc or MSc in Electrical Engineering, with relevant work experience in the oil and gas industry or equivalent, with experience in electrical systems analysis.

• Proficiency in electrical design software (e.g., ETAP, SKM, CYME).

• Fluent English

• Undertake responsibility for production of deliverables, which may include engineering support to Drafting Office, design calculations, specifications, procedures, analyses, progress reports, bid evaluations, study reports, and various 3rd-party submissions.

• Experience in working in a multi-disciplined system engineering team

• Ability to prioritize own workload, manage time accordingly, and inform team members where constraints will affect a project in terms of program or budget.

• Demonstrable ability to work within time/budget constraints

• Ability in Vendor and 3rd Party interface

• Ability in working in multicultural group

Conditions

• Majority of the work is carried out in the regional main office site – Paris

• Offshore / Off-site location during project Execution phase as required.

• Working hours according to local regulation and Company’s policy

  • Location: Paris
  • Country: Paris
  • Contract type: Freelance or Permanent
  • Seniority level: SENIOR