Senior Subsea Completion Supervisor

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Senior Subsea Completion Supervisor

Location: Paramaribo, Suriname (Offshore)
Contract Type: Annually Renewable Contract (3 years expected)
Assignment Type: Rotational 4 weeks on, 4 weeks off (7 days per week, 12 hours per day)
Start Date: December 2026

Key Responsibilities

  • Promote a strong safety culture and ensure safe, ethical working practices within all managed activities.
  • Provide technical advice and improve operational efficiency and reliability for integration, operation, maintenance, and testing of completion, subsea, and related third-party equipment.
  • Supervise completion and subsea operations, including tubing running services, wire line, slick line, well test, and coiled tubing, coordinating with multiple third-party service providers.
  • Liaise with offshore and onshore teams, service companies, and drilling contractors to identify and implement design and procedure improvements, ensuring compliance with relevant rules, API specifications, and standards.
  • Lead integration of subsea and completion equipment, ensuring compliance with standards and reducing risks by following HSE policies and procedures.
  • Coordinate preparatory works on the rig, ensuring timely completion of tasks such as structural welding and utility supplies for new equipment.
  • Witness integration tests and report any issues that could lead to delays, maintaining focus on schedule and risk management.
  • Guarantee safe execution of subsea drilling and completion operations, adhering to codes of practice and environmental procedures.
  • Participate in HSE meetings, risk analysis, and incident investigations, continuously improving HSE knowledge and performance.
  • Contribute to skill development and knowledge sharing on completions and subsea operations.
  • Participate in operations improvement initiatives, pre-operations meetings, and risk assessments.
  • Perform QA/QC of equipment delivered by service providers, ensuring conformity to requirements.
  • Supervise all subsea and completions operations, supporting operational problem-solving and implementing lessons learned to minimize non-productive time.
  • Coordinate day-to-day subsea operations with contractors, logistics, and superintendents.
  • Optimize planning and preparation to reduce nonproductive and invisible lost time.
  • Provide reliable data for End of Wells and Well Handover Reports, and maintain tracking of lessons learned and improvement opportunities.

Requirements

  • Minimum 10 years of senior subsea and completion experience on an ultra-deepwater (UDW) development campaign.
  • Minimum 5 years of experience with vertical Xtree systems.
  • Valid OPITO BOSIET certification.
  • Valid IWCF Subsea Level 4 certificate.
  • Strong communication and report writing skills.
  • Ability to intervene constructively, drawing on prior experience and best practices.
  • Technical or equivalent engineering degree.
  • English language proficiency required; French preferred.
Desirable:
  • Technical or degree qualification in a relevant mechanical or hydraulic field.
  • Experience with project-specific requirements such as KBOS integration and harsh environments.

Context & Environment

This role supports the execution phase of a major offshore project in Suriname, focusing on reservoir development and management, FPSO, and subsea production/injection systems. The project aims to maximize economic results, optimize reserves and schedule, reduce costs and greenhouse gas emissions, and maintain high technical and HSE standards.

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