FPSO Lead ICSS Instrumentation Engineer, France

Company Description

For more than 40 years, the IOTA Group has been supporting clients in their international expansion by combining compliance, agility, and seamless local integration across more than 150 countries.

We provide tailored solutions that enable our clients to operate confidently across borders through our Employer of Record (EOR), technical consulting, global payroll, and international recruitment services.

What sets IOTA apart is the strength of its global network of 165,000 professionals, supported by a dedicated team driven by an unwavering commitment to excellence.

Through our international subsidiaries, we combine global standards with deep local expertise, ensuring seamless and compliant operations wherever our clients do business.

At IOTA, trust is at the heart of everything we do. We build long-term partnerships based on transparency, reliability, and compliance, helping our clients achieve lasting success in their international growth.

Job Description

• Lead and coordinate ICSS & Instrumentation engineering activities during detailed design and procurement.
• Supervise and challenge the FPSO EPC Contractor to ensure technical compliance, quality and schedule.
• Manage interfaces with process, electrical, safety, HVAC, architectural and other packages.
• Review and approve engineering deliverables including P&IDs, instrumentation, sizing, material selection, hook-ups, layouts and cabling.
• Monitor technical progress, costs, planning, interfaces and engineering quality.
• Manage technical queries, design changes and contractor deliverables.
• Supervise ICSS procurement, FATs, pre-FATs and i-FATs and vendor activities.
• Support construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up preparation.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications, applicable codes, standards and HSE requirements.
• Report technical issues and risks to the Engineering Manager and propose mitigation measures.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree / Chartered Engineer specializing in Instrumentation, Automation, Process Control, ESD and F&G.
• 15+ years of relevant Oil & Gas experience.
• Extensive experience in field instrumentation and ICSS.
• Strong knowledge of Oil & Gas operating and control philosophies.
• Proven experience supervising EPC contractors and managing multidisciplinary interfaces.
• Experience with FAT, construction, commissioning and start-up activities.
• Fluent in English; French is an advantage.
• Willingness to work internationally in France, Singapore and South Korea.

Additional Information

• Potential Starting date: October 2026 (subject to FID)
• Duration: 1 year to 4 years after FPSO contract Award
• Location: Between 1 and 2 years in Paris – France, up to 18 months in Singapore, up to 18 months in Geoje – South Korea.
• Status: Residential