SPS TIE-IN CONNECTION & STRUCTURES ENGINEER

EP2C; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 750,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

EP2C Energy is seeking a SPS Structures & Tie-in Engineer to join the Subsea Production Systems team for a large-scale deepwater offshore greenfield development offshore Namibia. Based in Kuala Lumpur, you will lead tie-in and structures engineering, coordinating with procurement, fabrication, testing, and installation teams.

You will work across interfaces with SURF, FPSO packages, and contractors, ensuring integrity, QHSE compliance, and successful offshore execution, while traveling as

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of experience on large offshore oil & gas subsea projects.
• Recent and relevant experience with a major SPS and/or SURF contractor, covering detailed design, fabrication, installation and offshore tie-in execution in deepwater.
• Strong expertise in subsea tie-in connection systems (horizontal and vertical, rigid and flexible) and interface engineering (jumpers, connectors, hubs, installation tooling).
• Experience with subsea structures and foundations.
• Good knowledge of relevant codes and standards (e.g. API 17 series, ISO 13628, DNV); knowledge of major operator specifications is a plus.
• High awareness of safe working practices in subsea construction.
• Fluent English with excellent communication and writing skills.
• Able to work across disciplines and cultures in a complex, multi-contractor environment, and willing to travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the technical integrity, fitness for purpose and compliance of all tie-in connection systems with project, company, contractual and international requirements.
• Manage and coordinate the engineering of subsea tie-in systems, including rigid and flexible jumpers, hubs, connectors, tie-in tools and associated interfaces.
• Review and approve contractor and supplier deliverables for tie-in systems: drawings, procedures, installation analyses and tolerances.
• Review and challenge contractor studies on installation feasibility, metrology, tolerances and operability of connections.
• Review and approve subsea structures and foundations engineering deliverables: structural design, geotechnical interfaces, fabrication, inspection and testing programmes, and installation analyses.
• Work closely with the SURF structural engineer on subsea structures and foundations deliverables.
• Provide technical input to fabrication, testing, installation and commissioning procedures for subsea connections.
• Validate installation methodologies, including tie-in procedures, alignment strategies and offshore installation sequences.
• Support offshore readiness by ensuring tie-in systems meet installation and operability requirements.
• Coordinate and manage all interface activities related to tie-in connections and subsea structures between the SPS, SURF and FPSO packages.
• Follow up and close technical queries (TQs), deviations and derogations related to connection systems and subsea structures.
• Monitor contractor performance on engineering, QA/QC and HSE compliance for the connections and subsea structures scopes.
• Support change management, risk assessments and mitigation actions; capture and report lessons learned.
• Support the Technical Manager and Subsea Manager throughout execution and contract management, including relations with project partners.
• Coordinate with team members, including the SPS contract engineer, on correspondence and contract follow-up.
• HSE, Ethics & Compliance: Implement and control H3SE&Q rules within your area of responsibility; ensure technical documentation and contractor activities comply and flag any deviation.
• Participate in key project reviews (HAZID, HAZOP, design and constructability reviews), with a focus on interfaces and installation risks.
• Demonstrate strong HSE leadership, particularly for offshore installation and connection operations, in line with the company's HSE programmes and life-saving rules.
• Promote and enforce the company's ethics, code of conduct and anti-corruption programme within the project.

Skills

Fluent English

Subsea tie-in

Cross-functional collab

Job description

EP2C Energy is an international engineering consulting and staffing group specialised in the energy sector, with a long-standing track record in Oil & Gas. We support operators, EPC contractors and equipment suppliers worldwide by providing experienced engineers and project specialists on their most demanding developments, from concept through to start-up.

ABOUT THE PROJECT

On behalf of a major international energy company, we are looking for an SPS Structures & Tie-in Engineer to join the Subsea Production Systems (SPS) team of a large-scale deepwater offshore greenfield development located off the coast of Namibia.

The project combines ultra-deepwater conditions, uncommon reservoir characteristics and an extensive drilling campaign. It is being developed with the objective of maximising economic value by optimising reserves, schedule and costs, and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, while maintaining the highest standards of technical quality and H3SE performance.

