ROV Project Manager – Angola

Job Description

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:

To plan and supervise ROV Project Operations and the supervision of allocated ROV operational personnel.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Day to day management of the assigned ROV Project(s);
  • Planning and supervision of ROV Project Operations and the supervision of allocated ROV operational personnel;
  • Ensuring that Safety Policies and procedures are implemented and adhered to at the offshore work location;
  • Ensuring that Oceaneering Quality Policies and Procedures are adhered to;
  • Coordination with other project personnel within the ROV operations group, primarily, Personnel Coordinators (Luanda), Project Coordinators (Dubai), and Administration (Dubai), Operations management (Angola and Dubai);
  • Coordination with other groups within Oceaneering including, but not limited to, Technical group (Aberdeen and United States), Installations group (worldwide), HSE (Luanda and Dubai), ROV Manufacturing (United States), and other divisions (DTS, IWOCS, Inspection, etc.);
  • Liaison with Clients during start-up, operational and post operational periods to discuss and identify Client’s ROV requirements and present Oceaneering’s ROV/Engineering/Tooling capabilities;
  • Liaison between Client and Oceaneering Technical Departments/Engineering Manager, regarding the design and/or development of tooling/engineering for offshore projects;
  • Production of project procedures as required;
  • Monitoring and actioning of spares and stores requirements for projects;
  • Review of Invitations to Tender for ROV operations and provision of technical assistance to the Commercial Department for Client presentations;
  • Supervision of QA/QC audits during project periods;
  • Collation of system logs from offshore and preparation of preliminary invoices for ongoing and completed contracts on a monthly basis;
  • Ongoing update of all technical and support documentation;
  • Offshore visits to ROV worksites as required;
  • Responsibility for financial performance;
  • Responsibility for expediting receivables.

General

  • Assist with any other duties as and when required;
  • Undertake specific projects as instructed by management.

Safety

  • Ensure that the Safety policies and procedures are understood and adhered to so far as is reasonably practicable in order to ensure a safe working environment.

Other

  • Carry out work in accordance with the Company Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems;
  • Perform the assigned tasks with due diligence regarding the Integrated Management Systems on the Company;
  • Eliminate waste of whatever form, to suggest the use of more environmentally friendly substances and practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of the environment.

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING:

  • ROV/Engineering/Survey background (E);
  • BSC/HND or equivalent in a relevant discipline (P);
  • Proficient in written and spoken English. (E);
  • (P) = preferred; (E) = essential.

EXPERIENCE:
WORK

  • Minimum of three years Project Management experience in similar role (E);
  • Familiarity of all aspects of Subsea operations relating to Oceaneering’s offshore activities (P).

SOFTWARE

  • OISL standard desktop software package. (P);
  • Word Perfect/Word (E);
  • Quattro Pro/Excel (E);
  • MS Project (E).

Please note, interviews for this position will take place at our Careers in Africa Recruitment Summit in Johannesburg, 21 – 23 November 2014. Relevant candidates will be contacted and invited to attend the event.