About the Role
The position involves comprehensive management throughout various phases of offshore projects, including pre-offshore preparations, execution, and close-out. This role is critical for ensuring that project deliverables are achieved in compliance with safety and quality standards. The successful candidate will work closely with project and field teams, demonstrating strong leadership and coordination abilities while effectively managing project documentation and stakeholder communication.
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Responsibilities
Start-Up Phase
- Assist OCM in preparing the offshore project deliverables list
- Participate in project kick-off and strategy meetings to finalize offshore execution strategy
- Support development of offshore execution plans
- Assist in preparing techno-commercial analyses to optimize offshore installation costs
Start-Up / All Phases
- Assist OCM in preparing the construction aids list (load register) and track fabrication progress with NOD base
- Review engineering documents, drawings, and analyses from a constructability perspective
- Support issuance of Purchase Requisitions for offshore materials not covered by engineering and follow up with procurement
All Project Phases
- Coordinate offshore scope activities with all internal departments
- Assist in the evaluation, expediting, receipt, and MRV approval of offshore materials
- Liaise with third-party agencies on offshore execution matters
- Coordinate with marine warranty surveyors on documentation, load-out, towing, and installation activities
- Attend weekly progress meetings with VPOO/OCM/OCD and highlight issues
- Ensure implementation of the project safety plan and company HSE management system
- Enhance the quality of work and participate in quality audits
- Support the preparation of variation orders and claims, including technical input and offshore durations
- Prepare and coordinate mobilization plans and support mobilization meetings with marine and field teams
Pre-Offshore Phase
- Prepare the Risk Assessment Register, participate in RA meetings, and circulate consolidated comments to the client and internal stakeholders
- Prepare job cards for offshore hook-up work
- Ensure timely pre-installation and load-out of offshore execution items
- Ensure availability of the latest approved documentation onboard offshore spread
Offshore Execution Phase
- Assist in updating offshore schedules based on progress and resource availability and propose recovery measures for delays
- Support coordination of subcontractor mobilization/demobilization and performance evaluation
- Monitor daily offshore operations and coordinate closely with client and marine teams
- Conduct HSE audits and safety tours on offshore spreads.
Close-Out Phase
- Assist in the preparation of offshore final documentation and dossiers
- Support the preparation of project close-out reports
- Review project scope, drawings, and deliverables for compliance
- Ensure installation procedures comply with contractual and project requirements
- Monitor barge and vessel progress to ensure schedule adherence and resolve technical issues
- Review mobilization/demobilization plans for vessels, materials, manpower, and subcontractors
Qualifications
- B.Sc. Engineering
- 8 years of experience in offshore construction
- Commercial awareness and cost-effectiveness
- Strong influencing abilities
- Effective English communication skills
- Report writing skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills; committed team player/leader
- Proven decision-making abilities
- Thorough understanding of offshore operations, personnel, and equipment.
