Subsea Project Engineer

Overview

Base

Location:

Aberdeen, Inverness, Glasgow, Perth or Reading. We will consider your base “home” location to be one of our other SSEN offices or depots across the UK.

Salary: £61,620 - £72,592 + a range of benefits to support your finances, wellbeing and family.

Working Pattern: Permanent | Full Time | Flexible First options available

SSEN Distribution’s subsea cable team is a key part of its operations in the north of Scotland and central southern England. The team is responsible for installation and monitoring of the submarine cable network that provides power supplies from the mainland to over 60 Scottish Islands, including the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Orkney Islands, and the Shetland Islands, as well as the Isle of Wight in England.

SSEN Distribution is currently recruiting a Subsea Project Engineer to join our Subsea Engineering Team in Large Capital Delivery. Reporting to the Subsea Engineering Team Manager and relevant Project Managers, you will be a senior team member able to support the delivery of engineering elements of the projects, from the preliminary route identification through to the development of the detailed design, cable installation and commissioning.

In undertaking this key role for delivery of critical national infrastructure projects, you’ll be a key player in helping us achieve Net Zero.

The overriding objective for the Subsea Project Engineer is to drive and maintain technical excellence across the subsea cable engineering discipline as a Principal Designer, subject matter expert (SME), and mentor of less experienced members of the team.

• Provide expertise in submarine cable procurement and submarine cable route design; including desktop feasibility study, cable burial risk assessment, metocean study, on-bottom stability analysis and UXO risk assessment.
• Prepare pre-construction information, design authority documents, ensure scopes of work are in line with SSEN’s specification, and industry standards and best practices are adhered to.
• Manage technical aspects of Principal Contractors, from early feasibility design, to delivering shallow geophysical survey deliverables, to detailed design report generation, through to cable installation and inspection.
• Provide technical support as an experienced engineer and SME to the wider subsea operations team, procurement and commercial team, and environmental and consents teams, communicating project information effectively.
• Promote our safety-in-design ethos and take a leading role in identifying and managing risks pertaining to offshore, nearshore and landfall design and installation, through reviewing and undertaking internal design governance processes.

• Applicable Engineering, Geology, or Hydrographic Survey degree or equivalent experience, a member of a relevant professional body and/or working towards professional accreditation.
• Knowledge and experience in 11kV - 132kV submarine cable design, engineering, survey and installation/construction works, including EPCI projects.
• Understanding of relevant offshore and/or power industry codes, standards, and specifications, with Principal Designer experience under CDM regulations.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, time-management, and organisational skills.
• Enthusiasm to provide technical support towards our Net Zero ambitions.

This role involves travel across various locations to support business needs. To enable you to fulfil these responsibilities, the company will provide access to a vehicle for work-related travel.

The requirement will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and if the company car policy criteria are met, there will be an opportunity to join the company car scheme. Provision of a company car or cash allowance does not form part of the contractual terms and conditions of employment for this role.

A valid driving licence is essential.

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