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Category
Subsea Engineering
Work Pattern
Onshore (with occasional offshore surveys and installation support)
Reports To
Subsea Pipeline Lead / SURF Manager
Position Overview
The Subsea Pipeline Engineer is responsible for the design, analysis, and integrity management of subsea pipelines and flowlines. This role covers route selection, wall thickness sizing, spanning assessment, on-bottom stability, and installation analysis for pipelines connecting subsea wells to host facilities. Pipeline engineers underpin every subsea tieback and new field development.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform pipeline design and analysis in accordance with DNV-ST-F101, API 5L, ASME B31.4/B31.8, and relevant local codes.
- Conduct wall thickness sizing, collapse, buckling, and propagation buckling assessments for subsea pipelines.
- Develop route selection studies, including bathymetric data review, obstacle avoidance, and span intervention planning.
- Perform on-bottom stability analysis and determine concrete weight coating or trenching requirements.
- Carry out installation analysis (S-lay, J-lay, reel-lay) including tension, bending, and sagbend/stinger assessments.
- Prepare pipeline design basis, specifications, and material requisitions for line pipe, coatings, and anodes.
- Support EPCI tender evaluation, technical queries, and contractor design review for pipeline scopes.
- Perform pipeline spanning assessment and specify remediation methods (grout bags, rock dump, strakes).
- Contribute to pipeline integrity management plans, including internal inspection (ILI/Smart Pigging) scheduling.
- Liaise with flow assurance, structural, and installation teams to resolve design interfaces.
Qualifications
Required
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Civil, Subsea, or Pipeline Engineering.
- Certifications: BOSIET/FOET with CA-EBS (if offshore trips required); Offshore Medical.
- Experience: 4–10 years in subsea pipeline design and analysis, with direct project delivery experience.
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in DNV-ST-F101 code compliance; experience with pipeline analysis software (OrcaFlex, OFFPIPE, Abaqus, ANSYS); working knowledge of pipeline materials (API 5L grades, clad/lined pipe, CRA).
Preferred
- Experience with HPHT pipelines and pipe-in-pipe (PIP) systems.
- Familiarity with pipeline repair methods (clamp, sleeve, hot-tap).
- Chartered Engineer status (CEng or PE).
- Experience with carbon capture and storage (CCS) pipeline design.
Market Intelligence
$760–$1,120/day
Shortage Level: High
Key Skills Gap: Engineers with both DNV code compliance expertise and hands-on installation analysis are scarce; most candidates specialise in one or the other.
Regions in Highest Demand: North Sea, Middle East, Southeast Asia, Australia
Demand Drivers: Record pipeline installation backlog at major EPCI contractors; CCS pipeline projects adding new demand layer; brownfield pipeline life extension campaigns require analytical capability.