Job Description
Offshore Agent - Major Projects - Infrastructure
Reference: SITAGNT-KU
Type: Contract
Position: Offshore Agent - Major Projects
Location: Bristol, England
Industry: Engineering
Salary: Inside IR35
Reporting to: Package Manager
Location: Bristol
Offshore and offsite periodically to support the works.
ROLE PURPOSE
- To lead and control package(s) of works based on specific experience. Management of a team of engineers (Section Engineer and below) and supply chain partner associated with the specific discipline.
Organisational:
- Manages a team of Section Engineers, Site Engineers, Offshore Client Representatives and Supply Chain partners
Health Safety & Environmental
- Approves and reviews Method Statements and Risk Assessments and makes improvements as appropriate
- Able to coordinate an Accident / Incident Investigation
- Carries out trend analysis and identifies improvement areas from audits and near misses
- Oversees vessel/site audits and confirms the sufficiency of control documentation
Engineering Control
- Guides & coaches subordinates in technical requirements associated with offshore installation work scope
- Oversees and evaluates / approves supplier technical solutions
- Guides and coaches subordinates in resolution of construction issues, drawing on experience and accepted industry best practice
- Has input to design based on operational experience
Quality
- Ownership of whole process of production, checking and submission of Handover Documentation (Completion Files or equivalent as required by the project)
- Implements systems and processes to support construction of the works in a accordance with the specification (eg ITP’s, Materials Approval, NCR, Handover
Documentation)
- Carries out trend analysis of the above and identifies improvement areas for non conformance and business improvement
- Carries out Independent Inspections of their own section and of others
- Carries out Site Audits to check works and documentation compliance
- Coaches less experienced staff
- Liaise with designer and other stakeholders to resolve technical issues
Productivity
- Produces a fully resourced stage programme in the accepted format / software
- Tracks and monitors KPI compliance and recommends improvements to systems to maintain team production
- Establishes monitors of production, translated to graphical form from the Programme to aid understanding of current status and identification of requirements for intervention
- Cross references section programme to three weekly programme and ensures compatibility
Commercial
- Maintains accurate diary, including dialogue with external organisations (subcontractors)
- Produces a budget from the resourced programme and monitors / reviews weekly costs
- Leads operational procurement of subcontractors
- Manages sub-contractors
- Understands cost and value
- Produces correspondence to sub-contractors, suppliers and Client
- Supports commercial team in AfP
PERSONAL QUALITIES AND EXPERIENCE The following qualities/experience are essential:
Core
- Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately. Suggests and implements improvements to systems
- Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes with clarity; experienced at encouraging direct reports to do the same and managing a team to ensure tasks are carried out effectively and key messages cascaded
- Able to manage client expectations and represent client at external meetings
- Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours given the offshore environment
- Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility
- Able to coordinate multiple packages of work in parallel to deliver the overall project aims
- Excellent team player, able to work competently and independently without continuous supervision
- Strong communication skills with good interpersonal and influencing skills
- Solution orientated approach to issue resolution
- Able to effectively manage team members and direct reports
- Excellent role model for development of team members and demonstrates required behaviours to align to project and team objectives
- Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card. SSSTS or SMSTS qualified. STCW-95 (or equivalent)
Health Safety & Environmental
- Understands method statements and risk assessments, able to develop new and improved safe systems of work in line with offshore standards <
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