Marine Advisor

ROLE AND SCOPE:

• Working within Company Offshore PROJECT, position will be multi functional and will involve close co-ordination and an effective working relationship with Civil&Marine Team.
• Act as focal point on designated activities and projects within the team. Will actively seek to promote and ensure compliance of all project specific, marine and HSE procedures.
• Will Plan, direct and co-ordinate all the marine objectives related to project. Provide advice based upon current company procedures and international best practices
• Carries-out inspections of intended marine units to be used within the project when required, and follow-up with contractors to ensure close out of identified observations.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITY

• Represent Company as a Marine coordination focal point. Plan, directs, liaises with all marine projects in the vicinity of Offshore. Coordinate between the Project vessels /barges and other vessels transiting or working in the area. Keep Offshore PPA informed on daily basis of the operations progress and area of operations.
• Ensures site compliance with OPCO Procedures, Standing Instructions, Acceptance Standards and Project specific guidelines in particular to the implementation of agreed weather criteria and safe distances to shoreline and any subsea pipeline.
• Implements HSE policy by encouraging a safe HSE culture and submits BSA & HSE observations. Reports all unsafe Acts. Assists in the HSE audit of marine contractor where required.
• Responsible for the issue of daily Navigation Warning broadcasted on other company Radio Channels/FUGRO to all stations. They transmit on daily basis a progress report, including weather, number of crew on board the vessels and performance of all equipment and machinery.
• Participates and performs technical vessel, inspections to evaluate safety and operational standards in accordance with company inspection programme and assess the vessel for suitability as required by the PROJECT. Carry out spot-checks on board the vessel to physically verify post-inspection follow up actions. Contacts with contractors as required. Provides input or completes the compilation of the adopted company marine report for submission to the Company Management
• Assess contractor’s marine staff in accordance with available standards to identify any gaps in their qualification, experience or performance which may jeopardise the integrity of the intended project. Make recommendations when required.
• Ensures compliance with company management of change procedures relating to project activities with special focus on operating procedures/standards.
• Actively participates in risk assessments to identify marine related risks and suggests control measures needed to reduce the risk to an acceptable level. Provides technical/practical Marine advice to Company Senior Marine Advisors, contractor’s marine key personnel and Third parties.
• Conducts periodic audits to all Marine units to ensure compliance with Company minimum standard specification requirements. Participates as necessary in Marine related incident investigations.