Job Title: Precom Pipelines Engineer
Client: Global Energy Operator – TotalEnergies
Location: Maputo, Mozambique
Assignment Type: Rotational – 28 days On / 28 Days Off
Start Date: 01/06/2026
Contract Length: Annually Renewable Contract
Missions / Service Dimensions
Project Context
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Support the Pre-commissioning Lead in overseeing and assuring all pipeline and umbilical pre-commissioning activities executed by contractors
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Focus on technical review, coordination, and ensuring full compliance with COMPANY standards, project specifications, and regulatory requirements
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Position partly based in Paris with extensive rotations onboard the LCV and onshore in Afungi
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Offshore work on shifts, reporting to the LCV CSR, with functional reporting to the Pre-commissioning Lead onshore
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Supervise pipeline pre-commissioning operations including vacuum pull, MEG filling, flooding, cleaning, gauging, pressure testing, dewatering, drying, nitrogen packing, surveys, and installation/recovery of flooding caps and pig traps
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Oversee umbilical and optical fiber testing including pre/post-loadout, installation monitoring, pre/post-installation tests, and post hook-up tests across Phases 0, 1 and 2 via the EPCI Contractor
Goals and Deliverables
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Support the Pre-commissioning Lead in coordinating interfaces between installation teams, contractors, onshore engineering, HSE, and commissioning
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Report to the Pre-commissioning Lead on all technical issues requiring specific attention during documentation review or installation and mobilization progress meetings (Management of Change)
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Serve as client focal point for all pre-commissioning activities on vessels, at yards, or onshore facilities
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Review and provide engineering input during procedure development and interface planning with installation, commissioning, and vendor teams
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Supply verified information to reporting systems allowing full tracking of pre-commissioning activities and help mitigate potential orders
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Develop and maintain strong working relationships with vessel operations teams
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Participate in toolbox talks, JSA reviews, HIRAs, and SIMOPS coordination
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Review and sign off contractor and subcontractor offshore test records, pressure charts, OTDR traces, pigging logs, calibration certificates, and data sheets
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Ensure all field documentation is complete, accurate, and suitable for inclusion in handover dossiers
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Contribute to lessons learned and project close-out report
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Promote and enforce safety expectations throughout offshore and onshore pre-commissioning phases
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Provide detailed daily pre-commissioning progress reports including deviations, risks, and forward plans to the Pre-commissioning Lead
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Support preparation of internal reports, readiness dashboards, and post-job evaluations
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Carry out other duties as delegated by the Pre-commissioning Lead