Precommissioning Engineer

Precommissioning Engineer

Location: Saint-Quentin, France (initially), then Paramaribo, Suriname
Contract Type: Contract Position (Residential)
Contract Duration: 24 Months (Monthly Renewable)
Start Date: December 2026

Purpose of the Role

The Precommissioning Engineer will oversee and coordinate activities required to transition offshore facilities and systems from mechanical completion to commissioning. The scope covers equipment, pipelines, flexibles, umbilicals, subsea equipment, and control systems, ensuring they are inspected, tested, flushed, energised, and verified in accordance with project specifications, industry standards, and applicable regulations.

Project Context

This assignment supports the execution phase of a major deepwater offshore development in Suriname. The role is within a multidisciplinary project team delivering subsea production systems, pipelines, umbilicals, FPSO interfaces, and associated facilities, with a strong focus on technical quality, cost, schedule, and H3SEQ performance.

Main Responsibilities

• Apply relevant project rules, general specifications, and project specifications.
• Coordinate and follow up the pre-commissioning scope performed by contractors and subcontractors in accordance with the agreed scope of work.
• Establish suitable key performance indicators, follow-up tools and reports, and track progress each week.
• Define and manage interfaces with contractors and project stakeholders, including reviewing punch lists before and after pre-commissioning activities.
• Ensure each phase of the pre-commissioning scope is fully developed in terms of schedule, cost, deliverables, and procedures.
• Coordinate contractor and subcontractor pre-commissioning teams, including their organisation, communication, and interfaces, in accordance with the line manager's direction.
• Monitor all handover-to-operations documentation, including daily reports from vessels and the FPSO, completion records, and documentation required through to the Ready for Commissioning Certificate.
• Develop pre-commissioning acceptance criteria in line with project requirements and the needs of key interfaces.
• Report contractor performance and progress to the line manager each week.
• Ensure an orderly handover from pre-commissioning to commissioning teams.

H3SEQ Responsibilities

• Demonstrate exemplary behaviour and personal commitment to H3SEQ policy, rules, and requirements.
• Maintain awareness of and comply with applicable statutory and H3SEQ standards.
• Ensure H3SEQ requirements are implemented throughout the assigned area of responsibility.
• Contribute to continuous H3SEQ performance improvement and the development of a strong safety culture.
• Participate actively in safety awareness programmes and project initiatives.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Degree-level qualification or higher in Mechanical Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Relevant experience in offshore oil and gas installation and large deepwater EPCI projects involving pipelines and FPSO facilities.
• Strong working knowledge of pre-commissioning spreads, methods, and procedures.
• Experience managing and delivering offshore and subsea projects, particularly those involving subsea equipment and the integration of major modules within onshore plants, such as hydraulic power units and chemical skids.
• Experience with equipment delivery; previous work in South America or another remote or isolated jurisdiction would be advantageous.
• Good understanding of the interface challenges between subsea equipment installation and pre-commissioning, including trees, manifolds, and subsea control systems, and related onshore and topsides equipment.
• A practical problem-solving approach and the ability to achieve outcomes involving several stakeholders.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively within a small, flexible, and multidisciplinary team.
• Strong understanding of logistics and the factors affecting the adequacy and timely delivery of services, equipment, and materials.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a dispersed, multidisciplinary, and multicultural project team.
• Strong interpersonal, relationship-management, time-management, and priority-setting skills.
• Fluent written and spoken English.

Required Offshore Operations Experience

• Pipeline pre-commissioning
• Flexible pipeline pre-commissioning
• Umbilical and subsea distribution unit pre-commissioning
• Manifold pre-commissioning
• Experience working on rigid-lay vessels, PLSVs, and OSRs

Training and Certification

• Current BOSIET, T-BOSIET, or FOET certification, as applicable
• Golden Rules training
• Valid OGUK or equivalent offshore medical certificate
• Valid seaman's book
• Valid OPITO CA-EBS certification