Subsea Engineer at Padua Petroleum Nigeria Limited (PPNL)

Location: Port Harcourt, Rivers

Duties and Responsibilities

• Designing, costing and testing components and fittings using computer aided design (CAD) software and 3D modelling.
• Building a small-scale model of a component, simulating the conditions it will have to withstand, observing its performance and analyzing the results.
• Planning appropriate improvements to the design of the component, applying them and testing it all over again.
• Carrying out full scale testing of the finished component, ensuring it meets all operations and health and safety requirements.
• Providing technical and engineering support to offshore teams.
• Producing budget and plans for projects.
• Writing evaluations of project progress, success and any issues.
• Spending some time offshore to liase with suppliers, manufacturers and other engineers.
• Working closely with Subsea Execution Contractor in all aspects of intervention preparation, including coordination of operation reviews and risks assessment and delivery of engineering procedures and equipment.
• Identifying and adopting new technologies to improve business results.
• Mentor and aid in the development of Organizational capability in the area of interventions and IRM.
• Have a strong safety, execution and cost focus as well as contractor management.
• Be involved in all aspects of underwater interventions and marine integrity projects.
• Adhere to company work processes, procedures and reviews and abide by regulations relevant to diving and intervention operations.
• Technical responsibility for mechanical ROV and intervention content of tenders and projects.
• Mechanical Engineering design and development for remote systems and intervention tooling
• Preparation of tender specifications and costs
• Preparation of design specifications.
• Sub-contractor management.
• Preparation and checking of manuals and procedures
• Preparation and checking of design calculations.
• Manufacture, testing and commissioning support.
• ROV and intervention project support
• Technical contact with client
• Ensure continuity of lessons learned for ongoing and future projects
• The inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM)of CUE subsea assets using underwater intervention techniques (divers and ROVs).
• Prepare and submit weekly reports on activities.
• Carry out any other assignment as may be directed by Top Management.

Qualification / Experience

• B.Eng in related fields
• 3 - 7 years experience