Offshore Superintendent

The Offshore Superintendent role covers, based on the experience, mainly the function of Offshore Manager/Deputy Offshore Manager in the offshore installation sites, with a partial involvement as Installation Engineer in the office work.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Marine Operation Superintendent in the offshore installation sites

This part of the role covers the operative execution on all marine installation site activities for the implementation of a Project.

The activity is carried out mainly on installation vessels or more in general, on other marine installation sites, such as landing points, offshore platforms, etc.

He/She works in teams of different dimensions depending on the work importance and complexity.

Main activities falling under the responsibility of the Superintendent include:

• Preliminary works, such as route clearance, PLGR, pre-lay burial runs, mobilization of vessels
• Cable laying
• Cable burial with a wide variety of tools/machines
• Cable pulling through HDD conduits or onto offshore platforms
• Cable repair and jointing

Once on site, duties and responsibilities of the Superintendent in the operative execution of cable installation works include:

• Technical/Quality, with regards to cable and equipment management and installation procedures, in compliance with specification and Project documentation
• Health and Safety, for all personnel involved in the operations and reporting to the installation Team
• Environment, as far as compliance with statutory and Company policy to preserve the environment and prevent pollution are concerned
• Company Asset Care, for preliminary verification of test/certification, correct use during operations and respect of predefined maintenance for all assets, from the vessels and burial/subsea machines to all installation equipment and tools
• Define, select, prepare installation assets (vessels, burial machines, general installation equipment)
• Project constraints and specification, as far as the specific Contract clauses are concerned
• Operative Schedule, in terms of efficiency and respect of plans
• Client relationship care, with the Client Representatives present on site
• Supervision of Subcontractors during the installation phase
• Interface with Installation Department Management and other Company Departments, mainly Project Management, Manufacturing, System Engineering, Quality, in terms of regular, suitable and correct reporting.

Installation Engineer in the office work

This activity can be called Detailed Engineering for project-specific installation works.

Tasks are conducted in coordination with other colleagues of the Installation Department and with other functions such as System Design Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management, Quality, and Purchasing with the aim of supporting the execution of the submarine systems projects awarded to Prysmian.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Support the preparation of installation documentation for the project execution (usually called “Installation Manual”).
• Support the subcontractor selection, starting from the preparation of specifications to be used as technical documents in the request for quotation.
• Interact with project Clients, mainly on technical, planning, and operative aspects, in conference telecommunications or direct meetings.
• Prepare As-built documentation during the project completion phase (usually called “Final Reports”), mainly gathering all reports, records, certificates, quality documents, etc. issued throughout the project execution from all operative sites.

The duties contained in this job description are not exhaustive, and the job holder may be asked by management to undertake reasonable duties associated with this function.

Function requires significant travel on an international basis.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum Qualifications:

• Preferred to have a technical background in Engineering Technology or other Engineering-related subjects.
• Preferably experience in a role involved in the installation of submarine cable but more generally in the construction industry. This is not a mandatory requirement since the industry sector is very specific; to be noted that Prysmian has a dedicated training and development process within the Marine Operations department.