Job Type: Contract

Work period: Full-Time

Duration: 03-03-2025 TO 02-03-2026

Location: Paris, France

Visa Sponsorship: Available

Elevate Your Career in Lead Structural Engineer with Airswift

Are you ready to lead the way as our Lead Structural Engineer? Join our team at Airswift and be a part of a major project in Paris, France for the next year. As a key member of our team, you will have the opportunity to showcase your expertise in civil engineering and offshore structural engineering while ensuring compliance with regulations and standards.

Role Overview

• Coordinate and supervise all necessary activities during the Life of Project and FEED activities up to close out.
• Accountable for all matters related to Structural engineering, ensuring fit for purpose design and adherence to the Statement Of Requirement.
• Represent the technical authority for Structural disciplines within the company.
• Prepare and suggest technical content for essential studies and ensure conformity with state of the art.
• Supervise subcontracted studies and provide support to other packages with the assistance of Head Quarters specialists.
• Ensure Structural design choices consider constructability, operability, and flexibility of facilities.
• Propose recommendations on technical deviation requests and maintain updated documentation related to Structural disciplines.
• Participate in studies required by third parties as needed.
• Communicate and apply H3SE policies of the company and ensure engineering is developed accordingly.
• Ensure correct implementation of company rules and specifications, project specifications, relevant international standards, and applicable regulations requirements.
• Lead review of key deliverables from contractors.
• Provide technical assistance for any required technical audits, such as HAZOP or PR.
• Participate in coordination for Inspection and Tests Plans (ITP) and FAT preparation and execution, attending meetings/FATs with vendors when necessary.
• Provide support and search for vendor assistance if needed.
• Ensure quality and completeness of Structures designs/packages final documentation in compliance with Project Scope of Work, Specifications, and Procedures for a smooth hand-over to operations.
• Report potential impact on overall project strategy, planning, and target achievement.
• Promote workshops with HQ specialists and/or contractor specialists to ensure company concepts and comments are well understood and integrated into technical documents.
• Guide contractor main design selection in a Fit-for-Purpose approach to reach an optimized design, promoting and following deviation requests to company requirements as needed.
• Ensure efficient review process to maintain compliance with applicable frame of reference.
• Actively participate in proper interface management with other disciplines such as Process, Safety, Rotating, Electrical, etc.
• Review and comment on key technical documents from interfacing disciplines.
• Participate in Project HAZID and PR activities.
• Organize weekly meetings with counterpart discipline and report highlights to management with proposed mitigation measures when necessary.
• Participate in internal engineering weekly meetings.
• Provide technical inputs for any contractual discussions with contractors.
• Contribute to development of digital plant through centric data management when applicable.
• Call for/participate in interface coordination activities and ensure synergies are developed between different contractors.
• Participate in vendor evaluations and technical evaluations for LLIs.
• Gain knowledge of Nigerian norms and practices and apply it to project when relevant.
• Assist commissioning, start up, and operation teams as needed, transferring project knowledge to operations.
• Prepare REX and Lessons Learnt throughout FEED process.
• Contribute to personnel skills improvement and encourage knowledge transfer.

Skills & Qualifications

• Chartered Structural Engineer or equivalent qualification.
• Experience in Oil & Gas Industry or Construction field
• Expertise in Civil Engineering and Offshore Structural Engineering.
• Optional requirement: Structural Engineering, Fit For Purpose Design, Constructability, Operability, Flexibility, Technical Deviation Requests, H3SE Policies, Compliance With Regulations And Standards, Review Of Key Deliverables, Interface Management, Digital Plant Development, Vendor Evaluation.
• Fluency in English is mandatory.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field preferred.
• Chartered Structural Engineer or equivalent qualification preferred.
• Experience in Oil & Gas Industry or Construction field preferred.

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About Airswift

Airswift is a global workforce solutions provider specializing in the engineering and technology sectors. With operations spanning over 70 countries, we boast a talent pool of over 9,000 contractors and 1,000 employees. Our unparalleled reach and expertise are unmatched in the industry. Learn more about Airswift at https://www.airswift.com/blog.