Summary
NMDC Group is seeking a Senior Offshore Construction Manager for its Mussafah, United Arab Emirates location. The role coordinates offshore project activities, resources, schedules, subcontractors and marine operations, and serves as a focal point for communication with clients and internal teams. Responsibilities include reviewing engineering documents and procedures, monitoring contractor performance, managing offshore-related risks and variations, and supporting safety, quality and project reporting. Applicants should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 14 years of experience including offshore operations, strong commercial and contractual awareness, and excellent English communication skills.
The posting
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- Directs and co-ordinates project activities.
- Reviews contract documents.
- Co-ordinates mobilisation/demobilisation of offshore resources.
- Resourcing requirements.
- Planning package.
- Project monitoring system.
- Provides resources and resolves problems.
- Safety & QA/QC plans.
- Supervises subordinate Engineers.
- Mobilization / Demobilisation plan.
- Represents NPCC with third parties.
- Monitors contractor performance.
- Receives & authorises payments.
- Final documentation & Lessons learned.
- Estimates Bids, Change orders and settlements.
- Staff development & motivation.
- Diversification proposals
- Technological advances
- Compliance in accordance with HSE Standard.
Responsibilities
- Prepare list of construction aids (load register) required for the job. Finalize the relevant AFC drawings with PEM after receiving comments from various department
- Prepare a list identifying the marine spread requirement for the project and finalize with VPOO/OOD.
- Coordinate with survey section and advise survey requirements for the project.
- Prepare the scope of work for pipe coating activity and follow-up closely the pipe-coating progress with the PMT fabrication engineer.
- Review Engineering documents / drawings and analyses from construct-ability point of view. Consolidate relevant comments from LME / OOM /NBM and pass it to PEM.
- Follow-up with PEM on timely submission of deliverables and with client for review and approval.
- Prepare detailed work scope, schedules for offshore subcontracted works
- Coordinate with subcontracts section for technical & un-priced commercial evaluation and clarifications.
- Issue Purchase Requisition for offshore project material in coordination with SPM in PMT
- Initiate all the correspondences (letters / faxes) with the client related to offshore scope or work.
- Initiate the offshore project risk and opportunities in coordination with planning and cost manager ,
- Coordinate with all departments within the company for all offshore-related scope of the project.
- Function as a focal point for all communication and functions pertaining to the offshore scope of the project within the company.
- Attend / chair the meetings initiated by LME and attended by OOD/OCD/PEM/NBM (and on case by case bases by AVP-OCS/ VPOO) to discuss the philosophy for preparation of specific installation procedure
- Review technical procedures, anchor patterns, installation drawings. Follow-up with LME/OOD/NBM and ensure timely submission to client.
- Supervise and assess the performance of the OCE /Sr OCE /LOCE & the Project Material Coordinator for timely delivery of offshore material (including line pipe material), receipt at stores and approval of MRV.
- Coordinate with the client representative for all aspects of the offshore work, from start of project until completion.
- Provide input for weekly and monthly report and attend meetings with client whenever required.
- Analyze any major change in offshore execution plan that may occur during the execution of the project.
- Liaise with third party agency on offshore execution related issues.
- Liaise with marine warranty surveyors on all issues related to marine / construction aspects of the work
- Attend weekly meetings with AVP-OCS / OCD / VPOO to discuss progress and areas of concern.
- Conduct regular meetings with the Project Director and PMT and keep the project management team updated on all aspects of offshore works.
- Ensure implementation of the project safety plan and the company HSEMS.
- Ensure and enhance quality of the work.
- Capture / issue lessons learnt and good practices at any stage during the execution of the project.
- Provide input to the exception report prepared by planning section, related to offshore scope.
- Participate in project quality audits and follow-up for closeout of inadequacies as determined by the audit findings.
- Initiate the variation orders / claims related to offshore work.
- Review subcontractor’s invoices, provide all clarification as may be required by finance department for processing the invoices, and certify these invoices prior to its approval by PD.
- Shall be authorized by PD to approve main store SDIV’s, project store SDIV’s, MRV’s, Service Requisition’s and invoices related to offshore scope.
- Shall assume the capacity of Deputy SPM on all projects with high offshore weight factor of more than 40%. In all cases, SOCM shall deputize for the offshore-related activities.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- 14 years’ experience with proven offshore operations experience.
- Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
- Excellent negotiation and decision making skills.
- Excellent written and spoken English language skills.
- Excellent report writing skills.
- Committed team player.
- Organizational and leadership skills.
- Potential leadership ability.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.