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Main Functions

• Comment and provide advice on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with company specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the team's goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Assures accurate and timely communication among the team and other company functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues.
• In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Company representative for interfacing with subsea tree, hangers, and wellhead interfacing and subsea pressure control equipment (e.g., subsea BOPs, SSTT, CWOR, LWI) for subsea drilling, completion, and/or well interventions during planning and execution phases.
• Lead in coordinating surface integrity tests (SITs), witnessing any recertification, factory acceptance and extended factory acceptance testing (FAT / EFAT).
• Coordinating subsea equipment & ROV aspects of drilling, completions, and/or well intervention risk assessments
• Prepare brownfield survey and subsea equipment (e.g., trees, hangers, wellheads, subsea BOPs, SSTT / landing strings, CWOR, LWI) deployment and retrieval procedures, ROV tooling and related procedures.
• Monitor subsea equipment service provider, ROV service provider, provide project management support and troubleshooting of subsea pressure control equipment issues.

Additional Skills in Addition to Job Description

• Proficient in applications for well design, performance prediction & optimization, BHA and torque & drag modelling. Proffer robust solutions to planning and execution challenges, experienced in recovery from unplanned operational challenges.

Skills and Qualifications:

• Previous experience in a closely related position
• Extensive knowledge of In-depth understanding of subsea completion, workover and light well intervention units (e.g. semi submersibles, jack ups and multipurpose vessels)
• Develops / manages project interfaces (e.g. subsea simultaneous drilling and production procedures, interfaces with other subsea systems)
• Keeps abreast of subsea completions and workover techniques and technology progress within EM and industry, applies emerging technology and practices where appropriate and can use Tech Set applications effectively
• Experienced in the areas of subsea system hydraulic modeling, well surveillance, well testing operations, multiphase metering, subsea production / artificial lift optimization (e.g. subsea booster pumps, gas lift and riser lift) and flow assurance
• Very strong demonstrated organizational and technical judgment skills
• Demonstrated teamwork and communication skills
• Demonstrated skills to positively influence drilling workforce - employees and contractors
• Exceptional skills in MS Office suite of software programs; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, etc.
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical/business communications
• Ability to work and communicate in international locales and with diverse cultures
• Relevant industry experience (offshore / onshore drilling activities, for example).
• Maintains a high degree of ethical conduct.
• Ability to work in harsh environments (examples include temperature and / or humidity extremes, remote locations with limited amenities) with changing priorities.
• Willingness to travel / live away from home for extended time periods.
• Highly experienced in wellwork, workovers and well interventions.

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Main Functions

• Develop subsea hardware selection justification documents, product specifications, and other project specific documents and drawings including tree and manifold P&ID’s.
• Evaluate and comment on discipline engineering work performed both internally and by Contractors and sub-contractors to ensure that work is being executed in accordance with project specifications, company standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Facilitates effective execution of discipline engineering and design routines that align with the project's goals, objectives, and procedures.
• Assures accurate and timely communication among the Project Team and other company Functions on discipline engineering activities, progress, and issues.
• In addition to technical ability, they should demonstrate sound communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.

Tasks and Responsibilities
In addition to all Level 1 and 2 tasks and Responsibilities, Level 3:

• Steward discipline engineering queries from the Contractor and sub-contractors as well as technical information requests
• Keep Lead Engineer or Engineering Manager informed of discipline engineering progress, deviations, and execution concerns
• Participate in discipline engineering reviews at Contractor's and subcontractor's locations
• Drives and promotes capital efficiency in engineering design
• Support internal engineering general interest or Global Practice initiatives as requested by Supervisor
• Participate in pre-commissioning, system integration testing, installation, and commissioning activities of subsea hardware equipment. Participate in troubleshooting equipment problems with vendors, installation contractors, and other client operating affiliates.
• Promote safety in all project aspects of vendor manufacturing assembly, testing, installation, and operations.
• Provides direct and specific design engineering support in the Pipeline & Subsea Engineering area to assigned project teams within the Global Projects, Global Projects Delivery, Nigeria. Performs the assigned technical tasks in a format agreed upon between the Project Manager (PM) and the Production Engineering Manager (PEM). Ensures that the tasks can be completed within the framework of EMCAPs and within an agreed timeframe. Identifies, defines, and performs the assigned tasks, including finalizing pre-requisite tasks or information. Updates and reports the progress of deliverables to the PM and DESM on a regular basis.
• Coordinates / oversees design contractor activities in the process discipline area for assigned projects.
• Continually assesses refinements/changes and recommends updates for the maintenance of specifications and standards used in the Projects Department including the Global Practices (GP), Design Management Manual (DMM) and the Design Execution References (DER). Responsible for coordinating reviews, endorsement, and final approval for changes to these specifications and guidelines using Projects' MoC procedures.
• Ensures that all relevant aspects of the quality assurance and control (QA/QC) programs and procedures are strictly followed in the performance of all work. Ensures the integration of the requirements of the Operations Integrity Management System (OIMS) in all work, tasks or deliverables.
• Follows and implements the established project objectives and strategies in all work. This includes maintaining MPN production at established levels as well as providing safe, economic, and efficient proposals to enhance hydrocarbon recovery or to increase associated facility integrity.
• Performs ad hoc medium- and long-term technical design engineering studies aimed at improving project engineering effectiveness, including risk, constructability, design and execution assessments.
• Provides continual interface with external departments, especially Loss Prevention, Development Planning, Facilities Engineering, Facilities Operations Technical, and all core DW & JV Operations groups.
• When assigned the role of Lead Design Engineer (LDE) for a specific design engineering services Work Order, represents MPN, coordinates design activities and interfaces with Project Engineer (PE) to align design work with project objectives.

Skills and Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. Degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical, Civil, or Chemical Engineering
• Working knowledge of subsea hardware equipment, including horizontal and vertical trees, jumpers, manifolds, connection systems, and valves, as well as qualification, testing, and installation methods.
• Be familiar with and have experience applying API 6A and 17D, and other relevant API, ISO, and ASME subsea hardware and piping standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of software programs
• Read, write, and speak fluent English, especially as it applies to technical and business communications
• Highly Experienced Subsea Hardware Engineer (refer to job description and skills in section above) experienced in various EPC phases in deep water Nigeria projects.