Offshore Welding Supervisor
Location: Paramaribo, SurinameContract Type: Contract Position
Work Pattern: Rotational offshore - 35 days on / 35 days off
Start Date: Early February 2027 (estimated)
End Date: 31st December 2028
Renewable: Yes
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the focal point for all welding activities within the project team during the EPC phase, ensuring operational deliverables and procedures are prepared in accordance with design and installation-engineering results.
- Ensure contractors issue all installation-operations deliverables on schedule and that they are fit for purpose.
- Manage interfaces relating to installation operations with other disciplines.
- Review contractor and supplier documentation, including procedures and Inspection and Test Plans, in coordination with other disciplines.
- Monitor and control implementation of approved procedures, surveillance plans, and Inspection and Test Plans.
- Continuously assess welder performance and qualifications through detailed hands-on oversight.
- Review material certificates and ensure calibration-equipment certification files are current, including documentation from vendors and contractors.
- Ensure work is closely inspected by the contractor's quality-control inspection team.
- Challenge contractors and sub-suppliers on QA/QC performance and inspection activities, carrying out routine and random inspections daily.
- Immediately stop and report any anomaly or non-conformity to the Site Representative.
- Attend and participate in daily meetings.
- Identify opportunities to improve quality and productivity and/or reduce investment to support increased project value.
- Support reporting to the Project Manager.
Requirements
- Engineer or Offshore Supervisor with at least 15 years of oil and gas experience, particularly in SURF activities.
- Construction background and strong communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and accept significant responsibilities.
- Commitment to safety and environmental requirements.
- Technical understanding of all disciplines involved in the work.
- Strong organisational skills, positive attitude, and confidence to raise and defend positions in accordance with contract requirements.
- Fluent spoken and written English.
Required Offshore Operations Knowledge
- Rigid-pipelay operations.
- Subsea-structure installation.
- Practical experience onboard rigid-lay vessels, PLSVs, and offshore support vessels.
Welding Experience and Certification
- IWI-C or IWE certification.
- Experience as an onboard welding specialist on a pipelay vessel.
- More than five years of experience in a similar position onboard a J-lay pipelay vessel.
- Experience with Alloy 625 clad-pipe and Inconel welding.
- Experience with automatic welding technologies and welding bugs.
- Knowledge of 2G and 5G welding positions and fatigue-sensitive weld requirements.
Mandatory Training and Certification
- BOSIET, T-BOSIET or FOET, as applicable.
- Cause Tree Analysis training.
- Golden Rules training.
- Valid OGUK offshore fitness-to-work certificate.
- Seaman's book.
- CA-EBS OPITO certification.