Senior Subsea Supervisor

Our client, an international oil and gas operator, is currently recruiting for a Senior Subsea Supervisor to support their Wells Abandonment team on an offshore UK project. This is an 18-month contract opportunity, working a 3/3 offshore rotation.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Main offshore focal point for subsea service providers. Ensure own and vendor participation in reviewing POA's/work instructions for planned P&A activities.
• Responsible for daily operational procedures, reporting and protocol pertaining to SS wells team scope of work.
• Develops a high level of responsibility and ownership within the team and promotes continuous improvement.
• Works in support of the subsea team to ensure that all the required subsea P&A equipment (owned and rental) is maintained, inspected, prepared, interface checked and accepted in line with approved plans, timescales and operational contingencies.
• Works closely with the Subsea Engineers, Subsea Team Lead, Wells Superintendent, Well Engineers and other key team members to plan, develop and execute the P&A campaign, ensuring all activities are undertaken in a safe and environmentally acceptable manner and in strict compliance with Company standards and procedures and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Supervises offshore subsea operations, working closely with the key contract subsea personnel, rig contractor personnel and DSV.  Participates in the communication, planning and decision-making processes to ensure programmes are delivered safely and effectively.
• Day to Day supervision onboard of XT/WH, WOC’s, Riser, ROV, SSTT and Landing String vendors.
• Support offshore ASV's in updating lookaheads and DDRs.
• Attend all daily pre-tour meetings to communicate plan/procedures regarding subsea wells scope of work.
• Witness and sign off all pre deployment deck testing and operational testing subsea as required.
• Ensure all tooling is fit for purpose prior to running and all pre/post running checklists are signed off.
• Organises onboard, pre-job meetings and risk assessment as required.
• Ensures an effective interface and communication process is established between the offshore team, other teams and external/3rd party vendors. This is to ensure a clear understanding of project objectives/work programmes, encourage open transfer of knowledge and information and to identify and record Lessons Learned, track and close out actions in an effective and timely manner.
• Manage all subsea rental tooling, equipment and spares requirements offshore and ensure equipment is loaded out and back loaded in line with operational need dates.
• In conjunction with the well engineers ensures all Well Handover documents throughout the operations are accurate and completed in a timely manner.
• In conjunction with the well engineers ensure post-operations report and implement lessons learned into the end of well report.
• Works with the subsea team to ensure materials, services and equipment are available in line with well schedules and operations.
• Works with contractor/vendor companies to ensure that all relevant documentation is systematically recorded, auditable and traceable.

REQUIREMENTS

Essential

• Qualification in mechanical engineering or vocational training with extensive engineering / operations experience with major wellhead / tree supplier with proven track record.
• Relevant experience in wellhead/ tree engineering/ operations and site supervision.
• Offshore Survival Training Certificate, UK Medical and MIST
• Fully certified by a recognised Well Control Authority for drilling activities e.g. IWCF to Subsea Supervisor level.
• Demonstrated capacity of subsea team leadership and supervision.
• Previous experience of a similar role within operator
• Strong technical / operational knowledge in the Wells Subsea area gained from demonstrable extensive experience of Vertical and Horizontal Xmas Tree (XT) systems, associated tooling and Completion / Workover (C/WO) riser systems.
• Experience of supervising offshore subsea drilling, completion, intervention and abandonment operations.
• Experience of maintaining, inspecting, preparing, interface checking and accepting subsea equipment.
• Experience of working on a range of different tree configurations from different suppliers (remaining campaign includes OSS VHT, BH VXT, and BH HXT).
• Proven relationship-builder at all levels – internally and externally.

Preferred

• Previous experience of working on subsea well abandonment campaigns