Senior Subsea Controls SME

Energy As; Stavanger; On-site; NOK 1,100,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy As in Stavanger, Norway, invites applications for a Senior Subsea Controls Subject Matter Expert to strengthen our subsea engineering capability and support the lifecycle development of an extensive SCM portfolio.

You will lead across assets, projects, and suppliers to ensure robust management of subsea control systems and drive standardization, reliability, and lifecycle optimization.

Qualifications

• Higher technical education within engineering or extensive relevant industry experience.
• Significant experience with Subsea Control Systems, SCMs, or related subsea technologies.
• Experience from design, projects, operations, maintenance, or lifecycle management of subsea control systems.
• Strong understanding of technical requirements, system interfaces, and supplier management.
• Experience performing technical evaluations, problem-solving, and risk-based decision support.
• Good understanding of reliability, maintainability, lifecycle cost, and asset integrity principles.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive technical overview of the SCM portfolio
• Analyze installed base, product variants, technical condition, obsolescence, reliability, and lifecycle status
• Provide recommendations for upgrades, repairs, replacements, standardization, and life extension
• Support projects with control system architecture, SCM selection, and interface management
• Develop and improve technical requirements, standards, and best practices
• Ensure operational experience, maintenance data, failures, and repair learnings are incorporated into future product decisions
• Monitor technical integrity, availability, and reliability performance
• Participate in or lead technical investigations, task forces, and root cause analyses
• Contribute to spare parts strategies, repair programs, and replacement planning
• Interface with suppliers on technical issues, product improvements, and long-term support
• Prepare technical recommendations and decision support for stakeholders and leadership
• Support knowledge sharing and competency development within the subsea engineering community

Skills

Subsea controls

Lifecycle management

Supplier management

Technical requirements

Engineering expertise

Education

Higher technical education in engineering

Tools

SCM platforms

Interface management

Job description

Duration: 02/11/2026 - 29/12/2028

Are you an experienced Subsea Controls professional with deep expertise in Subsea Control Modules (SCMs), lifecycle management, and subsea production systems?

We are looking for a Senior Subsea Controls Subject Matter Expert to strengthen a leading operator's subsea engineering capability and support the technical stewardship and long-term development of an extensive SCM portfolio.

About the Role

This is a high-impact specialist position working across assets, projects, technical disciplines, and suppliers. You will play a key role in connecting project decisions, operational experience, reliability performance, technical requirements, and lifecycle strategies to ensure robust and sustainable management of subsea control systems.

The position offers a unique opportunity to influence product standardization, technology development, reliability improvement, and lifecycle optimization across a large subsea portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive technical overview of the SCM portfolio
• Analyze installed base, product variants, technical condition, obsolescence, reliability, and lifecycle status
• Provide recommendations for upgrades, repairs, replacements, standardization, and life extension
• Support projects with control system architecture, SCM selection, and interface management
• Develop and improve technical requirements, standards, and best practices
• Ensure operational experience, maintenance data, failures, and repair learnings are incorporated into future product decisions
• Monitor technical integrity, availability, and reliability performance
• Participate in or lead technical investigations, task forces, and root cause analyses
• Contribute to spare parts strategies, repair programs, and replacement planning
• Interface with suppliers on technical issues, product improvements, and long-term support
• Prepare technical recommendations and decision support for stakeholders and leadership
• Support knowledge sharing and competency development within the subsea engineering community

Qualifications

• Higher technical education within engineering or extensive relevant industry experience
• Significant experience with Subsea Control Systems, SCMs, or related subsea technologies
• Experience from design, projects, operations, maintenance, or lifecycle management of subsea control systems
• Strong understanding of technical requirements, system interfaces, and supplier management
• Experience performing technical evaluations, problem-solving, and risk-based decision support
• Good understanding of reliability, maintainability, lifecycle cost, and asset integrity principles
• Excellent communication skills in English

Preferred Experience

• Experience with multiple SCM platforms and supplier technologies
• Offshore operator experience or exposure to the Norwegian Continental Shelf
• Reliability engineering, RCA, and technical integrity management
• Obsolescence management, repair strategies, spare parts management, and life extension programs
• Portfolio management and standardization across multiple assets or projectsScandinavian language skills

Personal Qualities

• Senior technical authority with strong analytical capabilities
• Structured, proactive, and able to work independently
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Comfortable communicating complex technical topics to both specialists and decision-makers
• Passion for knowledge sharing and building technical capability within the organization

Location

Stavanger, Norway