Head of Marine (Compliance & MWS)
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Job Purpose Lead Marine Incident Management, Reporting, and Investigation processes for major offshore projects. Identify trends, root causes, and implement improvement actions.
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Job Purpose
- Lead Marine Incident Management, Reporting, and Investigation processes for major offshore projects. Identify trends, root causes, and implement improvement actions.
- Reduce operational risk exposure by coordinating investigations, recommending corrective actions, and ensuring close-out across offshore operations.
- Establish and standardise marine execution practices and best practices across projects.
- Maintain a robust Marine Assurance and compliance framework across offshore activities.
- Drive consistency and efficiency in marine execution across multiple projects.
- Support integration and standardisation of marine assurance processes in collaboration with corporate functions.
- Act as a Marine SME and Safety Leader, guiding project teams with strong maritime safety expertise.
- Analyse operational challenges and implement solutions to improve marine efficiency and reliability.
Key Job Accountabilities
- Lead Marine Assurance and Vessel Surveillance programmes across offshore projects.
- Monitor vessel performance and report key operational KPIs.
- Support vendor pre-qualification, vessel selection, and technical reviews.
- Facilitate risk assessments with stakeholders, contractors, and vessel operators.
- Optimise marine asset utilisation and identify efficiencies across projects.
- Manage marine incident reporting systems, including root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Lead major incident investigations and attend offshore audits and inspections.
- Support downtime reduction through defect and breakdown management strategies.
- Capture and implement lessons learned and standardise best practices across projects.
- Promote proactive marine safety culture and lead safety initiatives.
- Act as contract representative for marine consultancy and MWS services.
Qualifications
- Degree in Marine, Engineering, or relevant discipline OR
- Master Mariner (STCW II/2) or Chief Engineer (STCW III/2) certification
Experience
- Minimum 10 years’ seagoing experience, including time as Master or Chief Engineer
- Experience managing offshore marine operations within oil & gas projects
- Strong background in offshore installation and project execution
- Deep knowledge of maritime regulations, industry standards, and compliance
- Experience with marine assurance frameworks and offshore fleet management
- Exposure to DP operations, FMEA, trials, and offshore procedures
- Knowledge of heavy lift, construction vessels, cable/pipe lay, and support vessels
- Previous Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) or consultancy experience is advantageous
- IMCA accreditation preferred
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