SURF Interface Lead Engineer - Venus Project (Namibia)

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Job Description :

We're looking for an experienced SURF Interface Lead to join the Venus project, a major ultra-deepwater oil development for TotalEnergies offshore Namibia.
🛢 About the project

- Water depth of ~3,000 m
- Subsea production systems tied back to an FPSO
- FPSO designed to process 160,000 bbl/d of oil
- Advanced systems to manage large volumes of associated gas, which will be re-injected to maintain reservoir pressure
- Multiple wells, extensive SURF infrastructure and complex tie-in activities
- International, multicultural environment with multiple Contractors and fabrication sites worldwide
- Strong H3SE focus

🎯 Your mission
You will be responsible for all interface activities on the project for the SURF scope. You will supervise interface exchanges between the SURF EPC Contractor and the other Contractors (SPS, FPSO, Drilling), and manage all Contractor Provided Items (CPI) to be delivered and received, ensuring timely and proper handovers.
🔧 Key responsibilities
✅ Supervise all interface activities between the SURF Contractor and other Contractors
✅ Keep the interface register complete and up to date
✅ Ensure timely issuance of interface deliverables and data to other parties
✅ Check compliance with interface battery limits and interface design data
✅ Propose solutions and drive timely close-out of technical interfaces
✅ Organise and follow up technical workshops between Contractors
✅ Flag immediately any deviation or inadequate design impacting any Contractor
✅ Prepare and manage handover of SURF items and CPIs between parties
✅ Ensure timely mobilisation of other Contractors' personnel on SURF yards and vessels
✅ Set up and manage the interface control system (New Prodom module) for the SURF package
✅ Support the Project Interface Manager, the SURF Manager and the SURF technical teams
✅ Capture lessons learned and share them with TotalEnergies entities

Profile / Requirements :

Your Profile
Master's degree in engineering
👤 Your profile
🔹 Master's degree in engineering
🔹 10+ years in the same or an equivalent position
🔹 Strong experience in deepwater oil projects (EPCI, execution phase)
🔹 Very strong SURF experience, plus technical knowledge of SPS and FPSO scopes (riser/umbilical hook-ups, pre-commissioning)
🔹 Experience working with key industry SURF EPCI contractors
🔹 Experience with TotalEnergies systems and specifications
🔹 Fluent English
🔹 Positive, constructive, proactive and pragmatic mindset
🔹 Able to work with large teams and many stakeholders (operator SURF team, other packages, Contractors, suppliers, HQ technical teams)
🔹 Previous experience in a complex, multicultural environment