Senior Fabrication Engineer

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Subsea7 is seeking an experienced Senior Fabrication Engineer to join our engineering team in St John's, Newfoundland, Canada on a full-time, staff basis. Reporting to the Structural Team Lead, you will provide fabrication expertise across projects, studies and tenders, supporting the delivery of offshore structures, subsea equipment and installation aids from concept through to execution.

Due to current restrictions, this role is open only to external candidates who have the right to work in Canada and are based in, or willing to relocate permanently to, the local area. However, internal candidates who do not currently have the right to work in Canada are still encouraged to apply, as we may be able to consider their application. We would encourage any internal applicants in this situation to reach out to the Recruitment Team for an initial discussion.

What will you be doing?

The role of Senior Fabrication Engineer will be varied, but some of the key responsibilities include:

• Act as the technical lead for all fabrication activities across assigned projects
• Manage fabrication subcontractors, ensuring safe, high-quality, on-time and cost-effective delivery
• Oversee fabrication processes for offshore structures, subsea equipment and installation aids, ensuring compliance with project requirements, industry standards and client specifications
• Coordinate closely with engineering, procurement, quality and project management teams to support successful project execution
• Review fabrication deliverables, methodologies, work packs and vendor documentation, providing technical guidance and resolving fabrication-related issues
• Support procurement and subcontracting activities, including technical bid evaluations, vendor reviews and risk management
• Monitor fabrication performance, driving productivity, quality, schedule and commercial objectives
• Manage interfaces between clients, subcontractors and internal stakeholders throughout fabrication, testing and load-out activities
• Promote a strong HSE culture and ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental and quality requirements
• Support the transition from fabrication through to transportation, installation and offshore execution

What experience would we like you to have?

Please note, if you don't tick all the boxes below but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience, we're looking for, please do consider applying. We would encourage you to apply with a CV that highlights your transferable skills and experience.

• Degree-qualified Engineer and Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) registered, or eligible for registration, with PEGNL
• Experience in fabrication engineering, project delivery and production management within offshore structures, piping and subsea projects
• Good knowledge of welding engineering, NDT/NDE techniques, fabrication planning, constructability and modularisation
• Proven experience in fabrication estimating, cost control, scheduling and resource forecasting
• Familiarity with Canadian material and welding specifications; NORSOK knowledge is advantageous
• Experience managing multiple stakeholders, including clients, contractors, suppliers and multidisciplinary project teams
• Good commercial awareness with an understanding of project costs, contracts and SURF developments
• Good communication, organisational and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Experience supporting fabrication activities at site and delivering projects safely, on schedule and within budget
• Motivated, adaptable and committed to continuous professional development

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