Lead Installation Analysis Engineer

London – Hybrid working of 4 days per week in the office and 1 day per week working from home

Oil & Gas sector

A Lead Installation Analysis Engineer is required to work on a permanent staff basis that will offer a hybrid working set up of 4 days per week in the office and 1 day per week working from home.

As the Lead Installation Analysis Engineer, you will ideally have experience in developing small teams and relevant experience in the oil and gas industry or equivalent, with a preference in EPCI contractor or consultant predominantly performing construction and installation design.

Your main responsibilities will be to:

1. Develop the overall installation analysis scope package, including but not limited to Flexible / Umbilical / Cable Lay, Structure and Mooring installation.
2. Support the in-place analysis scope of static Flexible flowlines and jumpers.
3. Coordinate a team of analysis engineers (Typically from 2 to 8) to meet required engineering works, optimisation, workload, schedule etc.
4. Support various training and continuous improvements initiatives such as developing internal tools, guidelines, templates and training material.
5. Encourage knowledge sharing within the discipline.
6. Support trainees and less experienced engineers.
7. Identify the scope of work, specifications, schedule and inter-discipline requirements at the start of the Project / Tender / FEED.
8. Understand project/client expectations and gather applicable past lessons learnt.
9. Identify the required project interfaces and agree on a schedule and resource plan with department managers.
10. Organise KOM with the analysis team, installation method team, discipline managers, and project engineering manager.
11. Assist in preparation of estimates for bid proposals, including technical query reviews, execution statements and manhour estimates.
12. Prepare discipline engineering design basis, philosophies, technical specifications, and design reports as required during the Project / Tender / FEED.
13. Perform and review the OrcaFlex analysis confirming it adheres with the agreed design brief and basis. Ensure that QA/QC process is correctly followed in the team.
14. Deliver relevant project Interface and ensure alignment with other design engineering departments, Installation Method Engineers, SPS suppliers, Client, Engineering Managers, and Flexible / Umbilical Engineers.
15. Organise a regular meeting with the analysis team and maintain the action register. Issue regular reporting including document progress, resource mobilization planning, manhour tracking, and ensure technical changes with respect to the base scope are tracked properly.
16. Attend project review meetings, vendor meetings and engineering meetings organised by other disciplines.
17. Organise and chair the analysis engineering review (internal and external).
18. Participate in customer and third-party technical audits on engineering deliverables and vendor documents.

Your profile

As the Lead Installation Analysis Engineer, you will have a Bachelors Degree in Naval Architecture, Mechanical / Structural / Civil / Hydrodynamic engineering. Master’s degree or PhD preferred. Relevant experience in the oil and gas industry or equivalent, with a preference in EPCI contractor or consultant predominantly performing construction and installation design.

You will have a high working knowledge of design techniques and installation analysis in OrcaFlex, with an understanding of applicable standard codes (e.g. DNVGL-ST-N001). Experience in developing small engineering teams is also required.

Systems where further knowledge is desirable:

• Naval Architecture.
• Offshore experience.
• Python knowledge.
• Rigid riser design.
• Flexible pipe and umbilical design.