Subsea Commissioning & Baseline Coordinator

Missions / Service Dimensions
Under the responsibility of the Subsea Operations Manager, the job holder shall, in the performance of their Subsea Commissioning & baseline Coordinator responsibilities contribute to the:

• Development, implementation and start-up of the Subsea systems.
• Follow-up of the detailed engineering, fabrication, factory testing, integration testing, installation in the Plant.
• Coordination of subsea equipment tests, commissioning and start-up activities through all subsea facilities.
• Follow-up of subsea interventions (including Permit to Work), as subsea engineer on the FPSO during start-up and operational phase.
• Preparation and execution of the subsea maintenance and inspection carried out by subsea MIEC contractor.
• Coordination of the subsea maintenance and inspection baseline.

The position is part of Field Operations team, working in close collaboration with inspection and maintenance team, with a strong interface with SPS, UFR & FPSO packages, Commissioning and start-up teams, OneTech specialists (CL/DO/OPS/SUB ; TEC/SBS…).

The Service is based in Paris (France), with frequent missions to Europe (Spain, Norway, Italy, Sardegna,…), and potentially other places in Europe, US (Houston), and Asia (Kuala Lumpur, China). End 2027 / early 2028, the position will evolve on a rotation basis on the FPSO for final integration, commissioning, hook-up and start-up.

HSE Attitudes / Accountabilities
The service holder is:

• Accountable for demonstrating an exemplary behavior about HSSE rules & requirements and for implementing HSE rules within his area of responsibility,
• To promote a high level HSE culture during relations with stakeholders
• To attend mandatory HSE trainings, refresher/expired trainings and apply them on site, ensure team and vendor compliance.

Activities:
 The Service holder as the Field Operations representative for the development, implementation and start-up of the subsea equipment including Xmas trees, production manifolds, WAG injection manifolds, FLETs, ILTs. As such the job holder shall:

• Coordinate the follow-up of each equipment development and testing progress status
• Follow-up status of punch list resulting from testing campaign
• Ensure that operational requirements and specifications are fulfilled throughout the integration program.
• Participate to testing and integration program in respective contractor premises (FAT, eFAT, SIT, etc.) and on site up to commissioning and start-up phase in-country
• Ensure that all integrated testing program with FPSO & Subsea Contractors are done according to specifications & Interface Agreements
• Ensure that functional requirements and operability regarding the subsea equipment are satisfied, according to the Basis of Design
• Coordinate the subsea inspection and maintenance baseline.

The Service holder will bring Operations inputs into various pre-Operation activities, including but not limited to:

• Ensure that the subsea operating principles, functional requirements and operational needs are well captured and fulfilled during the tests and integration program. Identify focus area and resolve technical issues. Propose improvements, as deemed relevant, in line with subsea operating strategy
• Witness on behalf of CPY FOPS the FAT, eFAT, SIT, IFAT of the selected SPS items at the various SPS factories and raise punch as necessary
• Ensure that all testing and potential punches list are recorded and managed in selected completion system,
• Ensure that handover system is correctly followed between the various stakeholders (SPS & UFR packages, Commissioning and Field Operations teams) and punch list items closed,
• Participate to the writing of the subsea commissioning procedures and subsea operation phase procedures,
• Develop and provide relevant trainings to O&M contractor production engineers and operating personnel,
• Follow-up the subsea systems commissioning & start-up
• Work closely with company’s inspection and maintenance team and subcontractor to support the development of maintenance strategies, procedures and spare parts list for the various subsea control systems and associated hardware.

Providing subsea operation engineering service during towing, hook-up, commissioning and start[1]up phase, the provider shall:

• Be responsible for performing the engineering and the execution of the SPS items commissioning under the supervision of the Subsea Operations Manager (developing procedures, preparing tools, consumables, special tools, spare parts, etc.)
• Be responsible for performing the Start-up of the subsea installations under the supervision of the Subsea Operations Manager and with the assistance of the well performance team.
• Act as the focal point between O&M contractor and Operator for all activities related to subsea equipment.
• Coordinate subsea operations between all stakeholders (company, O&M contractor, vessel intervention.
• Define and prepare with Onshore support the interventions program and procedures. - Support the company’s Offshore Field manager (also RSES) in his activities relative to production performance.
• Act as the Operating Authority for all subsea operation covered by Permit to Work.

Context & Environment
The activity takes place in the context of the execution phase of a major project in Suriname. The project is a multidisciplinary team that coordinates the studies managed by the Operator on the Deep and Shallow Water discoveries of offshore Suriname.

The technical challenges the Project will face are the reservoir development and management, FPSO, and subsea production/injection system. The Suriname Team will develop the Project with the objectives of maximizing economic results by optimizing the reserves, and the schedule, reducing the costs and the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission, while maintaining the technical quality of the installations, with high H3SE requirements and focusing.

Duration / location

• Start date: February 2026
• Duration: 1-year minimum
• Renewable: Yes
• Location: Location: Paris with frequent Travel
• Status: Residential

Qualifications & experience required

• Engineering degree or equivalent.
• Minimum of 15+ years’ experience in Oil and Gas projects.
• Minimum of 10+ years familiar with Oil and Gas equipment testing and commissioning.
• Experience with subsea production equipment, and corresponding risks from a technical and practical standpoint.
• Experience of subsea contractors in project execution or operations.
• Experience of commissioning database management and tools.
• Soft skills as organization, method & communication.
• Excellent knowledge of HSE and Environment Management systems.
• Be fluent in English.

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