Marine Specialist (Offshore)
CR/082732
Posted: 22/06/2026
- Competitive
- Qatar, Doha
- Contract
We have a current opportunity for a Marine Specialist on a contract basis. The position will be based in Qatar offshore. For further information about this position please apply.
Key Job Accountabilities
Support the overall implementation of the project marine assurance and governance processes including regular inspections/verifications onboard project marine spreads. Lead the verification and validity of Project Marine Units, Crew, and Personnel documentation in compliance with International, and Company regulations to enable safe and efficient offshore marine operations.
Review/Steward Marine Units Certifications to ensure compliance with international marine regulations, company, and project requirements. Validate Marine Units Crew Certifications to maintain operational compliance and readiness. Contribute to the overall project marine assurance and compliance reporting.
Maintain full traceability of marine units and crew compliance. Track and update compliance documents to reflect real-time status of marine units and crew credentials and prevent lapses in mandatory marine documentation.
Assist on project marine assurance and compliance reporting and KPIs monitoring, in accordance with company requirements.
Monitor regulatory adherence and support PMT with project documentation review to ensure compliance with Industry, company, and project marine requirements and specifications.
Attend marine units and perform regular inspections to verify compliance with international marine regulations, company Marine Operations Procedure and project requirements.
Site support and onboard verification during marine incident investigations, mechanical breakdown management and fit for service protocols/reporting.
Facilitate and support offshore situational awareness and emergency response readiness onboard marine units, support onboard safety and welfare campaigns, promote sharing and implementation of lessons learned and best practices.
Support HAZIDs, risk assessments, project technical reviews and marine execution readiness (RTP) sessions. Coordinate with EPC Contractor Marine team to ensure alignment in marine assurance requirements.
Contribute capturing marine operations lessons learned (LL), support areas of improvement identification and implementation. Follow up on marine incident investigations corrective actions implementation.
Acting as PMT Marine Representative onboard project marine units to ensure technical objectives are met within the approved procedure and ensure technical marine related interfaces between PMT, site PMT, MWS, Contractor and Marine Crews are managed effectively.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in sciences, marine disciplines, or engineering or Diploma in marine or nautical disciplines, and STCW II/1, STCW III/1 Certification.
Knowledge and/or Experience
8 years marine operations experience.
Technical Business Skills
Knowledge of national and international maritime and shipping regulations.
Strong technical and operational marine knowledge
Experienced in handling offshore marine units operating in the oil and gas industry.
Knowledge of critical marine operations including offshore installation, construction vessels and barges, heavy lifts, transportation, pipe and cable lay, jack-up accommodation barges, and dive support vessels.
A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to communicate and interact within a PMT
Computer literacy involves the regular use of professional office applications and technical applications.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Key Job Accountabilities
Support the overall implementation of the project marine assurance and governance processes including regular inspections/verifications onboard project marine spreads. Lead the verification and validity of Project Marine Units, Crew, and Personnel documentation in compliance with International, and Company regulations to enable safe and efficient offshore marine operations.
Review/Steward Marine Units Certifications to ensure compliance with international marine regulations, company, and project requirements. Validate Marine Units Crew Certifications to maintain operational compliance and readiness. Contribute to the overall project marine assurance and compliance reporting.
Maintain full traceability of marine units and crew compliance. Track and update compliance documents to reflect real-time status of marine units and crew credentials and prevent lapses in mandatory marine documentation.
Assist on project marine assurance and compliance reporting and KPIs monitoring, in accordance with company requirements.
Monitor regulatory adherence and support PMT with project documentation review to ensure compliance with Industry, company, and project marine requirements and specifications.
Attend marine units and perform regular inspections to verify compliance with international marine regulations, company Marine Operations Procedure and project requirements.
Site support and onboard verification during marine incident investigations, mechanical breakdown management and fit for service protocols/reporting.
Facilitate and support offshore situational awareness and emergency response readiness onboard marine units, support onboard safety and welfare campaigns, promote sharing and implementation of lessons learned and best practices.
Support HAZIDs, risk assessments, project technical reviews and marine execution readiness (RTP) sessions. Coordinate with EPC Contractor Marine team to ensure alignment in marine assurance requirements.
Contribute capturing marine operations lessons learned (LL), support areas of improvement identification and implementation. Follow up on marine incident investigations corrective actions implementation.
Acting as PMT Marine Representative onboard project marine units to ensure technical objectives are met within the approved procedure and ensure technical marine related interfaces between PMT, site PMT, MWS, Contractor and Marine Crews are managed effectively.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in sciences, marine disciplines, or engineering or Diploma in marine or nautical disciplines, and STCW II/1, STCW III/1 Certification.
Knowledge and/or Experience
8 years marine operations experience.
Technical Business Skills
Knowledge of national and international maritime and shipping regulations.
Strong technical and operational marine knowledge
Experienced in handling offshore marine units operating in the oil and gas industry.
Knowledge of critical marine operations including offshore installation, construction vessels and barges, heavy lifts, transportation, pipe and cable lay, jack-up accommodation barges, and dive support vessels.
A high level of proficiency in written and spoken English
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a focus on teamwork and the ability to communicate and interact within a PMT
Computer literacy involves the regular use of professional office applications and technical applications.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Megha Koshy
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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