Senior Topsides Consultant

Technip Energies; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 124,000 - 207,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible part-time schedule

Global delivery environment

Job summary

Technip Energies is seeking a Senior Topsides Consultant for the Genesis US team in Houston, TX. This part-time contract role reports to the Delivery Manager and supports topsides facilities studies and engineering services on a flexible basis.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years of offshore topsides experience, strong leadership, and exceptional client-facing skills to guide multidisciplinary teams and engage clients on complex projects.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of Topsides facilities experience including concept, feasibility, FEED, and other studies.
• Offshore topsides design knowledge across interfaces (structural, utilities, electrical, I&C, safety).
• Strong client-facing and leadership capabilities across multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead multidisciplinary project teams to deliver topsides studies and scopes.
• Provide technical leadership for safe, timely, high-quality execution of topsides studies.
• Guide scope, schedule, budget, risks, and changes across projects.
• Engage clients and maintain relationships while identifying follow-on opportunities.
• Support project planning, forecasting, and change management with commercial insight.
• Lead or contribute to proposals, including technical strategy and risk assessments.
• Support business development and client engagement for upstream growth.
• Represent Genesis in client forums and industry events.
• Promote collaboration and use of global delivery resources and digital tools.

Skills

Client-facing

Leadership

Cross-functional

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE license

Job description

Job Description

We are currently seeking a Senior Topsides Consultant on a part-time contract basis reporting directly tothe Delivery Manager to join our Genesis US team based in Houston, Texas USA.

About us

Technip Energies is a global technology and engineering powerhouse. With leadership positions in LNG, hydrogen, ethylene, sustainable chemistry, and CO2 management, we are contributing to the development of critical markets such as energy, energy derivatives, decarbonization, and circularity. Our complementary business segments, Technology, Products and Services (TPS) and Project Delivery, turn innovation into scalable and industrial reality. Genesis, a wholly owned Technip Energies company, we are our clients’ trusted advisors on the journey to a sustainable future. For over 30 years, Genesis has developed an unrivalled track record and reputation for high-quality, high-impact solutions. We work in true partnership with our clients and are problem solvers who are at the forefront of innovation and technology; our world-class experience, individual expertise and collective wisdom are what differentiates us. This is why we have been recognised by the Financial Times in the UK and Forbes globally as the world’s leading management consultancy.

About the role

The Senior Topsides Consultant provides consulting, technical advisory and project support for the safe, efficient, and commercially successful delivery of topsides facilities studies and engineering services. The role applies extensive Topsides design expertise to provide technical guidance, support project execution and client engagement to support delivery of agreed scope in accordance with contractual requirements, company and client standards, approved budget, schedule, quality objectives, and safety expectations. This role may also support proposal development, client relationship management, and identification of business opportunities, while working under the direction of the Delivery Manager. The position provides intermittent support under contract, based on business and project needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or advise multidisciplinary project teams, as required, to deliver comprehensive topsides studies and engineering scopes.
• Provide technical leadership and advisory support for the safe, timely, and high-quality execution of assigned Topsides studies and projects.
• Provide expert guidance on scope, schedule, budget, risks, changes, and multidisciplinary integration to achieve project objectives.
• Support client engagement and maintain strong client relationships while identifying potential follow-on opportunities.
• Support project planning, execution, forecasting, and scope/change management, including identification of commercial impacts.
• Lead or support proposals, including technical strategy, scope definition, estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.
• Support business development activities and client engagements to grow the upstream business.
• Provide market and competitor insights and represent Genesis in relevant client and industry forums.
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and effective use of global delivery resources and digital tools.

About you

This individual should possess the following traits and requirements prior to applying:

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Petroleum, or another relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 15+ years of relevant Topsides facilities experience including concept, feasibility, pre-FEED, FEED, or other decision-support studies.
• Extensive knowledge of offshore topsides facilities design including interfaces with structural, utilities, electrical, I&C, safety, hulls, marine, and subsea systems.
• Experience with offshore production facilities, including fixed platforms and floating production systems such as FPSOs, semisubmersibles, spars, and TLPs.
• Experience with greenfield, brownfield, tiebacks, debottlenecking, and asset-life-extension studies.
• Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and multidisciplinary integration across complex engineering assignments.
• Experience supporting project planning, estimating, proposals, technical reviews, risk assessments, and decision-support recommendations.
• Strong client-facing skills, with the ability to communicate and present technical recommendations to senior stakeholders.
• Good understanding of engineering consulting, project execution, and associated commercial principles.
• Strong written, verbal, facilitation, negotiation, and presentation skills, with the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary and geographically distributed teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Professional Engineer (PE) registration or recognized project management qualification.
• Experience with value-improvement practices and decision-analysis methods.
• Experience integrating decarbonization, electrification, energy efficiency, emissions reduction, or power-generation considerations into upstream facilities studies.
• Experience using global delivery operating centers.

Why this Role

• Flexible part-time schedule - ideal for professionals seeking work-life balance.
• Opportunity to leverage decades of experience to make a lasting impact.
• Work on meaningful projects without the demands of full-time employment.