About the Role
The role involves developing and implementing the FOPS Subsea strategy for offshore Azerbaijan's Absheron Conventional Gas & Condensates field, ensuring operational readiness and safety throughout project phases and into subsequent operations.
Responsibilities
- Develop, issue, update, and implement the FOPS Subsea philosophy/strategy.
- Define and propose actions to implement strategies.
- Define required FOPS contracts, procedures, and tools for project phase and pre-RFSU.
- Ensure inspection strategy is implemented before First Gas and for subsequent operations.
- Coordinate actions with other Project activities.
- Act as FOPS Technical Authority for all Subsea Production system issues.
- Ensure FOPS requirements are implemented in subsea equipment design.
- Participate in design reviews of subsea equipment.
- Participate in Factory Acceptance Testing and System Integration Testing (SIT).
- Prepare Subsea Operating and Emergency Operating Procedures.
- Support the Maintenance team for subsea equipment maintenance engineering.
- Act as CPY representative during offshore operations.
- Map Subsea Asset Hierarchy, including Inspection and Monitoring Programs (IMR).
- Establish Subsea Reliability Strategies focusing on deepwater failure modes, HPHT challenges, and marine growth.
- Support Flow Assurance Strategy development for managing hydrate formation, wax deposition, and scale buildup.
- Create Subsea Control System Protocols for operating and troubleshooting Subsea Control Modules (SCM).
- Develop ROV Intervention Tooling Plans, ensuring standard ROV interfaces and sourcing specialized tools.
- Optimize Subsea Spare Parts Inventory, identifying critical, long-lead spares.
- Review Umbilical and Flowline Preservation, overseeing fluid filling, pressurization, and monitoring.
- Configure Subsea Data and Alarm Systems, setting up data acquisition baselines, alarm limits, and monitoring structures.
- Verify Vendor Handover Documentation, securing data books, certificates, and as-installed layouts.
- Participate in Operational Readiness Reviews with the offshore operations team.
- Ensure proper handover of SAPL from Project to Operations, including operation, inspection, and monitoring scope.
- Support and implement the Project HSEQ management system.
- Adopt and demonstrate exemplary behavior regarding HSEQ rules, Company Ethics, and Code of Conduct.
- Participate in Project reviews and make recommendations.
- Promote HSE culture within the team and prioritize HSE topics.
- Ensure HSE standards of Contractors align with TotalEnergies rules.
- Participate in and assist with the development and implementation of Environmental management and Energy efficiency System processes.
- Exercise authority to suspend activities posing a threat to life, installation, or environment and notify supervisors.
Requirements
- Minimum 10 years in the Oil and Gas industry.
- Minimum 5 years in Subsea Operations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to interact with various contracts, peers, management, vendors, and industry partners.
- Management of contractors/subcontractors.
- Strong HSE leadership.
- Fluent in English.
Skills
- Subsea Engineering
- Subsea Operations
- HSE Management
- Contract Management
- Communication
- Interpersonal Skills
Location
- Europe (Detailed Engineering)
- Baku/Site (Execution)
- London, UK (Detailed Engineering)
- Oslo, Norway (Detailed Engineering)
Work Type
- Resident 5 days per week
Experience Level
- Minimum 10 years in Oil and Gas industry
- Minimum 5 years in Subsea Operations
Education Level
- BA/MA degree in Subsea Engineering or equivalent
About the Company
- Global multi-energy company operating large-scale refining and petrochemical facilities.
- Transforms crude oil into fuels and essential industrial products through highly integrated and technologically advanced operations.
- Recognized for strong HSE culture, operational excellence, and commitment to reducing environmental impact.
- Contribute to complex international projects within a high-performance industrial environment.
- The Absheron Conventional Gas & Condensates field is located offshore Azerbaijan Republic in the Caspian Sea.
- The project aims at supplying natural gas for domestic and international export markets.
