Subsea Project Engineer

Ian Martin Group; San Juan de Terranova; On-site; CAD 124,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Raise is recruiting on behalf of a client for a Subsea Project Engineer based in St. John’s, NL. The role focuses on technical interface management across wells, subsea base operations, and ROV contractors to support offshore intervention campaigns.

The candidate will oversee equipment delivery, risk and schedule management, and ensure successful integration of IWOCS, subsea trees, and associated systems within the project plan.

Qualifications

• 10+ years within subsea engineering or ROV operations.
• Experience owning technical lifecycle of subsea equipment (IWOCS, subsea trees, wellheads).
• Experience coordinating interfaces between wells, subsea, ROVs and vessel schedules.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate ROV scope and integrate with intervention sequences.
• Manage design reviews, FAT, SIT, and equipment testing.
• Maintain cost forecasts and track project budgets.
• Support offshore interventions and start-up activities.

Skills

Subsea engineering

ROV operations

Well interventions

Project lifecycle management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered or eligible

Job description

Subsea Project Engineer

• Pay Rate: $100/hour, depending on experience
• Contract Length: 1 year with a possible extension
• Location: St John's, Newfoundland

Raise is currently hiring a Subsea Project Engineer on behalf of our client. They’re expanding their team to meet growing needs, making this a unique opportunity to work with an industry leader. Our Client is a globally competitive integrated energy company that extracts, produces and provides energy from a mix of sources, ranging from oil sands to renewable fuels.

Note: The primary pay rate is based on the rate for an incorporated contractor who owns their own business. However, we will also consider applications from candidates interested in a T4 arrangement, where applicable..

Description

Our client is seeking a skilled Subsea Project Engineer to join our team in St. John’s, NL. In this role, you will act as a key technical interface between the Wells team, subsea base business, ROV contractors, equipment suppliers, production operations, and project management.

This position requires a strong blend of subsea and well intervention knowledge, project engineering, equipment delivery, cost and schedule management, risk management, and offshore execution experience.

Responsibilities

• Support development of well intervention concepts and execution strategies.
• Coordinate well intervention interfaces with wells, drilling, completions, production, subsea, marine, ROV and HSE disciplines.
• Own and coordinate the project ROV scope, acting as the technical focal point between the project team and base business.
• Ensure ROV activities are fully integrated into the intervention sequence, vessel schedule and overall project execution plan.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, certification and mobilization of subsea intervention equipment.
• Manage technical interfaces between intervention equipment, subsea trees, wellheads, ROVs, vessels, controls systems and other project equipment.
• Participate in design reviews, FAT, SIT, integration testing and equipment acceptance.
• Ensure equipment certification, maintenance, inspection and recertification requirements are identified and completed.
• Maintain equipment readiness status and identify actions required to achieve offshore deployment readiness.
• Support rig integration of subsea IWOCS spread and tree handling equipment, ensuring equipment is fully compatible with the rig and planned intervention operations. Coordinate equipment mobilization, rig-up, installation, function testing, commissioning and operational acceptance.
• Maintain cost forecasts and monitor expenditure against approved project budgets.
• Maintain project risk registers and ensure mitigation actions are implemented and tracked.
• Support management of technical queries, deviations, non-conformances and engineering changes.
• Provide engineering support during offshore intervention and ROV operations.
• Monitor execution against approved procedures, schedule, operational objectives and regulatory commitments.
• Troubleshoot equipment, interface and procedural issues during offshore operations.
• Support well handover and start up back to operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years specifically within subsea engineering, offshore oil and gas, well interventions, or ROV operations.
• Proven hands-on experience managing the technical lifecycle of subsea intervention equipment—including Intervention Work Over Control Systems (IWOCS), subsea trees, wellheads, and tree handling equipment—from design and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) to rig integration and commissioning.
• Direct experience acting as a technical focal point for Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) scopes, ensuring full integration of ROV activities into offshore intervention sequences, vessel schedules, and multidisciplinary project plans.
• A clear track record of owning project deliverables such as managing technical queries (TQs), non-conformances (NCRs), engineering changes, risk registers, and keeping vendor/subcontractor deliverables aligned with cost forecasts and approved project schedules.
• Education and Certifications
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered (or eligible for immediate registration) with PEGNL.

Additional Information

• Location: Primarily based in St. John’s, NL, with required travel to site/contractor office locations and potential for offshore travel based on project needs.
• Benefits Plan Compliance: Our client recognizes that the development of the Terra Nova oilfield represents a significant industrial opportunity for Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador. The successful candidate will support ’s commitment to statutory requirements and benefit commitments outlined in the Terra Nova Canada–Newfoundland Benefits Plan.

We strive to build teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including people from traditionally underrepresented groups such as women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, people identifying as LGBTQ2SI, veterans, and people with visible/nonvisible disabilities.

We have a dedicated webpage for accommodations where you can learn more about what we offer and request accommodation: https://raise.jobs/accommodations/