Offshore Construction Supervisor (OCS)
Location
Doha, Qatar (Offshore rotation 28d/28d)
Contract Type
Contract
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with incident-free culture, health, safety, and environmental policies to deliver an incident-free shutdown.
- Manage preparation and execution teams for offshore construction activities, supervising up to 60 contracted supervisors, foremen, and multi-skilled technicians.
- Prepare construction works in collaboration with the project team.
- Plan resources, equipment, tools, and consumables required for offshore construction activities.
- Maintain daily communication with onshore coordinators for timely preparation and execution reporting.
- Implement necessary actions to achieve project objectives.
- Provide daily reports via the Construction Department Construction Coordinator.
- Ensure safe delivery of work execution at site.
- Contribute to development of level 4 plans to maintain the critical path.
- Deliver offshore works with zero punch items.
- Coordinate and supervise construction teams annually at various field locations.
- Report offshore construction work progress according to procedures.
- Liaise with onshore construction coordinators regarding emerging issues during execution.
- Apply a cost-conscious mindset to all offshore construction activities.
- Manage interfaces with internal and external stakeholders, including contractors, service, and equipment vendors.
- Execute construction of projects with budgets up to 1 MUSD.
Activities
- Adhere to HSE policy and contribute to meeting HSE objectives.
- Participate in preparation of offshore construction activities, including planning, risk analysis, and design reviews for constructability.
- Participate in HAZID and risk assessments as required.
- Ensure timely preparation of Job Safety Analyses for validation.
- Participate in construction kick-off and preparation meetings.
- Assist with preparation of isolation plans and related material requirements.
- Coordinate production and approval of lifting plans.
- Ensure required procedures are prepared and available prior to starting offshore works.
- Identify requirements for external services and coordinate mobilization with onshore coordinators.
- Prepare Permit To Work and organize site surveys as needed.
- Ensure equipment, materials, consumables, and spares are defined and tracked for availability.
- Ensure mobilization of materials, equipment, and personnel as per plan.
- Support preparation of construction plans and input to schedules, including mobilization and demobilization of personnel and equipment.
- Participate in campaign planning cycles and ensure manpower and accommodation requirements are forecast and implemented.
- Conduct daily safety tours, toolbox talk audits, and report safety issues promptly.
- Manage Permit To Work process and lead offshore construction teams for safe and timely execution.
- Report progress daily and escalate blockers to maintain the critical path.
- Communicate daily with offshore operations regarding ongoing construction activities.
- Ensure contractor resources and organization are adequate for the workload.
- Review and sign off contractors' timesheets.
- Coordinate with QA leader for all quality matters, including sign-off of MC packages.
- Deliver consistent documentation for commissioning and construction activities.
- Assist offshore commissioning team as needed.
- Deliver construction within scope, quality, and budget as planned.
- Compile execution data and contribute to project close-out reports.
- Provide details for as-built dossiers and feedback for cost realization.
- Participate in lessons learned review meetings and ensure work orders are closed.
- Archive construction preparation documentation for future reference.
- Contribute to project close-out dossiers and participate in lessons learned activities.
Requirements
- Relevant technical and industry experience in oil and gas operations.
- Relevant trade qualification, international certificate, high diploma/degree, or equivalent in a related field.
- Minimum 15 years' experience in the offshore oil and gas industry.
- Advanced skills and knowledge of campaign/shutdown management techniques, preferably in petrochemical, refining, oil & gas exploration, or production industries.
- Awareness or basic use of planning software tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
- Ability to interpret and review P&IDs, isometrics, vessel GA drawings, and offshore piping layouts.
- Excellent planning, organizational, and communication skills.
- Strong leadership skills and ability to work in a multi-disciplined, multi-cultural environment.
- Fluent in English (listening, writing, and speaking) with technical vocabulary.
- Self-starter able to work with minimal supervision.
- Proficient with MS Office, procurement and ERP systems, and electronic document management systems.
- Offshore safety certifications (BOSIET, H2S, T-BOSIET).
- Medically fit to work on offshore oil & gas installations.
- Strong commitment to safety and quality assurance.
Work Schedule
Offshore rotation: 28 days on / 28 days off