Flow Assurance Engineer - Venus Project

About the role

TotalEnergies is looking for a Flow Assurance Engineer for the Venus project, a very large ultra-deepwater greenfield offshore oil project in Namibia. The engineer oversees flow assurance studies for the Venus Field Development Project during the EPSCC phase, supervising the EPSCC SURF contractor and anticipating the need for additional third-party engineering checks on critical items. The post reports to the SURF Technical Manager, supports the SURF team and liaises with SPS, FPSO and field operations teams. It is based in London with periodic travel to Paris.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with safety rules and the Code of Conduct, and promote the anti-corruption program
• Supervise flow assurance studies and give timely help to the FPSO, SURF and SPS packages, proposing solutions to flow assurance challenges in a high-GOR deepwater field
• Liaise with reservoir, well performance, field operations, process and subsea teams on changes to flow assurance requirements
• Validate flow assurance studies, define technical documentation and support project management documents (SOR, FDP, PEP, PQP, risks)
• Review detailed engineering deliverables from the SURF and SPS contractors, raise comments on unsafe designs and non-compliant choices, and coordinate interface matters with other package teams
• Take part in project reviews, help prepare start-up procedures and assist the production team in start-up, shut-downs and restarts
• Support the SURF Technical Manager and Subsea Manager, and take part in acceptance tests, commissioning and final thermal performance tests

Required profile

• BSc in Engineering or equivalent
• Minimum 15 years of experience in flow assurance engineering studies during detailed engineering for a deepwater offshore oil production field
• Fluent English, spoken and written
• Previous experience with major SURF contractors or operators on deepwater projects, and in complex multicultural environments

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of flow assurance in ultra-deepwater, high-pressure/high-temperature oil production, including production loop shutdown and restart
• Good knowledge of DNV codes, preferably TotalEnergies general specifications and procedures
• Ability to run Olga