Offshore Construction Manager

Overview

Duties & Responsibilities

Bid & Start-Up Phase

• Review tender documents, scope of work, client specifications, schedules, procedures, and method statements.
• Provide technical and execution input to offshore management during bid stage, including durations, qualifications, and execution strategies.
• Participate in bid strategy and estimation meetings.
• Prepare, review, and issue ITBs for offshore scope; technically evaluate subcontractor proposals.
• Review technical handover documents upon award and ensure full understanding of scope and client requirements.
• Distribute project scope and specifications to relevant departments.
• Finalize offshore project deliverables and develop offshore execution plans and schedules in coordination with project stakeholders.
• Perform techno-commercial and constructability reviews to optimize offshore installation cost.
• Participate in preparation of the project HSE plan and review project ITPs.

All Project Phases

• Act as the focal point for all offshore-related communication with clients and internal departments.
• Coordinate engineering, planning, procurement, logistics, survey, HSE, and subcontract activities for offshore scope.
• Review engineering documents, procedures, drawings, and analyses from a constructability perspective and ensure timely client submission and approval.
• Prepare scopes, schedules, and evaluations for offshore subcontracted works.
• Manage offshore risks, opportunities, changes, variations, and claims.
• Monitor project deliverables, material procurement, marine spread requirements, and subcontractor performance.
• Ensure compliance with contractual requirements, CHOD, budget, schedule, quality standards, and company HSEMS.
• Provide input to weekly/monthly reports, exception reports, audits, and lessons learned.

Pre-Offshore Phase

• Review and chair mobilization and risk assessment meetings; ensure offshore readiness.
• Ensure approval and availability of procedures, manpower, marine spread, installation aids, consumables, and documentation.

Offshore Execution Phase

• Monitor offshore progress, cost, and schedule against budget and CHOD.
• Supervise offshore construction engineers and subcontractors; evaluate performance.
• Coordinate daily offshore operations with clients, marine, yard, and project teams.
• Conduct offshore HSE audits and ensure safety compliance.
• Manage changes, delays, recovery plans, and interface with fabrication yards to maintain load-out and offshore continuity.
• Ensure effective coordination for hook-up activities with E&I, commissioning, and project teams.
• **Close-Out Phase**
• Coordinate preparation and submission of offshore final documentation and dossiers.
• Prepare project close-out reports including lessons learned and recommendations.
• Appraise of the performance of the offshore construction personnel.
• Support commercial handover, claims, invoicing, and subcontract close-out.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Lead and coordinate offshore construction teams to deliver projects safely, on time, within budget, and in compliance with contractual requirements.
• Optimize resource utilization to achieve or exceed projected profit margins.
• Provide technical and commercial support to contracts and estimation teams when required.
• ***Qualifications & Requirements**
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering .
• 12 years ‘experience in offshore construction.
• Proven managerial ability.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Good negotiation and decision making skills.
• Excellent spoken and written English language skills.
• Excellent report writing skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Committed team player/ leader.
• Thorough understanding of offshore operations and equipment.