Field Engineer - Subsea

Full time | Black & Grey HR | United Arab Emirates

• Maritime
• Work Experience:
  
  5+ years
• City:
  Abu Dhabi
• State/Province:
  Abu Dhabi
• Postal Code: 51133

Black & Grey HR is seeking a Field Engineer – Subsea to join the client's offshore project delivery team on a permanent rotational basis. You will be deployed offshore as the resident engineering representative during subsea inspection, repair, maintenance, and construction (IRM/EPC) operations, ensuring technical compliance, quality oversight, and real-time engineering authority at the project site.

This is a permanent position — not a contract — with a 60-day on / 30-day off rotation providing genuine recovery time between deployments. When not offshore, you are shore-based at the client's Abu Dhabi facility supporting pre-mobilisation engineering activities and project close-out documentation.

• Provide on-site technical engineering support during subsea inspection, installation, and construction operations across IRM and EPC project scopes.
• Act as the primary engineering authority on site during offshore operational phases, ensuring all activities comply with approved method statements, engineering specifications, and project quality plans.
• Monitor construction and inspection activities in real time, identifying and resolving non-conformances, technical queries, and field engineering instructions (FEIs).
• Interface with ROV supervisors, diving supervisors, and vessel crews on technical requirements and operational problems, providing engineering decisions to maintain project delivery schedule.
• Attend daily operations briefings, toolbox talks, and pre-task risk assessments; contribute to Permit to Work (PTW) processes.

• Maintain accurate field engineering daily logs covering all activities, decisions, and observations during offshore operations.
• Review and implement approved method statements, lifting and rigging plans, and engineering work packs prior to and during offshore activities.
• Prepare and submit non-conformance reports (NCRs), technical deviation requests, and field change requests as required.
• Contribute to project progress reporting for internal and client stakeholder audiences.
• Support client company man and representative interface on technical queries, engineering approvals, and operational matters.

• Support pre-mobilisation engineering reviews including vessel technical readiness assessments and offshore campaign preparation.
• Assist with material take-offs and procurement coordination for offshore campaign consumables and equipment.
• Contribute to post-project lessons-learned documentation and engineering close-out deliverables to support continuous improvement.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Structural Engineering, Marine Engineering, or Subsea Engineering from a recognised institution. Equivalent vocational qualifications with demonstrable offshore experience will be considered.

• Proven years of experience in subsea field engineering or offshore inspection and construction activities.
• Practical, hands‑on knowledge of subsea systems is essential — candidates must have direct experience with one or more of the following: subsea pipelines, subsea structures, risers, or umbilicals.
• Demonstrable experience with IRM and/or EPC offshore operations, including method statement review, non-conformance management, and engineering work pack execution.
• Experience interfacing with ROV operations, diving operations, or vessel-based technical teams on offshore projects.
• ADNOC project exposure or prior experience working on ADNOC-approved offshore operations is a strong advantage.

• Strong technical writing skills for engineering documentation, NCRs, and daily reporting.
• Ability to make sound engineering decisions independently in a fast‑paced offshore operational environment.
• Clear and effective communication with multidisciplinary offshore teams including marine, operations, and diving personnel.
• Understanding of offshore risk management, PTW processes, and SIMOPS procedures.

• BOSIET or HUET — must be valid and current.
• ADNOC Facility Access Approval — held or a clearly documented ability to obtain.
• GWO (Global Wind Organisation) certifications — advantageous.
• CSWIP 3.4U or equivalent NDT / inspection certification — advantageous.
• Offshore survival and first aid certifications — must be current.

• Submit your CV along with a copy of your current BOSIET/HUET certificate.
• Provide ADNOC access approval number or status (if held).
• Shortlisted candidates will be contacted within 5 working days of application.