Senior Installation & Project Engineer

First Recruitment Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm is seeking a Senior Installation & Project Engineer for a 12-month contract based in London. The role involves supervising engineers, overseeing project interfaces, and ensuring compliance with quality and safety standards. Candidates should have a Master of Engineering, subsea installation experience, and strong leadership skills. This position offers a hybrid work arrangement, allowing for homeworking several days a week.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in the energy sector.
• Experience with mooring installation is desirable.
• Autonomy and team leadership experience required.
• Autonomy, coordination and communication skills are essential.
• Experience leading engineers or cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Supervise a team of engineers and package.
• Oversee all external and internal interfaces.
• Prepare documents and studies related to projects.
• Participate in vessel mobilization for installation.
• Plan procedures, validation tests, transportation and lifting calculations.
• Contribute to vessel mobilization and installation phases while upholding HSEQ standards.
• Ensure work complies with project standards in quality, cost and time.
• Act as technical owner to select contractors and supervise subcontracted studies.
• Validate concepts and propose improvements.
• Develop team capabilities and consolidate installation expertise.
• Deliver innovative, cost-saving solutions.

Skills

Subsea Structures Installation

Flexible Flowlines/Umbilicals experience

offshore operations experience

coordination and communication skills

team leadership

fluent in English

Education

Master of Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

Overview

A Senior Installation & Project Engineer is required to work on an initial 12 month contract based in London with a hybrid setup allowing homeworking at least 2/3 days per week.

As the Senior Installation & Project Engineer, you will be responsible for the installation of subsea structures, mooring systems, riser systems, flexible flowlines and/or umbilicals. You will prepare the scope and then support the offshore crew during the operation. You will ensure the interface with the Client, suppliers, offshore crew and the design team.

Responsibilities

• supervise a team of engineers and a package
• oversee all external interfaces (clients, suppliers) and internal interfaces (other disciplines, installation, manufacturing, purchasing)
• prepare documents and preliminary studies related to tenders, FEEDs and projects developed by the Group
• be autonomous and supervise the engineering activities related to the preparation and offshore installation of the products
• plan, prepare and confirm the specific procedures (validation test on site, transportation and installation) and associated calculation notes (design lifting slings), defining priorities
• participate in vessel mobilization as well as installation phases on vessel to validate technical solutions while respecting Group HSEQ rules
• ensure activities are conducted in compliance with Project standards in terms of Quality, Cost & Time
• act as technical owner to select contractors and supervise subcontracted studies
• validate concepts and plan changes accounting for HSEQ criteria
• validate developments and propose improvements, taking into account the Group's HSEQ standards
• actively participate in the development and progression of the team
• consolidate the expertise of the installation team and offer innovative solutions to reduce costs

Qualifications and Experience

• Master of Engineering degree or equivalent with relevant work experience in the energy sector
• Subsea Structures Installation and/or Flexible Flowlines/Umbilicals experience required; Mooring Installation and other relevant experience desirable
• offshore operations experience
• autonomy, coordination and communication skills essential
• experience leading teams
• fluent in English

Equality and opportunity

First Recruitment Group is committed to finding the right candidates for our clients and the right companies for our candidates. We strive to be an equal opportunities employer and aim to increase the diversity of our workforce.