Offshore Construction Vessel Manager

Our client is currently recruiting for the position of Offshore Construction Vessel Manager, based in Ghana.

Responsibilities:
* Act as the company's Lead representative and responsible for all activities onboard MPCV.
* Demonstrate leadership and exercise role as company's representative onboard.
* Promote safety awareness and broad application of the company's system, codes of practice, and policies.
* Manage all the company's third-party contractors.
* Exercise effective document control in accordance with the company's requirements.
* Ensure timely and effective close-out of safety audit action items.
* Monitor vessel safety issues ensuring effective close-out.
* Ensure changes of management procedures (MoC) are appropriately applied.
* Manage the operations of the MPCV through departmental vessel management.
* Ensure timely, effective reporting and investigation of all incidents from EHS rep.
* Liaise effectively with all relevant company's onshore departments (Projects and Engineering, Sekondi Yard, Marine, HSE, etc), and FPSO (OIM).
* Manage vessel movements (in/out) offshore Fields, FPSO Exclusion Zones, Harbors... liaising with FPSO OIM and Marine Department.
* Manage crew changes in accordance with Operations and logistics requirements liaising with Vessel master, Aviation, logistics and P&E
* Manage welfare and disciplinary issues with vessel master in a timely and effective manner.
* Efficient operation of the facility with due regard for health, safety and welfare of all personnel.
* Organize planning and scheduling of works and activities.
* Manage emergency response with due regard for safety of personnel, vessel, and environment.
* Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of potential emergency scenarios.
* Responsible for ensuring the vessel Permit to Work system is utilized.
* Daily communication with vessel representative onboard MPCV to discuss safety, operation in general, coming subsea operations and any issues of concern.
* Continuously monitor safety performance and standard onboard.
* Continuously monitor maintenance performance, back log, use of spares, and general condition of the company's provided equipment.
* Ensure that safety is always of priority and in line with "Incident Free"
* Always observe the company's values and in all matters
* Ensure that all activities are performed in a cost-effective manner
* Maintain focus on technical excellence and innovation
* Support collaboration and integration across projects, departments and locations and accelerate learning and knowledge sharing
* Ensure - before decisions are made - that safety, economical, and commercial evaluation are carried out in order to ensure optimal dispositions
* Ensure that all information, written as well as verbal, concerning the company is treated confidentially
* Promote career development and training with the company's trainees.
* Ensure vessel stays in compliance with class, flag, and port state requirements.
* Ensure vessel follows the company's environmental standards.
* Ensure training and exercises are conducted in accordance with requirements.
* Ensure exercises are recorded, effective, with appropriate de-brief and analysis.

Experience & Qualifications:
* Significant project experience in installation-specific and/or project management and execution.
* Significant overall subsea construction experience in offshore oil and gas production and handling facilities
* Significant experience in structural, pipelines, umbilicals, risers, manifolds fabrication and installation
* Subsea project/construction experience in various remote locations with oil and gas (Africa or India in particular)
* Experience in Offshore Oil and Gas Inspection, Maintenance and Repair (IMR) works
* Experience in working for an Oil Operating Company
* Subsea brownfield retrofit project experience
* Subsea Deepwater construction experience

Contract position

If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then, please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: TR/066715.

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.