Company Description

PRINCIPIA is an innovative engineering services company specialized in the offshore industry (oil & gas, renewable energies), nuclear and shipbuilding.

With more than 40 years of experience and a strong technical expertise (more than 100 engineers and experts), Principia provides high value-added service solutions: FEED and detailed design projects, calculations and scientific expertise, engineering software, monitoring solutions, and R&D studies.

We have offices in France (La Ciotat – Nantes - Lorient) and Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur).

Job Description

OPPORTUNITIES

PRINCIPIA is currently searching for a talented Head of Department (Engineering Subsea, Riser or Cable) to support the Offshore Business Unit (La Ciotat, Nantes, Lorient) for Marine Renewable and Oil & Gas activities.

The Engineer will have an opportunity to work on particularly complex design challenges using PRINCIPIA’s internal suite of analysis tools to develop solutions that meet the needs of our range of national and international clients. This is a permanent contract position.

PRINCIPIA is currently providing the engineering services to deliver some of the latest, challenging offshore projects in the Europe and around the globe, for the Oil & Gas and Marine Renewable industries. This is a great opportunity to assume a leadership role on major execution projects and R&D work.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Head of department has a crucial position within our organization. She/He will report directly to the Head of the business offshore unit. Her/His responsibilities will be to:

• Manage a team of 10-15 engineers (day to day management, appraisals)
• Supervise and co-ordinate engineers and draughts men
• Project Management: delivery, cost, operational schedule, reporting
• Participate to the business development (preparation of technical and commercial offers)
• Manage the Workload & Planning of the resources for all the subsea projects
• Participate to the recruitment (external or staff)
• Follow up the state of the art of the subsea activities (Riser, cable)
• Ensure Interface with the Client
• Technical support to the projects
• Participate to Events

Our scope of services for offshore activities:

• Pre-project and feasibility studies
• Design and FEED studies
• Detailed engineering packages
• Independent design verification analysis
• Interface with equipment
• Expertise in hydrodynamic analysis, structural analysis, detailed fabrication, drawings
• Expertise and analysis for all design life steps, including in-place, fatigue, temporary cases, accidental cases…

Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Naval architecture, Ocean, Mechanical or Marine)

Min 10 years’ experience

Knowledge in use of relevant codes and software:

• Offshore rules: API, AISC, DNV, ABS, BV, ASME…
• Engineering software (at least one):  DIODORETM, DEEPLINESTM, ORCAFLEX