Location: Onshore and Offshore platforms, Lagos (As Required)
Reporting To: Project Director / Offshore Construction Director / Engineering Manager
Contract Duration: As specified by project requirements and expatriate assignment terms.
Job Purpose
- The SURF Manager is responsible for the overall management, coordination, and execution of Subsea Umbilicals, Risers, and Flowlines (SURF) engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and integrity management activities.
- The role provides strategic leadership and technical oversight to ensure safe, efficient, and cost-effective delivery of SURF systems throughout the project lifecycle while ensuring compliance with company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
Key Responsibilities
SURF Project Leadership:
- Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of SURF projects from concept selection through commissioning and handover.
- Manage multidisciplinary engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, and commissioning teams.
- Develop and implement project execution strategies, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
- Ensure project objectives relating to safety, quality, cost, and schedule are achieved.
- Interface with clients, contractors, vendors, regulatory authorities, and project stakeholders.
Engineering and Technical Oversight:
- Provide technical leadership for the design, fabrication, installation, and operation of:
- Subsea flowlines
- Rigid and flexible pipelines
- Risers
- Umbilicals
- Jumpers
- Pipeline end terminations (PLETs)
- Pipeline end manifolds (PLEMs)
- Subsea structures and tie-in systems
- Review and approve engineering deliverables, design studies, specifications, procedures, and technical documentation.
- Ensure compliance with applicable codes, standards, and project requirements.
- Support concept selection, FEED, detailed engineering, and operational readiness activities.
Offshore Installation and Construction Management:
- Oversee offshore installation campaigns involving pipelay, riser installation, umbilical installation, subsea structures, tie-ins, and commissioning activities.
- Review installation procedures, marine spread requirements, risk assessments, and execution plans.
- Coordinate offshore construction vessels, installation contractors, and support teams.
- Monitor project progress and offshore execution performance.
- Support mobilization, offshore readiness reviews, and project assurance activities.
Asset Integrity and Operational Support:
- Develop and implement SURF integrity management and inspection programs.
- Support Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance (IRM) activities and subsea intervention campaigns.
- Review integrity assessments, anomaly investigations, and fitness-for-service evaluations.
- Provide technical support for operational issues, repairs, modifications, and life-extension projects.
- Ensure long-term reliability and performance of SURF assets.
Health, Safety, and Environmental (HSE) Responsibilities:
- Promote a strong safety culture across all project activities.
- Ensure compliance with company HSE policies, client requirements, and regulatory standards.
- Lead HAZID, HAZOP, SIMOPS, JSA, and risk assessment activities.
- Ensure safe execution of offshore and onshore project activities.
- Participate in incident investigations and implementation of corrective actions.
Project Controls and Commercial Management:
- Monitor project costs, schedules, risks, and resource utilization.
- Participate in contract management, change management, and claims evaluation processes.
- Support procurement, vendor management, and contractor performance monitoring.
- Provide regular project status reports and management updates.
Knowledge Transfer and Team Development:
- Mentor and develop local engineers and project personnel.
- Lead structured knowledge transfer and competency development programs.
- Support succession planning and local content development initiatives.
- Promote continuous improvement and lessons-learned programs.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Ocean Engineering, Civil Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Naval Architecture, or a related engineering discipline.
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or Business Administration is advantageous.
- Professional engineering registration or membership of a recognized engineering institution is preferred.
Experience:
- Minimum of 25 years' experience in subsea engineering, SURF engineering, offshore construction, or project execution within the oil and gas industry.
- Minimum of 20 years' experience in senior engineering, project management, construction management, or SURF leadership roles.
- Extensive experience managing SURF systems across FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and operations phases.
- Proven experience supporting deepwater and ultra-deepwater field developments.
- International offshore project experience is highly preferred.
- Demonstrated experience leading major EPCI and subsea development projects.
Required Certifications:
- Professional Engineering Registration or Certification (preferred).
- BOSIET/FOET with CA-EBS.
- HUET Certification.
- Offshore Medical Certificate.
- HAZID/HAZOP and Risk Assessment Training.
- Project Management Certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent) is advantageous.
- Any client-specific or project-required certifications.
Technical Skills:
- Expert knowledge of SURF engineering, subsea systems, offshore installation, and asset integrity management.
- Extensive experience with rigid pipelines, flexible flowlines, risers, umbilicals, jumpers, and subsea tie-in systems.
- Strong understanding of deepwater installation methodologies and offshore construction operations.
- Familiarity with DNV, API, ISO, NORSOK, IMCA, and international offshore industry standards.
- Ability to review engineering analyses, installation procedures, risk assessments, and technical documentation.
- Strong project management, commercial awareness, and stakeholder management capabilities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Primavera P6, MS Project, and engineering management software.
Competencies:
- Strong leadership and people management skills.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Effective planning, coordination, and organizational skills.
- Ability to manage complex multidisciplinary projects and offshore operations.
- Strong commitment to safety, quality, and operational excellence.
- Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking English.
- Ability to work effectively in multicultural and international project environments.
Preferred Additional Requirements:
- Experience on major deepwater field developments, subsea tie-backs, brownfield modifications, and offshore expansion projects.
- Demonstrated expertise in SURF integrity management and subsea asset lifecycle management.
- Proven capability in mentoring and developing local engineering personnel.
- Strong understanding of offshore regulatory requirements and international industry standards.
- Experience supporting commissioning, start-up, and operational readiness activities.
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