Offshore Structures Engineer
Location:
Basingstoke (Hybrid Working)
Client operates a SmartWorking policy allowing personnel to work for up to 12 working days/month from home or a similar secure location and this 12 days can be available even where personnel are on leave for a portion of the month. As such, they expect a minimum of 60% home working to be available for individuals who wish to take advantage of this.
Duration: 12 months
Start date: ASAP
Worker Status – PAYE / Umbrella
Requirements:
- Experience in analyses and design of offshore structures
- Ability to create and verify FEM models of fixed offshore structures (jackets and topsides)
- experience in offshore platform design in accordance to ISO1900 series and API RP2A;
- In-place analyses (in-service, fatigue deterministic and stochastic, dynamic, seismic);
- Temporary conditions analyses (load-out, launch, lifting and upending, on-bottom);
- Design of foundation piles and mud mats; Detailed FEM analyses to evaluate peculiar aspects (impact analyses, blast analyses, damage condition, SCF of structural details not reported in the international code);
- general experience in offshore structural materials, fabrication and installation aspects;
- Knowledge of Eurocode 3 and AISC rules is also required.
Desirable skills:
- Experience in structural design of floating platform topsides (e.g. hull/FLNG/FPSO)
- Ability to perform Progressive Collapse and Push-over collapse analysis
- Experience in Integrity Management and lifetime extension of offshore platforms
- Experience in modelling local FEM 3D model
- Experience in developing feasibility studies
- Experience in definition and follow-up of tender documentation for offshore structures design
- Ability to make critical choices and interact with internal and external stakeholders;
- Awareness of pipeline design standards requirements and correct application of Company HSEQ policies;
Software skills:
- Good knowledge of DNVGL SESAM suite (GeniE , Wajac, SESTRA, Framework)
- Knowledge of USFOs and ANSYS is additional preferable requirement
Qualification:
- Relevant Engineering Degree