Naval Architect

NES Fircroft are delighted to be partnering with a major oil and gas operator who are looking for a FPSO Hull Naval Architect to work on one of their key projects in Paris. The position will be on a 1-year renewable contract. The schedule will be Mon – Fri. In return the individual will be provided with an attractive rate.

Rythm: RESIDENTIAL 5 DAYS OF SERVICE PER WEEK
Service Location: Service located in France for the engineering and procurement phase in 2023/2024, then with the potential to be located within the premises of the FPSO contractors selected integration yard during the construction period.

Start date: November 2023

Duration: 1 year renewable

Activities
HSE:

• Demonstrate an exemplary behaviour with regards to HSE
• Implement HSE requirements within the Marine Systems area.

 Engineering:

• Oversee and review/approve the naval architecture engineering related activities performed by the EPSCC Contractor and its subcontractors.

• Oversee and review model testing activities for including preparation of test specification, evaluation of test facility proposals.
• Attend model test as company representative, evaluates, test results and reconciles data with hydrodynamic analysis.
• Oversee and review design hydrodynamic activities for design conditions and verifies the compatibility of hydrodynamic design loads with other interfacing disciplines, e.g. SURF motions and load response.
• Oversee and review/approve the mooring and riser design including its pull in and installation procedure, supporting the mooring engineer as required.
• Oversee and review/approve the Intact and Damage Stability analysis including offloading conditions and tank inspection conditions.
• Oversee, review and monitor the weight of FPSO, review lightship weight distribution, COG estimates and radius of gyrations estimates.
• Oversee and review/approve hull strength analysis, hull fatigue analysis and FEA (Finite Element Analysis) for hull and local structures.
• Oversee and review plans for transport of the FPSO to field as well as modules/equipment to integration yard.
• Timely review and comment engineering documents and consolidate comments related to Naval Architecture deliverables; liaise with other engineering specialist(s) and stakeholders as required.
• Oversee and review Classification approval for the FPSO.
• Oversee and review/approve the repair and life extension activities on the hull.
• Oversee and review the hull construction activities are compliant with the design.
• Promptly respond to engineering clarifications, request for deviations and unexpected technical issues, by a proactive and proficient approach.
• During execution, create and manage related site queries (SQs), technical queries (TQs), Nonconformance Reports (NCRs).
• Ensure proper reporting, highlighting critical issues to the Hull Management team and proposing remedial actions.

Deliverables:
The service holder shall manage the supervision and approval of the activities related to the Naval Architecture carried out by the EPSCC contractor, focusing on the successful and timely execution of the project.

Technical Requirements:

• Confirmed Expertise in Naval Architecture activities in Oil & Gas projects
• Chartered engineering skills preferred.
• Rigorous and solution orientated expertise to task completion
• Organization, communication, leadership, and transverse coordination expertise for task completion
• Languages of the service: English mandatory

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.