Role: Subsea SURF Lead
Location: Port Harcourt
VURIN Ltd. Where Significance Meets Opportunity!
VURIN Ltd. is a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation operating in the oil and gas sector committed to
delivering significant value through technical excellence disciplined execution and strong business partnerships.
Recognised as a Great Place to Work we foster a culture built around empowerment collaboration and
excellence.
The Role
The Subsea SURF Lead will provide technical leadership across subsea and SURF engineering installation
readiness project interfaces and commissioning support. The role will translate client and project
requirements into technically complete and controlled deliverables ensuring that engineering packages
installation methods technical queries changes and verification activities are properly managed and traceable.
The role will coordinate multidisciplinary technical teams and interfaces across engineering fabrication marine
installation commissioning suppliers and clients while maintaining a strong focus on technical assurance
HSEQ asset integrity schedule and commercial outcomes. The successful candidate will bring sound
engineering judgement strong offshore experience and the ability to identify and resolve technical and
execution risks before they affect project delivery.
What Youll Do
1. Subsea/SURF Technical Leadership & Engineering Delivery
Set and maintain the technical basis for assigned subsea/SURF scope and translate project
requirements into controlled technical deliverables.
Review engineering deliverables calculations assumptions technical interfaces and design comments
through to closure.
Establish appropriate technical review and acceptance gates for assigned packages.
Coordinate technical input from subsea engineers installation engineers and project specialists.
Ensure technical recommendations and acceptance decisions remain within approved authority
competence and verification requirements.
2. Installation Readiness & Offshore Execution
Establish and maintain installation readiness requirements for assigned subsea/SURF scope.
Ensure installation methods supporting documentation equipment vessels and personnel interfaces
are adequately prepared before execution.
Review permits lifting/handling requirements weather assumptions operational constraints and
contingency considerations.
Identify and escalate readiness blockers before they become safety quality execution or schedule
issues.
Hold or recommend release of installation readiness based on documented evidence and applicable
approval requirements.
3. Interface Technical Query & Change Management
Manage technical interfaces across engineering fabrication marine project delivery installation
commissioning suppliers and clients.
Lead timely evidence-based responses to technical queries field discoveries deviations and proposed
design changes.
Assess technical and delivery impacts before recommending a disposition.
Maintain interface TQ and change registers with clear ownership decisions and closure status.
Escalate matters requiring Technical Authority Commercial Legal client or other required approval.
4. HSEQ Quality & Technical Assurance
Ensure applicable engineering installation HSEQ quality and technical assurance requirements are
consistently applied.
Coordinate inspection testing and verification evidence relevant to assigned scope.
Track NCRs incidents and quality actions through to closure.
Maintain visibility of stop/hold conditions and escalate where required.
Ensure safety quality integrity and control requirements are not overridden by schedule client or
commercial pressure.
5. Technical Leadership Reporting & Continuous Improvement
Coordinate subsea engineers installation engineers project specialists and available technical
resources in line with approved project priorities.
Provide technical guidance and coaching through design reviews field issues and execution challenges.
Report package progress installation readiness technical queries changes risks and key decisions
using traceable evidence.
Monitor technical scope against approved budget and schedule assumptions.
Convert project experience and execution feedback into lessons learned improved methods and
technical capability.
Requirements
What We Are Looking For
Education
Bachelors degree in Subsea Engineering Offshore Engineering Ocean Engineering Mechanical
Engineering Civil/Structural Engineering Petroleum Engineering or another relevant Engineering
discipline.
Relevant professional or technical certification in subsea engineering offshore engineering SURF
installation or project engineering is an advantage.
Relevant technical training in offshore installation subsea systems HSEQ technical assurance and
project delivery is desirable.
Experience
812 years of relevant engineering/project experience with significant exposure to subsea SURF
offshore installation or subsea project delivery.
Demonstrated experience leading or coordinating subsea/SURF engineering packages installation
activities commissioning support or offshore/site execution.
Practical experience managing engineering deliverables calculations technical bases design reviews
and comment closure.
Experience coordinating interfaces across engineering fabrication marine installation commissioning
suppliers project delivery and clients.
Demonstrated experience managing technical queries deviations field discoveries design changes and
technical dispositions.
Experience with installation readiness HSEQ quality inspection/testing and technical assurance
controls within offshore marine or project environments.
Knowledge & Proficiency
Subsea Engineering & SURF
Offshore Installation & Commissioning
Subsea Design & Technical Assurance
Installation Readiness & Marine Interfaces
Engineering Calculations & Design Basis
Technical Queries Change & Deviation Control
Skills & Competencies
Subsea/SURF Engineering Leadership
Technical Review & Assurance
Installation & Readiness Management
Interface & Stakeholder Management
Technical Query & Change Management
Engineering Judgement & Problem Solving
Education Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Industrial Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline. Relevant professional or technical qualification in rotating equipment reliability maintenance or asset integrity is an advantage. Relevant training in Root Cause Analysis Condition Monitoring Rotating Equipment Maintenance or Failure Analysis. Experience Minimum 812 years relevant experience in mechanical and rotating equipment engineering maintenance reliability or technical services. Strong experience with pumps compressors generators engines valves and associated mechanical systems. Experience within Oil & Gas Energy Services Industrial Marine or other technically controlled environments. Demonstrated experience in equipment failure diagnosis repair overhaul and reliability improvement. Practical experience in alignment torqueing inspection testing commissioning and release-to-service activities. Experience working with OEMs vendors workshops Operations HSEQ Engineering and client representatives Knowledge & Proficiency Rotating equipment and mechanical systems Pumps compressors generators and engines Equipment reliability and failure analysis Condition monitoring and maintenance Inspection testing and commissioning OEM requirements and technical procedure Skills & Competencies Equipment fault diagnosis and failure analysis Reliability improvement and problem-solving Technical review and engineering assessment Equipment inspection and testing Technical reporting and documentation Technical leadership and stakeholder coordination
Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Engineering Industrial Engineering or another relevant engineering discipline. Relevant professional or technical qualification in rotating equipment reliability maintenance or asset integrity is an advantage. Relevant training in Root Cause Analysis Condition Monitoring Rotating Equipment Maintenance or Failure Analysis.
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