Offshore Installation Manager (OESS)

Job Title : Offshore Installation Manager (OIM)

About the Company

This organization is a global leader in the LNG industry, committed to nurturing and empowering its most valuable resource—its people. It offers a dynamic and inclusive work environment that fosters professional growth and development. With a strong emphasis on safety, environmental sustainability, and operational excellence, the company ensures that employees are well-supported and motivated to achieve their best. Join a team dedicated to delivering cleaner energy solutions and making a positive impact on the world.

Job Purpose

Provide leadership to a multidisciplinary organization responsible for safe, reliable, environmentally sound, and economically optimized offshore operations. Oversee planning and coordination of field activities (drilling, projects, shutdowns, well work, integrity inspections) to develop integrated work plans that optimize resource usage, minimize downtime, and align with corporate objectives to maximize shareholder value.

Job Context & Major Challenges

This leadership role significantly impacts offshore asset performance, risk management, and facility reliability, ensuring sustained delivery of gas to onshore facilities.

Responsible for managing all offshore production and maintenance activities, including well operations, logistics, shutdowns, brownfield interfaces, and simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) with drilling and completions. Oversees complex, geographically dispersed offshore facilities, including living quarters and more than 10 remote wellhead platforms with over 100 wells, supporting large-scale gas feedstock delivery and multiple pipeline projects. Manages operations, maintenance, accommodation services, logistics, shutdowns, and project execution, including SIMOPS involving brownfield scopes.

Key Challenges Include :

Ensuring offshore safety performance aligns with corporate objectives. Balancing long-term facility availability, reliability, and integrity with production targets. Identifying cost-effective improvement opportunities. Operating in a challenging offshore environment with limited infield support. Managing SIMOPS with drilling and significant brownfield activities. Adapting quickly to changing operational requirements. Making critical decisions during emergencies, including potential platform abandonment. Executing shutdowns with limited internal resources. Leading a diverse, multicultural team during offshore rotations, including 200+ contracted personnel. Managing competing demands within budget constraints.

Key Accountabilities

Lead the offshore asset team to deliver corporate goals and shareholder expectations. Approve and manage operational risks across wells and pipelines, ensuring risks are reduced to ALARP. Act as Level 1 Incident Commander during emergencies and support Level 2 Emergency Response Team. Foster a productive offshore living and working environment during rotational periods. Oversee recruitment, training, competency assurance, and succession planning. Demonstrate visible leadership in safety, quality, environmental, and integrity matters. Ensure operational input and support for offshore project development and brownfield execution. Authorize and lead shutdowns, maintenance strategies, and integrity programs. Manage development and execution of annual operating and capital budgets. Align offshore operations with onshore demand to deliver on-spec gas volumes. Drive performance benchmarking and continuous improvement initiatives. Integrate cross-functional support to identify synergies and maximize value.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Experience & Certifications

Minimum 12 years in oil and gas or petrochemical industry. At least 5 years in an Offshore Installation Manager role. Strong operational background. Independently managed OIM responsibilities for 5+ years. OPITO certified. Start-up and commissioning experience is a plus.

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