SURF TECHNICAL LEADER

Airswift; Paris; Sur place; EUR 120 000 - 180 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Airswift is seeking a SURF Technical Leader for a 12-month renewable contract in the Paris region, France. The role requires leading SURF engineering across brownfield offshore oil and gas projects, ensuring safety, quality, and adherence to standards.

The position involves on-site responsibilities with travel to sites and vendors. Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree with 15–20 years in oil & gas, including roughly 10 years in senior SURF roles, and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent (Required).
• Minimum 15–20 years in oil and gas with offshore project exposure.
• Approximately 10 years in a senior SURF leadership role.

Responsabilités

• Provide technical leadership across brownfield SURF projects.
• Promote safety and quality culture across activities.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with standards and regulations.
• Identify technical risks early and support mitigation.
• Act as focal point for technical matters and manage clarifications.
• Define and validate technical requirements for FEED and execution phases.
• Lead SURF engineering team to review documentation timely.
• Coordinate technical queries and derogation requests with stakeholders.
• Interface with package leaders and quality teams for fabrication readiness.
• Assist offshore installation phases with technical input and support.

Connaissances

SURF design engineering

SURF fabrication

SURF production and operations

Contractor management

Project management

Budget awareness

External studies reviews

Teamworking

Communication

English

Formation

Engineering degree

Description du poste

SURF TECHNICAL LEADER

About Airswift: Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, technology, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Duration: 12 months renewable contract
Schedule: Residential, on-site
Location: Parisian Region, France

This opportunity supports brownfield offshore oil and gas projects covering FEED, detailed engineering, fabrication and offshore execution. The role sits within a SURF function working across multiple projects, with a strong focus on technical leadership, SURF engineering, contractor interface and delivery of fit-for-purpose solutions aligned with safety, quality, schedule and cost objectives. The position is based in the Parisian Region with travel to manufacturing sites, fabrication yards and vendor locations.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across ongoing and future brownfield SURF projects.
• Promote and uphold strong safety and quality culture across all activities.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with company specifications, applicable standards and relevant regulations.
• Identify technical risks early and support mitigation planning across project phases.
• Act as the focal point for technical matters and manage technical clarifications and derogations.
• Define and validate technical requirements for projects in execution and in FEED stage.
• Manage the SURF engineering team to review and validate contractor and engineering documentation in a timely manner.
• Support the delivery of technical queries, derogation requests and engineering documentation in line with project requirements.
• Maintain close coordination with project stakeholders on progress, technical decisions and key actions.
• Liaise with headquarters and project teams on SURF engineering topics for future projects under FEED and CFT phases.
• Anticipate technical issues that could drive change orders or delays and help develop practical solutions.
• Define and manage third-party technical review activities and specialist studies where required.
• Prepare, coordinate and support internal reviews, project reviews, HAZID and HAZOP sessions when required.
• Support installation teams with technical input and optimisation of offshore work preparation.
• Assess the technical impact of change orders across engineering, procurement and fabrication scopes.
• Organise, lead or contribute to technical meetings with contractors, engineering companies and other stakeholders.
• Interface with package leaders and quality teams to support readiness of fabrication and manufacturing phases.
• Participate in inspections and follow contractor supply and procurement activities as needed.
• Support fabrication sites in resolving technical issues related to welding, coating, NDT and structural disciplines.
• Ensure interfaces with related departments are progressed in line with the work plan.
• Assist offshore installation phases with technical support when required.
• Capture lessons learned, provide execution feedback and contribute to project close-out reporting.

Required Education & Certifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent (Required)

Required Experience

• 15 to 20 years of experience in the oil and gas industry on offshore projects or fields.
• Approximately 10 years of experience in a similar position with strong SURF engineering exposure.
• Experience working across multiple projects at different stages within a brownfield project environment.
• Experience covering FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and offshore installation support.

Required Skills

• Strong technical capability in SURF design engineering.
• Knowledge of SURF fabrication and SURF installation engineering.
• Understanding of SURF production and operations.
• Quality and H3SE awareness.
• Knowledge of company rules and procedures.
• Contractor management and negotiation capability.
• Project management and budget or cost awareness.
• Ability to manage external studies and technical reviews.
• Strong teamworking, organisation and communication skills.
• English (mandatory).