Umbilical engineer

Umbilical engineer
 
Contract period: 31.12.2025 - 30.06.2026
Location: Oslo or Stavanger

Main tasks:

• The Subsea Umbilical and Cable Lead: Is member of the SURF team and reports to the SURF Project Manager 
• Is responsible for all planning, engineering and fabrication work to be performed for the Subsea Umbilical and Cable in accordance with Company and Project governing documentation, best practices and applicable rules and regulations requirements 
• Build, develop and align the Subsea Umbilical and Cable team, as necessary to execute the overall scope through all project phases, including use of PDC products and services 
• Drives continuous improvement within own scope and through synergies with others, SSI implementation and compliance with the expectations given in the SURF execution model – building blocks 
• The role and responsibility will be defined dependent on project complexity, phase and organisational set-up 
• Subsea Umbilical Lead will take on the full technical and commercial responsibility for planning, engineering, fabrication and execution of the scope and ensure alignment and report to SPS / SURF / Facility Manager 
• The Subsea Umbilical and Cable lead shall deliver according to phase DG0-DG4 and business needs 
• Prepare documentations according to the relevant DG phase within Subsea Umbilical and Cable scope and ensure compliance with applicable rules, standards and regulations 
• For early phase projects, responsible for scoping and following up studies within Subsea Umbilical and Cable scope and maturation of Subsea Umbilical and Cable design and deliveries as required per project phase 
• Participate in concept work-groups and document recommendations and decisions as required 
• Responsible to perform or establishing and following up studies within Subsea Umbilical and Cable discipline and maturation of design and deliveries as required per project phase (TR1244) 
• Within own scope, drive continuous improvement, secure safety in design, design-to-cost and constructability 
• Perform/contribute to concept evaluations and provide input to Design Basis updates 
• Provide evaluations, reports and presentations as required towards key project milestones and Decision Gates 
• Sporadic offshore

Qualifications:

• BSc/MSc within engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Civil or equivalent) 
• Extensive (10years+) professional technical experience with umbilical system engineering, design and fabrication within oil and gas projects 
• Competence with umbilical technical requirements and standards (DNV, API, ISO) including dynamic analysis 
• Good understanding of project execution including marine operations and umbilical installation 

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