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Subsea Project Engineer

  • St. John's, NL, Canada

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10+ years of experience in subsea engineering, offshore operations, well intervention, ROV operations, and subsea project engineering.
Working hours
40 hours per week
Posting language
English
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Original job description

Subsea Project Engineer – Well Intervention, ROV & Intervention Equipment Delivery (Rig Integration and Equipment Interface)

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 and well intervention knowledge
  • Project engineering expertise
  • Equipment delivery management
  • Cost and schedule management
  • Risk management
  • Offshore execution experience

Key Responsibilities

Well Intervention & Project Coordination

  • Support development of well intervention concepts and execution strategies.
  • Coordinate interfaces across wells, drilling, completions, production, subsea, marine, ROV, and HSE disciplines.
  • Provide engineering support during offshore intervention and ROV operations.
  • Support well handover and startup back to operations.

ROV Scope Management

  • Own and coordinate the project ROV scope.
  • Act as the technical focal point between the project team and base business.
  • Ensure ROV activities are integrated into the intervention sequence, vessel schedule, and project execution plan.

Equipment Delivery & Readiness

  • 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, control systems, and other project equipment.
  • Ensure equipment certification, maintenance, inspection, and recertification requirements are completed.
  • Maintain equipment readiness status and drive actions required for offshore deployment.

Rig Integration & Offshore Execution

  • Support rig integration of subsea IWOCS spread and tree handling equipment.
  • Ensure equipment compatibility with the rig and planned intervention operations.
  • Coordinate mobilization, rig-up, installation, function testing, commissioning, and operational acceptance.
  • Participate in design reviews, FAT, SIT, integration testing, and equipment acceptance.
  • Troubleshoot equipment, interface, and procedural issues during offshore operations.
  • Monitor execution against approved procedures, schedules, operational objectives, and regulatory commitments.

Project Controls & Risk Management

  • Maintain project cost forecasts and monitor expenditures against approved budgets.
  • Maintain project risk registers and track mitigation actions.
  • Support management of technical queries, deviations, non-conformances, and engineering changes.
  • Manage vendors, subcontractors, and technical interfaces.

Minimum Requirements

Education & Certifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) currently registered, or eligible for immediate registration, with PEGNL.

Experience

  • 10+ years of experience in subsea engineering, offshore operations, well intervention, ROV operations, and subsea project engineering.

Technical Knowledge

  • Strong understanding of offshore drilling rigs, vessels, ROV spreads, and subsea well intervention operations.
  • Experience managing equipment throughout the full lifecycle, including design, procurement, fabrication, testing, mobilization, and offshore deployment.
  • Proven experience with project cost, schedule, risk, and change management, as well as vendor/subcontractor management and technical interface coordination.

Soft Skills

  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Strong collaboration abilities.
  • Effective problem-solving capabilities.

Working Conditions

  • Based at the Suncor Head Office in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
  • Primarily office-based, with periodic travel to sites and contractor offices as required.
  • Potential offshore travel to support project needs.
  • Standard schedule: 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday).
  • Extended hours may be required based on business needs.
More about this job

Responsibilities

Coordinate well intervention and ROV project scopes across technical teams, contractors, suppliers, and operations, and manage subsea equipment delivery, readiness, rig integration, and offshore execution. Track project costs, schedules, risks, technical changes, and vendor interfaces while supporting testing, commissioning, troubleshooting, and operational acceptance.

Requirements

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering and current or immediately obtainable Professional Engineer registration with PEGNL. Requires 10 or more years of experience in subsea engineering, offshore operations, well intervention, ROV operations, and subsea project engineering, along with equipment lifecycle and project controls expertise.

Skills

  • Subsea Engineering
  • Well Intervention
  • ROV Operations
  • Project Engineering
  • Equipment Delivery Management
  • Rig Integration
  • Offshore Execution
  • Cost Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Risk Management
  • Technical Interface Coordination
  • Vendor Management
  • Equipment Readiness
  • Troubleshooting
  • HSE Coordination

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Categories

  • Engineering
  • Energy
  • Management & Leadership

Keywords

  • Subsea Engineering
  • Well Intervention
  • ROV
  • IWOCS
  • Subsea Trees
  • Wellheads
  • Offshore Drilling Rigs
  • Vessels
  • Intervention Equipment
  • Rig Integration
  • Engineering
  • Procurement
  • Fabrication
  • Inspection
  • Testing
  • Certification
  • Mobilization
  • Commissioning
  • FAT
  • SIT
  • Cost Forecasting
  • Schedule Management
  • Risk Registers
  • Change Management
  • Vendor Management
  • Subcontractor Management
  • Technical Interface Coordination
  • PEGNL
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)

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