YOUR MISSION

Within the SPS team, you will be responsible for subsea tie-in connection and structures engineering activities, technical matters and studies. You will lead tie-in and structures engineering and support the procurement, fabrication, testing, installation and pre-commissioning of tie-in systems and SPS structures.

The position is based at the SPS contractor's engineering centre in Kuala Lumpur, where you will act as the Company representative for all tie-in connection and subsea structures topics.

Reporting line: SPS Technical Manager

Key interfaces: Subsea Manager, SPS contract engineer, SURF and FPSO packages, SPS contractor and suppliers

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the technical integrity, fitness for purpose and compliance of all tie-in connection systems with project, company, contractual and international requirements.
• Manage and coordinate the engineering of subsea tie-in systems, including rigid and flexible jumpers, hubs, connectors, tie-in tools and associated interfaces.
• Review and approve contractor and supplier deliverables for tie-in systems: drawings, procedures, installation analyses and tolerances.
• Review and challenge contractor studies on installation feasibility, metrology, tolerances and operability of connections.

Subsea Structures & Foundations

• Review and approve subsea structures and foundations engineering deliverables: structural design, geotechnical interfaces, fabrication, inspection and testing programmes, and installation analyses.
• Work closely with the SURF structural engineer on subsea structures and foundations deliverables.
• Provide technical input to fabrication, testing, installation and commissioning procedures for subsea connections.
• Validate installation methodologies, including tie-in procedures, alignment strategies and offshore installation sequences.
• Support offshore readiness by ensuring tie-in systems meet installation and operability requirements.

Interfaces, Technical Follow-up & Project Support

• Coordinate and manage all interface activities related to tie-in connections and subsea structures between the SPS, SURF and FPSO packages.
• Follow up and close technical queries (TQs), deviations and derogations related to connection systems and subsea structures.
• Monitor contractor performance on engineering, QA/QC and HSE compliance for the connections and subsea structures scopes.
• Support change management, risk assessments and mitigation actions; capture and report lessons learned.
• Support the Technical Manager and Subsea Manager throughout execution and contract management, including relations with project partners.
• Coordinate with team members, including the SPS contract engineer, on correspondence and contract follow-up.

HSE, Ethics & Compliance

• Implement and control H3SE&Q rules within your area of responsibility; ensure technical documentation and contractor activities comply and flag any deviation.
• Participate in key project reviews (HAZID, HAZOP, design and constructability reviews), with a focus on interfaces and installation risks.
• Demonstrate strong HSE leadership, particularly for offshore installation and connection operations, in line with the company's HSE programmes and life-saving rules.
• Promote and enforce the company's ethics, code of conduct and anti-corruption programme within the project.

DURATION & LOCATION

Travel: Business trips to France, Norway and China as required

Start date: January 2027

Profiles: Local and expatriate candidates welcome

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• At least 15 years of experience on large offshore oil & gas subsea projects.
• Recent and relevant experience with a major SPS and/or SURF contractor, covering detailed design, fabrication, installation and offshore tie-in execution in deepwater.
• Strong expertise in subsea tie-in connection systems (horizontal and vertical, rigid and flexible) and interface engineering (jumpers, connectors, hubs, installation tooling).
• Experience with subsea structures and foundations.
• Good knowledge of relevant codes and standards (e.g. API 17 series, ISO 13628, DNV); knowledge of major operator specifications is a plus.
• High awareness of safe working practices in subsea construction.
• Fluent English with excellent communication and writing skills.
• Able to work across disciplines and cultures in a complex, multi-contractor environment, and willing to travel.

EP2C Energy is committed to diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from people with disabilities, including workers holding an officially recognised disability status (RQTH).

As part of our Quality, Health, Safety and Environment (QHSE) policy, we attach the utmost importance to compliance with QHSE rules and requirements, in order to guarantee a safe working environment for all our employees while actively contributing to the protection of the environment.

Our company is committed to continuous improvement through its Quality Management System (QMS) and its Health, Safety and Environment Management System (HSEMS).

By joining our teams, you will be expected to comply with HSE procedures and good practices, while actively contributing to the continuous improvement of our processes and working methods.