Subsea Project Engineer

Kin Tec Recruitment Ltd — Canada · Posted ~15 hours ago

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Skills

Subsea engineering Well intervention Project engineering ROV operations Equipment delivery Cost management Schedule management Risk management Offshore execution Interface management Project management ROV

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Take ownership of key technical interfaces for subsea and well-intervention projects. You will develop intervention concepts, coordinate multidisciplinary interfaces, own the ROV scope, work with equipment suppliers and contractors, and support cost, schedule, risk, and offshore execution activities. The role suits an engineer comfortable bridging technical delivery and field operations.

Highlights

Technical project engineering role combining subsea and well-intervention expertise with project delivery, ROV coordination, risk management, and offshore execution. The position offers broad cross-functional exposure across wells, drilling, production, subsea, marine, and HSE.

Description

Subsea Project Engineer Location: St John's, Canada Contract Type: Contract Position (Annually Renewable) Work Schedule: Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week, full-time office-based Anticipated Start: October 2026 Position Overview The Subsea Project Engineer acts as a key technical interface between the Wells team, subsea base business, ROV contractor, equipment suppliers, production operations, and project management. This position requires a strong combination of subsea/well intervention knowledge, project engineering, equipment delivery, cost and schedule management, risk management, and offshore execution experience. Key Responsibilities Support development of well intervention concepts and execution strategies.Coordinate well intervention interfaces with wells, drilling, completions, production, subsea, marine, ROV and HSE disciplines.Own and coordinate the project ROV scope, acting as the technical focal point between the project team and base business.Ensure ROV activities are fully integrated into the intervention sequence, vessel schedule and overall project execution plan.Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly, inspection, testing, certification and mobilization of subsea intervention equipment.Manage technical interfaces between intervention equipment, subsea trees, wellheads, ROVs, vessels, controls systems and other project equipment.Participate in design reviews, FAT, SIT, integration testing and equipment acceptance.Ensure equipment certification, maintenance, inspection and recertification requirements are identified and completed.Maintain equipment readiness status and identify actions required to achieve offshore deployment readiness.Support rig integration of subsea IWOCS spread and tree handling equipment, ensuring equipment is fully compatible with the rig and planned intervention operations. Coordinate equipment mobilization, rig-up, installation, function testing, commissioning and operational acceptance.Maintain cost forecasts and monitor expenditure against approved project budgets.Maintain project risk registers and ensure mitigation actions are implemented and tracked.Support management of technical queries, deviations, non-conformances and engineering changes.Provide engineering support during offshore intervention and ROV operations.Monitor execution against approved procedures, schedule, operational objectives and regulatory commitments.Troubleshoot equipment, interface and procedural issues during offshore operations.Support well handover and start up back to operations. Minimum Requirements Bachelor's degree in engineering.Professional Engineer (P. Eng) currently registered (or eligible for immediate registration) with PEGNL.10+ years of experience in subsea, offshore, well intervention, ROV or subsea project engineering.Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills.Understanding of offshore drilling rigs, vessels, ROV spreads and subsea well intervention operations.Experience managing equipment through design, procurement, fabrication, testing, mobilization and offshore deployment.Demonstrated experience with project cost, schedule, risk and change management.Experience managing vendors, subcontractors and technical interfaces. Working Conditions Based out of the head office in St. John's, NL, Canada.Primarily office-based, with time required at site and/or contractor office locations as needed.Potential for offshore travel to support project needs.Potential requirement for extended hours based on business needs.