Principal SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowlines) Commissioning Engineer in Nigeria

Fortis Engineering is a solutions-driven company serving Africa’s energy, oil and gas and mining industries with expertise in civil construction, asset integrity, maintenance, procurement, fabrication, installations, and O&M — delivered with precision, resilience, and safety.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Principal SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowlines) Commissioning Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Summary
Service type:

• Principal SURF (Subsea, Umbilical, Riser and Flowlines) Commissioning Engineer commissioning services to be deployed by a Nigerian National
• Promote Goal Zero Safety and Quality culture and drive compliance at the worksite.
• Enforce Shell and IOGP HSE policies and procedures at Company worksites.
• Review and provide input to technical specification documents, P&IDs and other detailed engineering documents for subsea control system and other interfacing systems.
• Respond to SURF related queries and technical clarification questions from contractor.
• Should be able to provide expert support for the SURF pre-commissioning and commissioning of a subsea tieback project. Role involves overseeing testing and operations of subsea equipment such as:
  • MCS (Master Control System)
  • EPU (Electrical Power Unit)
  • HPU (Hydraulic Power Unit)
  • EJB, TUPA, SCMs, Hardware Mounted Controls, manifolds, subsea distribution units, flowlines, umbilical, jumpers, tubing hangers,
• Christmas trees, and associated transportation, storage, and installation aids
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, procedures, design documentations and approved Inspection and Test Plan (ITP) and validation through testing.
• Participate in Design Reviews, Technical Workshops HAZID, HAZOPS and any other Meetings / reviews as may be assigned in the Scope of Work.
• Safe, timely and efficient execution and drive progress of work scope based on project schedule.
• Develop testing protocols, testing procedure, operations procedure and aftermarket healthcare support to ensure operational integrity and readiness.
• Witness site activities including Site Receipt Inspection, Site integration, Factory Acceptance Test, Extended Factory Acceptance Test and System Integration Test and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Work with Contractor to ensure quality issues are properly identified, documented, reported and timely dispositioned.
• Review and provide input to Assembly and Testing Procedure, storage and preservation, Transportation Handling Instruction, Installation, and offshore Testing Procedure.
• Supervise testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning of the subsea systems.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders i.e., Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, Information & Digital Technology, Bonga asset & operations, Wells, marine, logistic, planning aviation, subsea intervention etc. to ensure adequate support for project execution.
• Log and track lessons Learned.
• Review operation, and maintenance manuals and guidelines issued by contractor.
• The service will involve work and travel to fabrication sites, OEM facility and producing FPSO facility in the Gulf of Guinea.

Requisite Qualifications

• Minimum of 15 years work experience with at least 10 years of relevant experience in designing, installing, or upgrading subsea systems within the oil and gas industry with bias in Deepwater.
• Minimum of Bachelor's Degree in an Oil and Gas related science discipline.
• Good understanding and practical application of applicable Industry standards and codes.
• Practical experience in working with subsea systems OEMs.
• Prior work experience in the Gulf of Guinea with familiarity with the Bonga asset will be highly advantageous.
• Ability to communicate, work, interface, interact and influence effectively within a multi-disciplinary team of professionals located globally.
• Knowledge of personal and process safety.
• Demonstrable project management experience and possibly with certifications if applicable.
• Knowledge in use of MS Office tools or similar software. Go
• Completions use will be an advantage.
• Strong project management, quality assurance, risk management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Application Closing Date
13th October, 2025.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Resume to: [Email hidden - Login to reveal] using the Job Title as the subject of the email.