Oil&Gas - Pipeline Lead Engineer - Paris

There is a requirement for a Pipeline Lead Engineer to come onto a subsea project in Paris, France on a contract-basis for at least 8-months.

Role Brief:

• Managing an engineering team within projects
• Managing all external (clients, subcontractors) and internal interfaces (other disciplines, installation, SCM),
• Being in accountable for the respect of the budget and planning of the scope of your team
• Being the technical expert and participating to the subcontractors selection
• Supervising the technical documentation issued on project, within HSEQ norms:

- Design studies following industry standards (DNV, API), clients specifications and company standards
- Finite element analyses using Abaqus software (ex : lateral buckling, walking analyses)
- Material requisitions, specifications, technical documentation from subcontractors & suppliers

• Proposing innovative solutions allowing cost & risks reduction
• Report to the Project engineering Manager for activities on project.

Skills & Experience Required:

• Familiar with the design and analysis of subsea rigid pipeline spools (this MUST be subsea experience and not onshore).
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Civil, Structural or other relevant engineering discipline.
• Good practice of Finite Element Analyses and Abaqus software
• Familiar with major pipeline design codes and standards (API, DNV)
• Ability to add technical value to pipeline design & optimization proposals
• Ability to use Mathcad and/or Excel calculation facility to create and check calculations
• Ability to perform and write technical reports (in English mandatory)
• Pipeline design engineer with 8 years experience with seniority in offshore pipe design and analyses