SR OFFSHORE CONSTRUCTION MANAGER

Role Overview

Senior Offshore Construction Manager at NMDC Group, reporting to offshore construction operations.

Role Purpose

Lead all offshore construction execution activities, coordinate internal and external stakeholders, manage offshore resources and subcontractors, ensure safety and quality compliance, and serve as the primary interface between the company and client for all offshore scope throughout project lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Project Direction & Coordination

• Direct and coordinate all project activities.
• Coordinate mobilization and demobilization of offshore resources.
• Prepare detailed work scope and schedules for offshore subcontracted works.
• Analyze major changes in offshore execution plan that may occur during project execution.
• Function as focal point for all communication and functions pertaining to offshore scope within the company.

Planning & Engineering

• Review contract documents.
• Determine resourcing requirements.
• Prepare planning packages.
• Prepare list of construction aids (load register) required for the job.
• Finalize relevant AFC drawings with PEM after receiving comments from various departments.
• Prepare list identifying marine spread requirement for the project and finalize with VPOO/OOD.
• Coordinate with survey section and advise survey requirements for the project.
• Prepare scope of work for pipe coating activity and follow up closely pipe-coating progress with PMT fabrication engineer.
• Review Engineering documents, drawings and analyses from constructability point of view.
• Consolidate relevant comments from LME, OOM, NBM and pass to PEM.
• Follow up with PEM on timely submission of deliverables and with client for review and approval.
• Review technical procedures, anchor patterns and installation drawings.
• Follow up with LME, OOD, NBM and ensure timely submission to client.

Contracting & Commercial

• Estimate bids, change orders and settlements.
• Coordinate with subcontracts section for technical and un-priced commercial evaluation and clarifications.
• Initiate all correspondence (letters, faxes) with the client related to offshore scope of work.
• Initiate offshore project risk and opportunities in coordination with planning and cost manager.
• Initiate variation orders and claims related to offshore work.
• Review subcontractor invoices, provide clarifications as required by finance department for processing, and certify invoices prior to approval by Project Director.

Procurement & Material Management

• Issue Purchase Requisition for offshore project material in coordination with SPM in PMT.
• Supervise and assess performance of OCE, Sr OCE, LOCE and Project Material Coordinator for timely delivery of offshore material including line pipe material.
• Monitor receipt of material at stores and approval of MRV.
• Authorize main store SDIVs, project store SDIVs, MRVs, Service Requisitions and invoices related to offshore scope as delegated by Project Director.

Safety, Quality & Compliance

• Develop Safety and QA/QC plans.
• Ensure implementation of project safety plan and company HSEMS.
• Ensure and enhance quality of work.
• Participate in project quality audits and follow up for closeout of inadequacies as determined by audit findings.
• Compliance in accordance with HSE Standard.

Supervision & Team Management

• Supervise subordinate Engineers.
• Staff development and motivation.
• Provide input for weekly and monthly reports and attend meetings with client as required.

Stakeholder & Client Management

• Represent NMDC with third parties.
• Coordinate with all departments within company for all offshore-related scope of project.
• Coordinate with client representative for all aspects of offshore work from start of project until completion.
• Attend and chair meetings initiated by LME and attended by OOD, OCD, PEM, NBM and on case-by-case basis by AVP-OCS, VPOO to discuss philosophy for preparation of specific installation procedures.
• Liaise with third party agency on offshore execution related issues.
• Liaise with marine warranty surveyors on all issues related to marine and construction aspects of work.
• Attend weekly meetings with AVP-OCS, OCD, VPOO to discuss progress and areas of concern.
• Conduct regular meetings with Project Director and PMT to keep project management team updated on all aspects of offshore works.

Performance Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor project through project monitoring system.
• Provide resources and resolve problems.
• Monitor contractor performance.
• Receive and authorize payments.
• Provide input to exception report prepared by planning section related to offshore scope.

Documentation & Learning

• Prepare mobilization and demobilization plans.
• Capture and issue lessons learned and good practices at any stage during execution of project.
• Prepare final documentation and lessons learned.

Strategic Development

• Assess and propose diversification proposals.
• Monitor technological advances.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• 14 years' experience with proven offshore operations experience.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Excellent negotiation and decision making skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Organizational and leadership skills.
• Potential leadership ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Committed team player.

Additional Information

• Shall assume capacity of Deputy SPM on all projects with high offshore weight factor of more than 40%; in all cases, SOCM shall deputize for offshore-related activities.