SPS Hardware Lead

Location: Bristol, UK for detailed engineering and Baku/site for execution after approximately one year; resident five days per week.

Starting date: 01/12/2026. Mission duration: 12 months, renewable.

Company

Work with a global multi-energy organisation delivering large-scale refining, petrochemical, and complex international industrial projects with a strong HSE and operational excellence focus.

What you will do

• Coordinate engineering, qualification, manufacturing, testing, installation support, commissioning, and troubleshooting for subsea connection systems, SDUs, UTAs, HFLs, foundation structures, and related hardware.
• Act as the engineering focal point for the assigned hardware scope and coordinate daily technical activities with contractors and suppliers.
• Review design bases, calculations, drawings, specifications, material requirements, procedures, inspection and test plans, and manufacturing and test documentation.
• Coordinate materials, welding, corrosion, QA/QC, NDT, coating, cathodic protection, and manufacturing traceability requirements.
• Support technical bid evaluations, procurement clarifications, supplier proposal reviews, fabrication and assembly surveillance, FAT, SIT, acceptance activities, punch-list closure, and corrective actions.
• Coordinate interfaces with SURF, Drilling, Completions, Onshore, Operations, installation, and marine teams, including ROV intervention, lifting, transport, installation tolerances, tooling, and brownfield tie-ins.

Requirements

• Engineering or Master’s degree in Mechanical, Subsea, Structural, or another relevant engineering discipline, or an equivalent recognised qualification.
• At least 10 years of experience in offshore Oil & Gas projects, including at least 7 years in SPS hardware engineering.
• Hands-on experience in at least two of the following: subsea connection systems, SDUs, UTAs, HFLs, foundation structures, subsea tree hardware, and associated subsea hardware.
• Experience with subsea foundation structures such as mudmats, suction piles, manifold and PLET foundations, and XT hardware, including design review, fabrication follow-up, testing, and installation interfaces.
• Experience reviewing engineering calculations, drawings, specifications, qualification programmes, and installation procedures.
• Working knowledge of applicable API, ISO, DNV, and ASME requirements.
• Experience with diverless connection systems, ROV interfaces, and installation and intervention tooling.
• Working knowledge of materials, welding, NDT, coating, corrosion protection, and manufacturing traceability.
• Proven involvement in procurement, fabrication, FAT, SIT, and offshore installation support on EPC or EPFS projects, including technical queries, design deviations, NCRs, and multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Fluent written and spoken English is mandatory.

Nice to have

• Experience with Baker Hughes SPS hardware systems.
• Previous involvement in Caspian Sea developments.

Culture & Benefits

• Resident work schedule of five days per week.
• Work across detailed engineering and execution phases, including site and offshore installation support.
• 12-month renewable mission.