Senior Project Engineer

SUBSEA 7 LIMITED

$110K — $130K *
Energy & Utilities
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Degree in Engineering, Marine, Naval Architecture, Offshore Technology, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience as a Project Engineer in IRM and subsea construction, including site and offshore work.
  • Strong commercial understanding and cost awareness, particularly in SURF projects.
  • Proven interpersonal skills to communicate effectively at all levels.
  • Ability to produce clear and accurate technical documentation, like offshore method statements.
  • Effective organizational skills to manage priorities under deadlines.

Responsibilities

  • Develop engineering procedures, installation methods, and technical documentation.
  • Conduct risk assessments, HAZIDs, and collaborate on task planning.
  • Design and oversee fabrication, testing, and certification of offshore equipment.
  • Perform engineering analyses for safe offshore operations.
  • Select and manage offshore equipment, ensuring compliance with standards and requirements.
  • Support tendering activities and manage project variations.
  • Mentor and develop junior engineers.

Benefits

  • Full-time permanent position with a diverse role across project lifecycle.
  • Opportunities for mentoring and professional development.
  • Involvement in both office and offshore work environments.
  • Chance to work within multidisciplinary teams on complex projects.
  • Real-time impact on project execution with an emphasis on safety and efficiency.
Full Job Description
Short Description

We are seeking a Senior Project Engineer to join our engineering team in St John's, Canada, on a full-time, permanent basis.

Our Engineers play a key role in delivering complex offshore and subsea projects. As a Senior Project Engineer, you'll provide technical knowledge across project execution, tendering, engineering studies, vessel operations, and offshore activities, ensuring safe, efficient, and effective project delivery.

Working within multidisciplinary teams, you'll develop engineering solutions, support project planning, and provide technical guidance throughout the project lifecycle. This role offers a mix of office, site, vessel, and offshore work.

Key experience includes:

  • Onshore fabrication and construction methods
  • Subsea construction and IRM activities
  • Rigging and seafastening engineering
  • Pre-commissioning operations
  • Vessel motion response principles
  • Fabrication and construction contracting, with solid commercial understanding


Ideal candidates will bring offshore or subsea engineering experience, effective problem-solving skills, and readiness to travel offshore as required.

What will you be doing?

This is a diverse and practical role offering involvement across the full project lifecycle. Key responsibilities include:

Onshore
  • Developing engineering procedures, installation methodologies, and technical documentation.
  • Conducting risk assessments, HAZIDs and task planning, collaborating with clients and subcontractors.
  • Designing and overseeing the fabrication, testing and certification of offshore installation aids and equipment.
  • Performing engineering analyses to ensure the safe execution of offshore activities.
  • Selecting and managing offshore equipment, ensuring compliance with industry standards and project requirements.
  • Supporting tendering activities, project variations, and commercial deliverables.
  • Mentoring and developing junior engineers.


Offshore
  • Support vessel mobilisations and offshore project execution.
  • Deliver technical briefings, toolbox talks and operational guidance to offshore teams.
  • Provide real-time engineering support and manage changes to approved procedures.
  • Work closely with vessel crews, clients, and contractors to ensure safe and efficient operations.
  • Monitor project progress, document key activities, and support contractual and commercial requirements.


What experience would we like you to have?

Please note, if you don't tick all the boxes below but believe you have some of the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for, please do consider applying. We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience

  • Degree in Engineering, Marine, Naval Architecture, Offshore Technology, Civil or Mechanical Engineering, or a comparable discipline.
  • Experience in a Project Engineer role focused on IRM and Subsea Construction projects is essential. This should include site and offshore based experience.
  • Good commercial understanding and cost awareness within SURF projects.
  • Effective interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate and interface effectively across all levels of the organisation. Capable of working on their own as well as collaboratively within a team.
  • Experienced in producing clear and accurate technical documentation, including offshore method statements and operational procedures.
  • Demonstrates effective organisational skills, with the ability to manage priorities and deliver work within agreed deadlines.


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