Principal Precommissioning Engineer

Job description

Principal Operations Engineer - Pre-commissioning

Job Overview:

The Principal Operations Engineer manages a team of Engineers for the preparation and execution of offshore/offshore pipeline and umbilical pre-commissioning operations.

-London based position for initial 12+ months of Engineering leading into project execution phase.

-Cronos SURF Project in 1,400 to 2,260m water depth.

-Pipeline specialty role available covering the following main responsibilities.

-Pre-Commissioning Subcontract lead.

-LV108 Shut Down work – Decommissioning and isolation knowledge is essential.

-NO102 and PSV lead.

Non-Negotiables:

• Ensure the Core Competencies of the greater organization are embraced.
• Live the Rules: Treat the Life-Saving Rules as non-negotiable principles that guide your daily decisions and routines.
• Lead by Example: Show your commitment through your actions and inspire others to do the same.
• Speak Up: Act immediately if you see something unsafe or identify a potential risk. Empower one another to intervene with courage and care.
• Educate and Share: Continue fostering conversations about the Life-Saving Rules within your teams, ensuring everyone understands their importance and application.
• Collaborate: Work together as One Team to make safety a shared responsibility, ensuring no one is left behind.
• Goals: Focus on and execute your most important goals.
• Feedback: Provide Positive and Instructive feedback on Team’s progress. Lay out the facts, don’t label and be clear.
• Vision: Together we will continue to enhance, grow and transform.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Liaise with installation team during early project execution to ensure alignment on methodologies.
• Work with Field Engineers to develop pre-commissioning execution methodologies for offshore and onshore projects.
• Coordinate engineering and planning for the timely execution of the work scope to include Document Deliverable Register management.
• Selection of the required pre-commissioning and marine spreads.
• Detailed reviewing of internal and external deliverables (drawings, reports, procedures, risk assessments, scopes of work, subcontracts).
• Coordinate the definition and ordering of equipment and installation aids.
• Coordinate the preparation of subcontractor scopes of works followed by the award and execution of the subcontract.
• Coordinate the preparation of pre-commissioning procedures.
• Vetting and approval of pre-commissioning subcontractor personnel, onshore and offshore.
• Coordinate mobilizing pre-commissioning equipment and vessels to execute work scopes.
• Coordinate testing and load-out of pre-commissioning equipment and installation aids.
• Liaise with pre-commissioning subcontractor and offshore project teams to resolve any technical issues encountered during offshore execution.
• Coordinate the demobilization of the pre-commissioning equipment, marine spread, and the off-hire of subcontract equipment.
• Coordinate Readiness review, Constructability, HAZID and HAZOP.
• Work at site and offshore as required by the project.
• Prepare MOC's with support from Field Engineers.
• Compile and present return of experience and lesson learned documents.
• To train and mentor Field Engineers and Senior Field Engineers. Set goals for your team to maintain the Project KPIs.
• Work with the Pre-Commissioning Technical Authority to align on pre-com execution methodologies.
• Manage pre-commissioning subcontracts.
• Support internal initiatives within the pre-commissioning operations group.
• Support in variation order request, technical deviation/Queries.
• Budget performance management.
• Risk Management & Cost Control.
• SIMOPS management.

Interfaces:

The Principal Operations Engineer will maintain strong interfaces with the various disciplines within the business line. The main interfaces for Pre-Commissioning are:

• Marine Operations Engineers (Inclusive of ROV & Survey)
• Engineering and Engineering Manager
• SCM
• QHSES
• Environmental Specialists
• Vessel Operations Managers
• Marine Construction Manager
• Project Managers and Project Director
• Interface Managers (For Projects that involve Consortium partners & Subsea Connectors)
• Hook-up & Commissioning Team
• Flow Assurance Team
• Fabrication Team
• Document Controller Team
• Brownfield Managers

Required Experience:

• 10 plus years of experience in the oil and gas industry working for major Contractors.
• Experience managing a team of more than 6 Engineers.
• The following experience is required:
• General experience of all shallow and deepwater water installation operations.
• Rigid & flexible pipeline pre-commissioning and decommissioning experience - execution of a minimum of 10 projects.
• Umbilical pre-commissioning experience - execution of a minimum of 6 projects.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

London Area

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Published at

26-03-2026

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English