Lead Subsea Coating Engineer

Job Title: Lead Subsea Coating Engineer
Duration: 12 months
Schedule: Monday - Friday, full-time
Location: France
This opportunity focuses on subsea coating engineering activities supporting studies and project execution within an offshore project environment. The role is based in La Défense and offers exposure to technical specifications, vendor documentation review, qualification testing, and coating application across subsea pipelines and structures. This position will play a key part in ensuring coating, painting, QA/QC, and HSE requirements are met across engineering and delivery phases.
Required Experience:

• More than 5 years of experience in subsea coatings and painting, including line pipe coatings, custom coatings, and structure painting
• Experience working on bids, FEED, and projects in execution
• Experience with subsea pipelines and structures, including anti-corrosion and wet thermal insulation coating
• Experience attending qualification and pre-production testing phases at vendor, subcontractor, or fabrication yard locations
• Experience acting as a lead within tenders or projects in execution

Required Skills:

• Strong engineering capability in painting and coating works for offshore and subsea applications
• Preparation and updating of technical specifications, requisitions, procedures, and inspection and test plans
• Evaluation of technical offers from vendors and subcontractors, including technical documentation review and clarification responses
• Review and validation of vendor documentation such as ITPs, procedures, and material data sheets
• Selection of anti-corrosion and thermal insulation coatings for pipelines and subsea structures
• Ability to support purchasing activities during technical bid evaluation
• Ability to attend technical meetings with vendors, subcontractors, and clients
• English fluency
• Ability to work autonomously under managerial supervision and in interface with other disciplines
• Knowledge of applicable QA/QC and HSE requirements

Required Certifications:

• NACE Coating Inspector Level 2 or Level 3, or FROSIO Inspector Level III
• Valid BOSIET approved by OPITO
• Valid MFC
• Valid Seaman Book

About Airswift:
Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with unique project needs. With over 1000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 60 countries, Airswift's geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.