Lead SPS Engineer

Lead SPS Engineer

• Start Date: November 1st 
• Duration 12 months 
• Location: Paris or London during FEED then at EPC location or Baku Azerbaijan
• Status: Residential

MISSIONS / SERVICE DIMENSIONS

• The service holder is starting from the FEED phase sanction with the possibility to continue to the EPC phase until the completion of the Development phase including Project close-out.
• The offshore subsea gas pipeline will be tied into the greenfield onshore Central Processing Facility (CPF) for Gas Condensate separation and compression.
• The service holder will lead the Subsea Production Systems engineering and design scope (SPS) during FEED preparation and execution.
• The service holder may also be involved in the current pre-feed extension studies.
• The Service Holder will be as well deeply involve in the FEED scope of work preparation until FEED sanction.
• During FEED, the service holder will be in charge of the performance of the FEED CTR on time and on budget FEED deliverable submission for her or his scope of work and as well actively participate in the EPC CFT preparation.
• The Service Holder will have numerous interfaces with other disciplines and entities.

ACTIVITIES
The service holder must possess experience designing offshore Subsea Production Systems to ensure its safe and optimum project delivery as well as reliable operation.
The Service holder shall perform all her or his duties in line with Company procedures.
The Service Holder shall:

• Be in charge of all Subsea Production Systems from Basic engineering, Detailed Engineering / Qualification / Manufacturing / Fabrication / Construction / Installation / Pre-Commissioning activities performed by Contractor, whilst respecting local content requirement.
• Review and approve SPS contractor engineering deliverable.
• Coordinate the technical reviews.
• Identify and solve, report technical issues that may arise during all Subsea Production Systems activities of the SPS package Lead.
• Able to review the design of the SPS systems in compliance with industry standards and client requirements.
• Able to review calculations, simulations, and analyses to ensure the integrity and reliability of subsea equipment.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to optimise subsea system performance.
• Conducting risk assessments and implementing mitigation measures.
• Apply a system level view and decision making to the following typical activities:
• PFDs, schematics, block diagrams, field layout.
• Production assurance/flow assurance.
• Reliability/availability modelling.
• Testing and commissioning philosophies.
• Material selection, coatings, and CP.
• Process safety, protection, and risk management.
• Identify, evaluate, and report the key system technical risks, seeking mitigations where possible and populating the risk registers ensuring critical.
• Liaise with Project QHSES, QAQC, to ensure that the SPS scope is designed to be safe, operable, and maintainable.
• Assist QA/QC manager for all quality issues related to SPS engineering.
• To attend all SPS engineering meetings, routine and subject specific, to pursuit Contractor’s resolution and close-out of documents.
• Ensure that agreed project battery limits are adhered to.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
- Qualification: Lead discipline
- Languages: English
- Professional Experience: More than 15 years
- Experience within project: More than 15 years

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