Senior SURF Flow Assurance Engineer

GIS MIC; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GIS MIC in London, UK is seeking a Senior Flow Assurance Engineer to support a major ultra-deepwater offshore development project. You will provide flow assurance expertise across SURF, SPS and Topsides, ensuring safe, reliable production system performance during execution.

You will lead and review analyses (OLGA), manage hydrate, wax and slugging issues, and work with SURF, FPSO, wells and operations teams to mitigate risks and ensure readiness for start-up and handover.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years' experience in Flow Assurance Engineering.
• Extensive experience on deepwater or ultra-deepwater oil & gas developments.
• Strong experience across FEED, Detailed Engineering and Project Execution phases.
• Previous experience working with Operators, SURF Contractors, EPC/EPCI Contractors or Engineering Consultancies.
• Strong understanding of production start-up, shutdown and restart challenges.
• Experience supporting commissioning and operational readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support flow assurance activities during engineering and execution phases.
• Review and validate contractor flow assurance studies and deliverables.
• Perform and review steady-state and transient analyses using OLGA.
• Provide expertise in hydrate, wax, slugging and thermal management.
• Support start-up, shutdown, restart and operational readiness activities.
• Interface with SURF, SPS, FPSO, Wells, Reservoir, Process and Operations teams.
• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, standards and industry best practices.

Skills

Flow Assurance

Hydrate Management

Wax Management

Slugging Analysis

Thermal Management

Production System Analysis

SURF & Subsea Systems

Deepwater Production Systems

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

OLGA

Job description

Senior Flow Assurance Engineer

Location: London, UK

We are seeking an experienced Senior Flow Assurance Engineer to support a major ultra-deepwater offshore development project.

Working within a multidisciplinary team, you will provide flow assurance expertise across SURF, SPS and Topsides packages, ensuring safe, reliable and optimized production system performance throughout project execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and support flow assurance activities during engineering and execution phases.

• Review and validate contractor flow assurance studies and deliverables.

• Perform and review steady-state and transient analyses using OLGA.

• Provide expertise in hydrate, wax, slugging and thermal management.

• Support start-up, shutdown, restart and operational readiness activities.

• Interface with SURF, SPS, FPSO, Wells, Reservoir, Process and Operations teams.

• Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.

• Ensure compliance with project specifications, standards and industry best practices.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in Engineering or equivalent.

• Minimum 15 years' experience in Flow Assurance Engineering.

• Extensive experience on deepwater or ultra-deepwater oil & gas developments.

• Strong experience across FEED, Detailed Engineering and Project Execution phases.

• Previous experience working with Operators, SURF Contractors, EPC/EPCI Contractors or Engineering Consultancies.

• Strong understanding of production start-up, shutdown and restart challenges.

• Experience supporting commissioning and operational readiness.

Technical Skills

• OLGA (Essential)

• Flow Assurance Engineering

• Hydrate Management

• Wax Management

• Slugging Analysis

• Thermal Management

• Production System Analysis

• SURF & Subsea Systems

• Deepwater Production Systems

Preferred

• FPSO project experience.

• Experience with major offshore operators.

• Knowledge of DNV standards.

• Familiarity with TotalEnergies specifications and procedures.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and solution-oriented.

• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

• Able to work effectively within multicultural project teams.

• Strong technical and analytical capability.