Pipeline and Spool Design Engineer
Pipeline & Spool Design Engineer (Subsea)
Client: Global EPC Contractor
Location: Stavanger, Norway
Contract: 12 months (extension likely)
About the Opportunity
We are recruiting experienced Subsea Pipeline & Spool Design Engineers to join a leading global EPC contractor in Stavanger — one of the world’s most established subsea engineering hubs.
You will become part of the Pipeline Design Discipline, supporting major offshore and subsea developments across the full project lifecycle — from early concept and FEED through detailed design, fabrication, and installation.
This is an opportunity to work on technically challenging, high-value offshore projects within a highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environment.
Key Responsibilities
You will provide technical expertise across multiple subsea pipeline projects, including:
- Engineering & Design
- Provide pipeline technology input during Concept and FEED studies
- Deliver pipeline and spool design from tender phase through detailed engineering
- Develop and optimise pipeline routing and subsea field layouts
- Perform mechanical design of rigid pipelines and flowlines
- Execute in-place design of rigid and flexible flowlines
- Conduct on-bottom stability, roughness, and free-span assessments
- Design pipe-in-pipe and bundled pipeline systems
- Perform trawl impact and pull-over analyses
- Execute pipeline pull-in assessments
- Design spools for tie-ins and thermal expansion requirements
- Design and assess pipeline components
- Technical Coordination & Project Interface
- Contribute to pipeline technology development initiatives
- Coordinate across welding, materials, structural, hydrodynamics, and geotechnical disciplines
- Follow up design scopes delivered by internal teams and subcontractors
- Interface with fabrication contractors and installation teams
- Ensure compliance with project specifications, international standards, and client requirements
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience in subsea pipeline and spool design
- Experience across Concept, FEED, and Detailed Design phases
- Strong understanding of offshore installation methods and associated design drivers
- Ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary project teams
- Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving capabilities
Experience working for EPC contractors or major offshore operators is highly desirable
Why Join?
- Work with a globally recognised EPC contractor
- Contribute to technically complex offshore and subsea developments
- Stavanger-based position within a leading subsea engineering environment
- Strong potential for contract extension