Atlas NextWave is supporting a leading international subsea engineering and offshore installation contractor in the search for an experienced Principal Engineer (Subsea Developments) to join their growing Front-End Engineering team.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a senior subsea professional who is already operating in a similar Principal, Lead or Senior Subsea Development Engineering position and enjoys shaping projects from feasibility through concept selection and FEED.
Working across a diverse portfolio of global offshore developments, you will play a key role in developing technically robust, commercially viable subsea field solutions while engaging directly with clients and multidisciplinary project teams.
The Opportunity
As Principal Engineer, you will lead and support:
- Feasibility, concept select and FEED studies for offshore developments
- Development of subsea field architecture and SURF solutions
- Technical evaluation of development options and execution strategies
- Client engagement and technical leadership throughout study phases
- Tender support and preparation of engineering work scopes
- Development of installation, fabrication and execution philosophies
- Input to project schedules, cost estimates and delivery strategies
- Technical reporting and presentation of study outcomes to stakeholders
What We’re Looking For
Our client is particularly interested in speaking with candidates who bring a combination of the following experience:
Essential / Highly Desirable
- Current or recent experience in a Principal, Lead or Senior Subsea Development Engineering role
- Strong background delivering feasibility, concept and FEED studies
- Extensive experience within SURF developments
- Proven experience with flexible pipe systems
- Strong understanding of flexible pipe upheaval buckling assessments and mitigation
- Experience supporting spool design and fabrication
- Background working for a recognised engineering consultancy or design house
- Ability to develop and assess multiple field development concepts
- Client-facing experience with responsibility for presenting technical recommendations
- Degree qualified in Engineering or a related discipline
Additional Experience of Interest
- Installation engineering awareness
- Subsea field layout development
- EPCI project exposure
- Offshore execution strategy development
- Cost and schedule input for early-phase developments
- Decommissioning, integrity management or IRM experience
The Individual
You will be:
- Technically credible and confident engaging with clients
- Commercially aware with a solutions-focused mindset
- Comfortable leading multidisciplinary engineering studies
- A strong communicator able to influence technical and commercial decisions
- Passionate about delivering safe, practical and optimised subsea solutions
- Motivated by working in a collaborative, fast-paced project environment
Why Apply?
- Join a highly respected international subsea contractor
- Work on complex offshore developments across global markets
- Influence projects at the earliest stages where engineering decisions create the greatest value
- Take ownership of technically challenging studies and client engagements
- Be part of a collaborative and entrepreneurial engineering culture
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