Subsea Delivery Manager

IOTA GROUP; Paris; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Our client seeks a senior SPS/UFR engineer for Paris-based project leadership. You will oversee fabrication, testing, and hand-over activities, ensuring adherence to SPS technical requirements and project schedules.

Requirements include a Master’s in Engineering, 20+ years in the field with 10+ years in SPS/UFR, and fluent English and French. The role involves international collaboration, periodic travel to contractor facilities, and a resident assignment in Paris.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• Exhaustive knowledge of SPS rules and specifications (CRs/GSs).
• Extensive SPS engineering and operational problem knowledge for diagnosis and solutions.
• 20+ years professional experience; 10+ years in SPS & UFR projects.

Responsibilities

• Oversee troubleshooting of major and non-routine SPS/UFR issues, ensuring alignment with project schedules.
• Monitor contractor performance against KPIs and manage risk mitigation actions.
• Promote and support the action plan with Technical Leader, Discipline Engineers, and contractor teams.
• Liaise with D&C, UFR, Field operations, and Corporate Specialists on related topics.
• Provide support for SPS & UFR qualification, testing, tooling, and tie-in activities to meet project timelines.

Skills

English

French

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Master’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Our client is a global multi-energy company operating large-scale refining and petrochemical facilities. It transforms crude oil into fuels and essential industrial products through highly integrated and technologically advanced operations. The organisation is recognized for its strong HSE culture, operational excellence, and commitment to reducing environmental impact. Joining the company means contributing to complex international projects within a high-performance industrial environment.

Job Description

Manage the completion of SPS system fabrication, testing, and support hand-over to relevant other work packages in project organization, providing to those efficient aftermarket service as required.

• Oversee troubleshooting major and non-routine technical and project management problems related to engineering, qualification, fabrication and testing of Subsea equipment, ensuring that related investigations, studies and works remain compatible with the project schedule. The job holder will investigate and diagnose the problem(s) and will propose mitigation and / or remedial actions, technical solution(s) and action plans, with respect to SPS & UFR technical requirements.
• Monitor contractors’ performance against project KPIs, identify Subsea onshore & offshore project risks, and guarantee development and implementation of risk response action plans for the risks and capitalization of potential opportunities.
• Actively promote the above actions plan, follow its progress and provide support for its implementation with the Technical Leader and all Discipline Engineers, as well as with the Contractor’s Engineering and fabrication team.
• Liaise with other Project Work Package teams such as but not limited to D&C (Drilling & Completion), UFR (Umbilical, Flowlines and Risers) and Field operations, as well as with Corporate Specialists for some specific subject(s).
• Provide support to the SPS & UFR qualification / testing / tooling / tie in leader and ensure that related works and testing are completed satisfactorily in a timeframe compatible with the project schedule.

Qualifications

• Qualification: Master’s degree in Engineering
• Get an exhaustive knowledge of SPS - related Company Rules and Specifications (CR’s/GS’s), international norms and standards, for application to his duties and extended
• Get an exhaustive knowledge of SPS - engineering and operational problem(s) in order to investigate potential causes, diagnose them and propose technical solution(s) with respect to SPS and relevant installation & operation - technical requirements associated to UFR and D&C perimeter,
• Professional Experience (years): 20
• Experience in Project (years): min 10 with full expertise of SPS & UFR equipment engineering and fabrication.
• Good communication skills, dynamism, high motivation, ability to convince, organized, leadership and ability to put issues into perspective Ability to work on projects in a complex and multicultural environment.
• Languages: Fluent in English and French
• Large SPS engineering and technical experience

Additional Information

• Starting date: ASAP
• Duration: 1 year minimum to 4 years
• Location: Paris - France with periodic missions to follow activities in Paramaribo, SURINAME and at SPS contractor factories
• Status: Resident