Lead SURF Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Provide senior-level subsea engineering expertise across the project lifecycle.
• Develop subsea technical documentation in line with company and project requirements.
• Ensure engineering activities comply with applicable design codes including API, DNV and ISO, as well as U.S. offshore regulatory frameworks.
• Support ROV intervention engineering, equipment specification, tooling interfaces and offshore support requirements.
• Coordinate SURF interfaces with structural, marine, pipeline, construction and regulatory teams.
• Support integration of subsea work scopes into wider decommissioning plans, marine spread plans and SIMOPS strategies.
• Respond to technical queries, vendor clarifications and offshore execution support needs.
• Prepare subsea engineering deliverables including basis of design, calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports.
• Ensure subsea documentation aligns with governing project documents and regulatory requirements.
• Support audits, technical assurance reviews and close-out documentation for subsea decommissioning activities.

Required Experience

• Experience in subsea or SURF engineering within offshore energy, decommissioning or major subsea projects.
• Lead-level or senior-level capability in delivering complex subsea engineering scopes.
• Experience supporting offshore execution, removal engineering and ROV operations.
• Strong cross-discipline coordination experience across subsea, structural, marine, pipeline and construction functions.

Technical Skills & Tools

• Advanced degree in subsea, mechanical, structural, ocean or petroleum engineering.
• Knowledge of subsea engineering and decommissioning activities including riser abandonment, pipeline decommissioning and subsea structure interface engineering.
• Experience preparing technical deliverables such as basis of design documents, calculations, drawings, specifications and technical reports.
• Proficiency with subsea engineering tools such as OrcaFlex, Flexcom, PipeLay and SAGE.
• Working knowledge of API, DNV and ISO design codes.
• Understanding of U.S. offshore regulatory frameworks including BSEE, BOEM and USCG.