Job Title: FPSO Static Engineer
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: On-site, no remote
Sponsorship Provided: No - must hold eligibility to work in France / EU
Location: Paris, France
This opportunity sits within a major offshore oil and gas FPSO development and focuses on static engineering across detailed design, construction, and package follow-up activities. The role offers exposure to topside vessels, piping and valves, engineering contractor coordination, and international project delivery in a multicultural environment. This position will support technical quality, design compliance, and interface management across a complex ultra-deepwater FPSO project.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work under the authority of the Lead Static Engineer and support static engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
- Review detailed design deliverables and provide comments within required timeframes, explaining technical feedback and following implementation through to closure.
- Support engineering oversight for static equipment, pressure vessels, heat exchangers, piping, and valves associated mainly with topside scope.
- Ensure design and construction activities align with the statement of requirements, basic engineering, project specifications, procedures, and applicable international codes.
- Respond to technical queries related to static engineering and propose technically sound solutions.
- Liaise with other disciplines, including instrumentation and safety, to support effective technical coordination and balanced design decisions.
- Assist with package interfaces in coordination with relevant project stakeholders where static engineering input is required.
- Maintain regular communication with contractor counterparts and participate in technical meetings to review progress, clarify comments, and provide guidance.
- Coordinate with process, mechanical, instrument, and electrical disciplines to support complete and accurate 3D model development.
- Provide regular feedback to the headquarters technical team and incorporate lessons learned from previous projects into current engineering activities.
- Ensure design modifications are properly tracked and implemented by the engineering and procurement contractor.
- Monitor contractor performance within the discipline and follow up engineering document reviews related to vessels.
- Witness or participate in inspections, receptions, and factory acceptance testing where required.
- Verify critical vessels at vendor premises before or during factory acceptance testing.
- Support, supervise, or coordinate vessel-related matters arising in other packages where applicable.
- Ensure adequate as-built drawings are delivered by the contractor at package factory acceptance testing stage.
- Participate in construction follow-up activities and report discipline-related anomalies observed on site, including proposed remedial actions.
- Promote compliance with safety instructions, company HSE expectations, and code of ethics requirements in all activities.
Required Education & Certifications:
- Degree qualification in relevant discipline
Required Experience:
- Solid experience as a PVV Engineer in the petroleum and gas or offshore industry
- Experience covering detailed engineering through to construction phase activities
- Experience with pressure vessels and heat exchangers
Required Skills:
- Strong technical knowledge of static equipment, vessels, piping, and valves
- Ability to review engineering documents and manage technical comments in a timely and effective manner
- Knowledge of project specifications, engineering procedures, and international codes applicable to design and construction
- Ability to work across interfaces with multiple engineering disciplines
- English fluency
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment
- Proactive approach, strong anticipation, and rigorous attention to detail
Preferred Skills, Experience & Qualifications:
- French language capability
- Familiarity with TotalEnergies specifications / work methods
About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, technology, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.
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