Offshore Structural FEA Engineer - #1674511

OFFSHORE STRUCTURAL FEA ENGINEER - CONTRACT – SURREY

To be considered for the role, candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Our Client, an advanced technological and engineering platform for the design, construction and operation of safe and sustainable complex infrastructure and plants, is currently looking for an experienced Offshore Structural FEA Engineer to join a team based in Surrey working on a Floating Wind project.

EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Ability to apply engineering principals to solve challenging problems and to work effectively within a small team.
• Experience in the design of offshore structures (oil & gas / offshore wind).
• Familiarity with current Offshore Wind Foundation design practices and developments
• Experience and knowledge of offshore wind regulations, codes of practice and design standards
• Familiarity with time domain, spectral and deterministic methods of fatigue assessment
• Alternative techniques of solving of complex structural problems (sub-modelling, influence matrix)
• Experience in programming (Python, C++) is an advantage.
• To have experience in performing Structural Analysis tasks by means of modelling in company standard structural analysis software (SACS), STAAD and GT-STRUDL).
• To have experience in performing detailed design calculations in accordance with Client’s current requirements and the latest Industry Codes and Standards including statutory rules and regulations (DNV GL, API, AISC, EC and Norsok).
• Strong experience with ABAQUS software is essential. Candidates must have used ABAQUS within the past two years (since 2023); applications without recent hands-on experience will not be considered.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performing Structural Analysis tasks by means of modelling in Finite Element Structural Analysis software (ABAQUS / ANSYS). Highly skilled in performing detailed stress analysis of offshore structures using Finite Element Techniques.
• To have experience in performing Structural Analysis tasks by means of modelling in company standard structural analysis software (SACS), STAAD and GT-STRUDL).
• To have experience in performing detailed design calculations in accordance with Client’s current requirements and the latest Industry Codes and Standards including statutory rules and regulations (DNV GL, API, AISC, EC and Norsok).
• To Review/comment and approve Structural drawings for steel structures based upon Engineering Design.
• To Prepare high quality Design Reports and to maintain records in accordance with Department Operating Procedures
• To ensure that all activities are carried out in a manner consistent with Client’s policy on health, safety, quality and environmental matters in accordance with Client specific procedures.

RATE: Please quote what limited company daily rate you would be looking for.

WORK PATTERN: Must be able to work a minimum of 3 days in the office in Surrey and 2 days can be working at home

We are instructed to only submit to our Client candidates whose qualifications and experience match client’s specifications and can work in the UK.

For more information please contact Suzanne Wood.