Senior Commissioning and Start Up Subsea Control Engineer at Fortis Engineering Services

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: Senior Commissioning and Start Up Subsea Control Engineer

Location: Nigeria

Job Summary

• Senior Commissioning and Start Up Subsea Controls services to be deployed by a Nigerian National. The Senior Commissioning and Start-Up Subsea Controls Engineer will lead the planning, execution, and delivery of commissioning activities for subsea control systems, ensuring safe integration with topside systems and readiness for hydrocarbon production.
• The role involves interfacing with engineering, construction, operations, and vendor teams to validate system functionality and performance.

Service Description

• 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.
• Provide expert support for SURF pre-commissioning and commissioning of a subsea tieback project, including 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 related transportation, storage, and installation aids.
• Develop and implement commissioning plans for subsea control systems, including hydraulic, electrical, and communication interfaces.
• Participate in Design Reviews, Technical Workshops, HAZID, HAZOPs and other meetings/reviews as assigned in the Scope of Work.
• Interface with topsides systems (e.g., SSCB, chemical injection, lift gas, dead oil circulation) to ensure seamless integration.
• Drive safe, timely, and efficient execution and progress of work scope based on project schedule.
• Develop testing protocols, testing procedures, operations procedures and aftermarket healthcare support to ensure operational integrity and readiness.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, industry standards, and safety requirements.
• Maintain and update commissioning documentation, punch lists, and handover packages.
• Witness site activities including Site Receipt Inspection, Site Integration, Factory Acceptance Test, Extended Factory Acceptance Test, System Integration Test and confirm compliance with the approved procedure.
• Work with contractor to ensure quality issues are identified, documented, reported, and 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 subsea systems.
• Liaise with internal stakeholders (Quality, HSE, project control, engineering disciplines, planning, digital technology, Bonga asset & operations, wells, marine, logistics, 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 10 years work experience, with at least 5 years of relevant experience designing, installing, or upgrading subsea systems within oil and gas industry (Deepwater).
• Bachelor's Degree in oil and gas related science discipline.
• Good understanding and practical application of applicable Industry standards and codes.
• Practical experience with subsea systems OEMs. Familiarity with subsea control modules (SCMs), electro-hydraulic multiplexed systems (EH-MUX), and topside control interfaces.
• Strong background in problem solving, analyzing processes, operational readiness, and subsea operations.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively in multi- disciplinary teams located globally.
• Demonstrated project management experience (certifications advantageous).
• Knowledge in use of MS Office tools or similar software; Go Completions use is an advantage.
• Strong project management, quality assurance, risk management, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Application Closing Date
17th September, 2025.