Senior Subsea Engineer

Galp; Rio de Janeiro; On-site; BRL 350,000 - 480,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Competitive salary and bonus

Job summary

Galp seeks an experienced Upstream Projects Engineer to evaluate facilities design, cost, schedule, and constructability, driving investment decisions with operating partners. The role emphasizes subsea expertise, risk-based thinking, and collaboration across Galp and partner teams.

You will lead technical alignment meetings, develop relationships with operators, and ensure compliance with Galp standards throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or Petroleum Engineering is required.
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Responsibilities

• Efficiently assessing upstream facilities design, cost, schedule, and constructability of proposals from operating partners and deliver internal investment decisions support utilizing Galp Standards

Skills

Upstream

Subsea knowledge

Project management

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Data interpretation

Cost/schedule/constructability

Facility integrity awareness

Portuguese & English fluency

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or Petroleum Engineering

Master degree preferred

Tools

Galp Standards

MS Office / Project tools

Risk management tools

Job description

Galp has been part of society for generations, and as energy changes, we adapt too. Here you will have the opportunity to grow, with the resources you need to develop at your own pace, in your own way. Together we can continue to contribute to the communities where we live and work. We can build a more efficient future for ourselves and for future generations. We're counting on your energy

Bring you curiosity and passion into action. Join Galp today.

You will join the Upstream business unit that develops a competitive and unique portfolio in the sector, with a carbon intensity well below the industry average. It comprises projects at different stages of maturity, from exploration to production. In addition to promising assets in Namibia and São Tomé and Príncipe, the portfolio includes one of the largest oil and natural gas discoveries of recent decades: in the pre-salt Santos basin in Brazil.

About your future Team

You will Join Upstream Projects Engineering team.

How will your Day-to-Day look like:

• Efficiently assessing upstream facilities design, cost, schedule, and constructability of proposals from operating partners and deliver internal investment decisions support utilizing Galp Standards


• Accurately interpret project and operating data received from operating partners converting it into actionable insight


• Developing and leveraging relationships with our operator partners to drive Design and Operational Excellence


• Assess facilities integrity status and trends, providing data and support to asset teams in interfaces w/ operators


• Intervening when the consortiums are being exposed to risks beyond ALARP and actively collaborate in finding a solution or suggestions


• Function as focal point for upstream facilities matters, especially Subsea, pertaining to the Portfolio


• Conduct technical alignment meetings within Galp and Operating Partners on technical Upstream Facilities scope of work, perform design reviews and integrated risk assessments.


• Apply Project Maturation Standards to support a Risk-Based approach in Collaborating with Operating Partners in the Upstream Facilities maturation of projects as they move through Galp’s and its partners’ equivalent Stage Gates Process [Identify, Assess, Select, Define, Execute and Operate] phases of the project life cycle.


• Function within a lean core team while leveraging Galp’s Global Resources and 3rd Party Service Providers if required


• Lead Upstream related topics, assurance and/or collaborate with partners to obtain alternative outcomes that drive value to the Consortiums.


• Take design reviews of Upstream project proposals and assure that design principles, cost estimates, schedule are acceptable, collaborate with operating partners where required to add value to the Consortium.


• Ensure compliance with the Project Management Framework and Galp´s Standards

What makes you Unique:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or Petroleum Engineering required. Master preferred.


• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in a technical [SUBSEA] function, preferentially with experience also in integrity and process safety activities.


• Skilled with a combination of technical ability, leadership capacity, operational delivery understanding, capacity to build diverse relationships, while exhibiting a very good understanding of Deepwater operations.


• Knowledge of Flexible and Rigid Subsea Pipeline, Flowline and Riser technology (Pipe-in-pipe, Mechanically Lined Pipe, new tech) servicing Oil Producing, Water and Gas Injections systems, associated challenges with each technology, and market intelligence that can be incorporated to assess project and operational risks, with experience in offshore installation e yard construction. Additionaly valued experience in FPSO and facilities integrity management.


• Knowledge of Operations of Subsea systems, Surveillance, Maintenance Systems, HSSE expectations, Troubleshooting.


• Knowledge of Project Management of Brownfield and/or Greenfield Deepwater projects including infills, tiebacks, new system installations, hardware specifications, construction methodologies and vessel selection.


• Translates the guidelines and standards into practice and solves common technical challenges and provides technical recommendations which have a perceptible impact on local business performance; actively drives the identification, development and implementation of new technologies and opportunities to optimize field operations.


• When required, leads multidisciplinary teams to deliver optimal upstream solutions.

Understanding of supplier markets and vendor capabilities, providing technical input to procurement strategies, contractor selection, and commercial evaluations.

• Leads subsea discipline tasks within design, operation, or maintenance of facilities/plant, interfacing with stakeholders and managing contractors.


• Ability to effectively communicate with internal and external stakeholders.


• Must be fluent in Portuguese and English.

• An energy company integrated in the energy sector where you can make a difference;


• Competitive salary and Bonus;


• Health insurance for you and your family.

At Galp, we have the ambition to be a Human Centered Company, and for that we acknowledge our responsibility to promote Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) by having a genuine mindset, lived on our day-to-day, in all our processes. We believe that everyone should be celebrated and valued for who they are: not only for their potential, but also for their distinctive characteristics. potential, but also for their distinctive characteristics.