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Job Title: Subsea Engineer

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Closing Date: 05 November 2025

If interested, please email recruitment@wellsafesolutions.com with your cover letter and CV.

Location:

Offshore onboard the MODU, though there may be a requirement to visit and work at other company locations or supplier’s premises as required.

The postholder must be able to attend our global headquarters in Aberdeen.

Job Type:

Permanent

Reporting Line:

The Subsea Engineer will report directly to the Senior Subsea Engineer.

Role:

The Subsea Engineer will assist within the Subsea Department on board their assigned vessel responsible for assisting with installing, monitoring, troubleshooting, maintaining and

repairing well‐control related equipment, mechanical and hydraulic as (but not limited to) the BOP stack and controls, choke and kill manifold and piping, riser systems, compensating equipment, DSC and MRT’s and all related piping, valves and control mechanisms.

The Subsea Engineer will communicate, through the Senior Subsea Engineer, regularly with other departments (Electrical, drilling, marine) as well as the OIM and Client.

The Subsea Engineer will be a predominantly nightshift based role unless operations dictate otherwise.

Key responsibilities:

The Subsea Engineer will be required to:

• Comply with the Well-Safe Solutions Code of Conduct and supporting policies, standards and applicable process documentation.
• Comply with and effectively contribute to the continuous improvement of Well-Safe Solutions Management System, Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) related policies and procedures, and relevant authority regulatory requirements.
• Effectively participate in the Well-Safe Solutions safety programs and encourage active participation
• Perform all work according to agreed expectations of both internal and external customers, focus on doing things right first time, every time and contribute actively to continual improvement activities.
• Act as a safety leader ensuring the ongoing identification of hazards and the implementation of controls to manage the associated risks with a special focus on Well-Safe Solutions Permit to Work and Isolation Procedures.
• Develop, train and mentor subordinates and newly appointed team members.
• Under instruction from the Subsea Engineer, supervise running and pulling the Riser and BOP as operations permit.
• Assist with the maintenance of well control related equipment including the BOP, Control System, Marine Riser and Tensioning System, the DSC, Choke Manifold. Ensure equipment is maintained in a safe and reliable condition and repair if required. Report any defects in a timely manner.
• Carry out regular testing of the BOP and Control System including function and pressure testing operations. These must comply with Well-Safe Solutions policy and safety procedures/regulations.
• Assist with the operation and maintenance of subsea auxiliary equipment onboard (i.e. running tools, BOP Cranes, X‐MAS Tree and BOP Transporters).
• Monitor the inventory of all spares and operating fluids (ensuring the correct component/ model and sizing) required for all subsea related equipment onboard. Report back to the Subsea Engineer any short falls.
• Keep replacement parts at an optimum stock level; Spot check inventory levels.
• Assist with the execution of preventative maintenance with a minimum of 6‐week overview to cover current hitch and half of back‐to-back hitch.
• Comprehend engineering drawings and hydraulic schematics. If any alterations are required, obtain confirmation and coordinate changes through the Subsea Engineer, OIM and Maintenance Supervisor.
• Assist with investigations of equipment failures and propose solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Assist with and check all subsea calculations including Riser Space‐out, MRT Ton Cycles, Riser Tension calculations, Subsea Useable Fluid Capacities, etc.
• Assist Subsea Engineer with the development and implementation of Work Instructions and conduct Safety Audits as operations permits.
• Perform or witness measurements of service partner-provided subsea related equipment prior to submersion and ensure capability with equipment to which it may be connected.
• Clearly and accurately communicate work status at end of shift and end of hitch handovers to the Subsea engineer and back to back Assistant Subsea Engineer.

Key outcomes:

• Safety and team oriented.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, dynamic and a proactive attitude.
• Always promotes the Well-Safe Solutions interest in a positive manner.
• Commitment, leadership and accountability especially in HSE matters. 
• Assist in training and coaching subordinates during operations.

Limits of authority:

Full responsibility for all operational activities within the philosophies and constraints laid out in the job description.

The company reserves the right to amend or change the activities listed, taking into account the job holder’s qualifications and experience to enable the business needs to be met.

Knowledge & Competency:

Essential:

• High school or diploma or equivalent.
• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in the Subsea Department.
• Two years offshore experience.
• Compliance with Well-Safe Solutions training matrix for the Assistant Subsea Engineer.

Desired:

• Experience with NOV/Hydril BOP’s and Conventional Control Systems
• Experience with DMAS systems.
• Technical (mechanics / hydraulics) qualification /license

FOR INTERNAL PROMOTION FROM ASSISTANT SUBSEA ENGINEER:

• 100% CMS complete for Assistant Subsea Engineer
• 100% safety critical and 60% overall CMS complete for Subsea Engineer
• 100% Training matrix complete for Assistant Subsea Engineer
• 12 months as Assistant Subsea Engineer
• Positive performance reviews and suitably identified by career mapping process