Surf Interface Lead Engineer Services

VINCI; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee savings plan

Tailored onboarding

CSR initiatives

Job summary

Comsip, a VINCI Energies Oil & Gas subsidiary, seeks a Surf Interface Lead Engineer for the Venus SURF package in London. The role focuses on interface management across SPS, FPSO, and drilling interfaces, with senior SURF expertise and strong pre-commissioning knowledge.

The position covers coordination, workshops, and timely handovers, ensuring compliance with HSE standards and TotalEnergies specifications in a challenging, multicultural environment.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering.
• 10+ years in deepwater oil projects (EPCI in execution).
• Very strong SURF experience with SPS and FPSO scopes (risers/umbilicals hookup, pre-commissioning).
• Experience with TotalEnergies systems and specifications.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for all Interface activities related to the Venus project, for the SURF scope.
• Supervise all interface exchanges between SURF EPC and other Contractors (SPS, FPSO, Drilling).
• Manage all CPIs delivered by other parties to SURF Contractor and ensure timely handover between contractors.

Skills

SURF experience

SPS & FPSO interfaces

Risers/umbilicals hookup

Pre-commissioning

Interface management

Education

Master’s degree in engineering

Job description

Comsip, a subsidiary of VINCI Energies Oil & Gas, specializes in providing highly qualified technical resources to support the most ambitious industrial projects around the world.

Our mission for over 75 years : to support the largest operators and engineering companies in the successful delivery of their complex projects, by providing key skills in Engineering,Construction,Commissioning,Operations and Maintenance.

With more than 120 experts available worldwide, Comsip operates with a responsible and sustainable approach, in perfect alignment with the values of the VINCI Energies group.

Job Title: Surf Interface Lead Engineer Services

Sector: Oil & Gas

Start Date: January 2027

Duration: 1 year minimum to 3 years

Renewable: Yes

Location: United Kingdom, London

Status: Residential

Languages: Fluent English

Missions Context

The Service Provider will:

• be responsible for all Interface activities related to the Venus project, for the SURF scope
• supervise all interfaces exchanges between the SURF EPC and the other Contractors (SPS, FPSO, Drilling)
• manage all CPI to be delivered by other parties to SURF Contractor and SURF Contractor items to be delivered to other contractors and ensure proper and timely handover of these items between the different contractors.

Activities

• To provide high level support services to ensure compliance with the Company Ethics and “Code of Conduct” policy, promote and enforce the Anti-Corruption Program within the Project
• To ensure adequate execution and supervision of all interface activities between SURF contractor and the other contractors
• To follow up all interface activities performed by SURF Contractor and ensure completeness and timely update of the interface register
• To ensure timely issuance by SURF Contractor of interface deliverables and interface data to other parties
• To ensure SURF Contractor compliance with the interface battery limit and the interface design data
• To propose solutions and ensure resolution and timely close-out of technical interfaces between SURF Contractor and other contractors
• To organize and follow-up technical workshops between SURF Contractor and other contractors
• To highlight immediately any deviation and inadequate designs impacting SURF contractor or any other contractor
• To ensure the adequate and timely preparation of SURF contractor items delivery to other contractors
• To ensure proper handover of SURF contractor items to other parties
• To ensure adequate and timely preparation and handover of CPIs delivered to SURF Contractor
• To ensure timely mobilization of other contractors’ personnel on SURF yards or SURF vessels
• To set up and manage the interface control system (New Prodom module) for the SURF package
• To support the Project Interface Manager and the SURF manager on interfaces and CPIs management
• To support the SURF technical teams as and when necessary, and obtain their support on all interfaces and CPIs deliveries
• To gather lessons learned and provide feedback to TotalEnergies entities when necessary

HSE Role & Responsibilities

• Adhere to Project H3SE&Q Site Instructions and Policies.
• Report anomalies, incidents, near misses to HSE.
• Demonstrate leadership in HSE behaviors, implementation and reporting.
• Shall comply with TotalEnergies' HSE programs (Golden Rules, Our lives First…)

Context & Environment

The Venus project for TotalEnergies is an ultra-deepwater development (~3,000 m water depth), producing oil through subsea production systems tied back to an FPSO in Namibia. It is designed to process 160,000 bbl./d of oil with advanced systems to manage large volumes of associated gas, which will be re-injected to maintain reservoir pressure. The development includes multiple wells, subsea production systems, extensive SURF infrastructure, and complex tie-in connection activities requiring precise interface management between SPS, SURF, and FPSO systems.

International and multi-cultural environment with multiple Contractors and fabrication sites worldwide. With high H3SE requirements and focus.

Qualifications & Experience Required

• Qualification: Master’s degree in engineering,
• Experience within project: at least 10 years in same or equivalent position with strong experience in deepwater oil projects (EPCI in execution phase). Very strong SURF experience and technical experience with SPS and FPSO scopes (risers’ / umbilicals hook-ups, pre-commissioning). Work with key industry SURF EPCI contractors.
• Experience with TotalEnergies systems and specifications

Additional Features

• Positive, constructive, proactive and pragmatic mindset.
• Ability to work within large teams with other parties (EPCI operator SURF team and other packages, Contractors, suppliers, HQ technical teams, etc).
• Previous experience within a complex and multicultural working environment.

Why join us?

• Our DNA : Trust, Entrepreneurial spirit, Solidarity, Autonomy, Responsibility
• Joining us means the assurance of becoming part of a large group within a human-sized company!
• A tailored onboarding from your very first day and individual career support
• Opportunities for growth, training and mobility within a fast-growing international group
• Hands-on support and close management
• Recognition of employee performance through a employee savings plan
• The sharing and pride in our successes
• Respect for the environment and local communities in the countries where our projects are carried out (Human Rights Guide)
• Respect for the health and safety of our employees
• At VINCI Energies Oil & Gas, our CSR initiatives are fully integrated into our activities, our ways of working, and ultimately, into our DNA