Lead SURF Engineer

Worley Group, Inc; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Worley Group, Inc. is seeking a Lead SURF Engineer to provide subsea leadership for the Equinor Titan Decommissioning Project.

The role covers planning, engineering, and offshore execution support, coordinating with structural, marine, wells, and regulatory teams to ensure safe, compliant delivery of subsea scopes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in subsea, mechanical, structural, ocean, or petroleum engineering.
• Experience in offshore energy, decommissioning, or major subsea projects.
• Proficient with subsea engineering tools like OrcaFlex, Flexcom, PipeLay, and SAGE.
• Experience with regulatory compliance and ROV operations.
• Strong communication and cross-disciplinary coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide senior level subsea engineering leadership and technical delivery.
• Develop subsea documentation aligned with Worley and Equinor requirements.
• Coordinate interfaces with other disciplines and offshore teams.
• Support decommissioning planning, SIMOPS, and offshore execution sequences.
• Prepare deliverables and respond to technical queries and audits.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-disciplinary coordination

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in subsea/mechanical/structural/ocean/petroleum engineering

Tools

OrcaFlex

Flexcom

PipeLay

SAGE

Job description

Role Summary

The Lead SURF (Subsea Umbilicals, Risers & Flowlines) Engineer is responsible for providing subsea engineering leadership and technical expertise for the Equinor Titan Decommissioning Project. This role supports planning, engineering, and execution of subsea decommissioning activities including riser abandonment, pipeline decommissioning, subsea structure interface engineering, and offshore execution support. The Lead SURF Engineer works closely with structural, marine, wells, construction, SSU, and regulatory teams to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient delivery of subsea scopes.

Key Responsibilities

SURF Engineering Leadership & Technical Delivery

• Provide senior level subsea engineering expertise.
• Develop subsea technical documentation aligned with Worley and Equinor requirements.
• Ensure subsea engineering work complies with applicable design codes (API, DNV, ISO) and U.S. offshore regulatory frameworks (BSEE, BOEM, USCG).

Subsea Decommissioning & Removal Engineering

• Lead engineering for subsea decommissioning including cutting, recovery, flushing, purging, cleaning, and remediation activities.
• Develop engineering inputs for removal procedures, work packs, SIMOPS planning, and offshore execution sequences.
• Support ROV intervention engineering, equipment specification, tooling interfaces, and offshore support requirements.

Interface Management & MultiDiscipline Coordination

• Coordinate SURF interfaces with structural, marine, pipeline, construction, and regulatory teams.
• Support integration of subsea work scopes into overall decommissioning plans, marine spread plans, and SIMOPS strategies.
• Respond to technical queries (TQs), vendor clarifications, and offshore execution support needs.

Documentation, Reporting & Regulatory Compliance

• Prepare subsea engineering deliverables including basis of design, calculations, drawings, specifications, and technical reports.
• Ensure subsea documentation aligns with Equinor governing documents and meets all U.S. regulatory requirements.
• Support audits, technical assurance reviews, and closeout documentation for subsea decommissioning activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in subsea, mechanical, structural, ocean, or petroleum engineering (advanced degree preferred).
• Subsea/SURF engineering experience in offshore energy, decommissioning, or major subsea projects.
• Strong proficiency with subsea engineering tools (e.g., OrcaFlex, Flexcom, PipeLay, SAGE).
• Experience with subsea decommissioning, removal engineering, ROV operations, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent communication, problemsolving, and crossdiscipline coordination skills.