Worldwide turnkey cable supplier seeks Senior Project Engineer - Marine Installation in the Marine Installation Engineering Group
Nexans, Electrify the Future

Nexans’ submarine power cables are key in the transition to more renewable energy whether connecting islands to the mainland or bringing green energy from the offshore wind farm to the grid. In cooperation with our worldwide customers, we push technological boundaries to go deeper, longer, at higher voltages and to provide turn-key solutions for installation and protection to meet future needs.

Information about the department

The marine Installation department has the main responsibility for all marine operations and engineering work related to the installation, transport, and protection of subsea cables in Nexans, both in Norway and worldwide. The marine installation engineering group is part of the Marine installation department. The Marine engineering group is divided into three disciplines areas, marine cable laying, marine subsea protection & Survey/GIS, and marine mechanical/design. The position as Senior Project Engineer will be in the marine cable laying discipline area.

Responsibilities and tasks

• Work as Marine Project Engineer, Marine Lead, and/or Engineering Manager in projects.
• Plan, be responsible for and follow-up engineering of marine operations, procedures, plans, analyses, calculations and other documentation which you will be responsible for in projects
• Participate in developing and be responsible for technical solutions relevant in the discipline areas marine cable laying and/or marine subsea protection
• In cooperation with other in the project teams; prepare purchase plans, specifications for equipment and services, and follow-up of suppliers/subcontracts.
• Participate in QA and HSE activities internally in the department and in projects.

What we are looking for

• Minimum 5 years' relevant experience from offshore installation- and/or subsea operations.
• Higher technical education from college or university (Bachelor / Master degree) and/or other relevant work experience
• Used to work in project teams but also independently
• Have technical leadership skills
• Structured and accurate when writing technical documentation/procedures
• Creative and has an analytical and solution-oriented approach to challenges
• Knowledge about 2D/3D design software is preferred
• Knowledge about mechanical analysis FEM/ANSYS and/or dynamic analysis software such as Orcaflex is preferred.
• Like to seek more knowledge within own principal area and other interface areas
• Excellent Norwegian and English language skills - both written and verbal

Why work with us?

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Interesting and varied work in an international, dynamic, and multidisciplinary environment
• Opportunity to follow projects from start to completion
• Good pension scheme and insurance agreements
• Company cottages

Workplace: Oslo

Application Deadline: April 6th, 2021

Other Information:

For more information please contact Espen Pettersen on cell +47 90659781.

About Nexans Norway

Nexans Norway is part of the Nexans Group which has an industrial presence in 40 countries and commercial activities worldwide and has nearly 1,600 employees. The head office is located in Oslo and we have manufacturing plants in Rognan, Langhus, and Halden.

Nexans’ Norwegian activity is divided into three business groups: Submarine & Land Systems (SLS), Building & Territories and Telecom (B&T&T), and Telecom and Data (T&D).

About Submarine & Land Systems:

Submarine & Land Systems is a global player in engineering, manufacturing, and installing key submarine cable solutions to customers all over the world. The Business Group has manufacturing plants in Halden, USA, Japan, France, and Belgium