Export Cables Load-out Client Representative
Location
Oskarshamn, Sweden
Contract Details
- Start Date: 31st January 2027
- End Date: 20th June 2027 (Possible Extension)
- Work Style: Circa 1 week rotations as per load out schedule
Role Objective
Represent the client at the Oskarshamn quayside and provide independent oversight of export-cable load-out and handling activities. Ensure contractor work is executed safely, to the required quality, and in accordance with approved RAMS, procedures, and risk assessments. Maintain accurate and timely records for project stakeholders, and promote proactive safety and quality management.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain an accurate daily record of load-out, transit, positioning, and installation-related activities throughout the execution phase.
- Monitor contractor compliance with approved procedures, risk assessments, method statements, and QHSE documentation.
- Ensure the contractor proactively manages safety and quality, escalating concerns through the agreed project channels.
- Conduct visual inspections of work in progress and witness key activities wherever safe and reasonably practicable.
- Maintain professional communication with contractor teams, project representatives, and HSE functions.
Tasks
- Review and understand RAMS and QHSE documentation before execution begins and remain current with subsequent revisions.
- Attend daily coordination meetings, toolbox talks, and other operational discussions to monitor safe, compliant, and quality-focused delivery.
- Witness cable load-out and handling at the quayside, including all defined key activities, subject to safe access.
- Record progress, delays, interfaces, incidents, and safety or quality observations on a daily basis.
- Prepare and distribute Daily Progress Reports and ensure they are reviewed and signed by all required parties.
- Participate in safety walks with client and contractor HSE representatives.
- Complete incident and safety-observation reporting in Synergi in accordance with package and project requirements.
Deliverables
- Daily records covering cable load-out, transit, positioning, and installation-related activities.
- Completed, distributed, and appropriately signed Daily Progress Reports.
- Visual inspection records and observation-based feedback on safety, quality, and procedural compliance.
- Synergi incident and safety-observation entries where required.
- Clear and timely escalation of material safety, quality, and procedural concerns.
Decision Authority / Responsibility
- No general contractual authority.
- Intervene in or stop an operation where there is a safety or quality infringement, or where the contractor is not following approved procedures.
- Record and escalate observations factually through the defined package and project reporting routes.
Requirements
- EU nationality and the legal right to work in the European Union are mandatory.
- Valid GWO Sea Survival, Working at Heights, First Aid, Fire Awareness, and Manual Handling training.
- Valid HUET and STCW 2010 certification, together with applicable OPITO or BOSIET and emergency breathing system certification such as STASS, HEED, or EBS.
- Valid medical certification, including the Chester Step Test.
- IOSH Managing Safely or comparable HSE training.
- At least two years of relevant experience in cable load-out, marine, offshore, or a closely related package area is preferred.
- Marine-awareness qualifications appropriate to the package role are advantageous.
- Strong working knowledge of RAMS, daily reporting, and safety and quality oversight in a contractor-led environment.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and internet-based tools; experience with Daily Progress Reporting and Synergi is beneficial.
- Ability to communicate clearly, remain objective, and work effectively with contractor, project, and HSE stakeholders.
- Background verification is required before onboarding.
Working Conditions
- Quayside, site-based assignment in Oskarshamn, Sweden, with no rotation pattern.
- Planned assignment period is 31st January to 20th June 2027, with a possible extension if activities are delayed.
- Approved travel and accommodation are covered by the project subject to prior budget-owner approval; meals are reimbursed in line with the applicable expense policy and daily limits.
- The consultant must provide an up-to-date PC and/or iPhone and permit installation and management of client-required device security software.