Submarine Cable Senior Project Engineer - 120 Days Offshore - Highly Competitive Salary - Permanent

Do you have extensive experience in subsea cabling projects? If so, this is a unique opportunity to oversee these projects for a global leader on a permanent basis. The current project involves work across the English Channel, and in 2025, you will spend around 120 days offshore. While specific offshore durations for each stage aren't confirmed yet, it will involve cable lay activities and offshore operations which you will be overseeing as Senior Project Engineer.

This exciting role will see you board vessels around the world several times a year, allowing you to deliver the project firsthand. It's a rare opportunity for someone with subsea experience and a solid understanding of the entire project lifecycle, including telecommunications cable lay and subsea construction.

Salary & Benefits:

Competitive Basic salary, depending on your level of submarine cabling project experience.
An additional £135 per day for working offshore
45p per mile for mileage when travelling + other great benefits
Flexibility to work from home when not offshore, with occasional visits to company offices across the UK.Key Responsibilities: This Senior Project Engineer role will lead the technical delivery of engineering projects, focusing on managing a team for a large installation project. You will coordinate with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and environmental standards. Your responsibilities will include:

Managing and implementing a range of engineering challenges offshore, including termination and testing, fibre optic work, inter-array cable installations, trenching, and dredging works.
Financial planning, producing engineering drawings, and writing procedures.
Liaising with third-party personnel, conducting data mining, and performing trenching performance analysis.
Overseeing subsea operations while ensuring continuous improvement and capturing lessons learned for future projects.What Do You Need?

Essential: Experience in subsea/submarine cabling projects, with a focus on cable lay, subsea construction, and telecommunications installation.
Strong background in project engineering and leadership with international project work experience.
Cable repair experience and the ability to handle work package breakdown, scheduling, and technical project management.
Flexibility to spend weeks at a time away from home and travel to various company offices across the UK.
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with both internal and external stakeholders.
Ideally, a degree in Engineering or related discipline.To discuss this role in more detail and in confidence, contact Neil Williams at FPR Group on (phone number removed) or click "Apply Now" to send us your CV.

FPR Group is acting as a Recruitment Agency on behalf of our client