Marine Survey Offshore Operations Manager F/M

Company

Alcatel Submarine Networks stands as an industry leader with over 850,000 km of optical submarine systems globally – that’s nearly 21 times the Earth’s circumference.

We cater to a wide range of needs: from traditional telecom applications and webscale service provider infrastructures to offshore oil and gas projects.

Post description

Role Purpose:

The Marine Survey Offshore Operations Manager will provide technical and operational expertise, oversight, and support for all marine survey operations across ASN submarine cable projects, reporting directly to the Marine Survey & Route Engineering Department Manager.

The role will drive ASN marine survey activities, by supporting the following:

• Purchasing Directorate for the tendering & sub-contracting process, including preparation of RFQ documentation, technical bid evaluations/clarifications, supplier recommendations, quantitative performance analysis and lessons learnt feedback.

• Sourcing and developing new suppliers, advocating technological advancements (ASV/AUV/LIDAR), and tracking of deep-water capable survey vessels in relation to ASN scheduled projects.

• Project Marine Managers within the Project Management Directorate, tracking operational permitting availability, pre-operational documentation and procedures review, daily coordination, monitoring of operations and tracking progress during survey operations.

• Route Engineers for operational and technical elements of survey operations, including mobilisation, scope compliance (coverage, quality, data suitability), route development, additional work, and contract variation assessments.

• Sourcing ASN representatives, initiating briefings and coordinating mobilisation; issue of DPRs and ensuring coherent metrics gathering; storing and analysing ASN representative reports for input to lessons learnt feedback process.

• Assessing HSE or Technical Incidents during survey operations, liaising and coordination with Project HSE and Quality Managers, incident reporting, root cause analysis and lessons learnt feedback, within ASN and to ASN survey sub-contractor.

• Supporting ASN Sales & Marketing Directorate, liaising with Marine Bidding Managers to provide technical guidance for Head Contract compliances, feedback on technical developments into ASN bidding strategy.

Wanted profil

Experience & Qualifications:

• Hydrographic Surveying, with 5+ years operational experience, aligned with standard acquisition practices for the submarine cable industry (MBES, SSS, SBP, magnetometer, sediment sampling, CPTs and UXO gradiometer).

• Experience and familiarity of Project Management practices for hydrographic survey operations, specifically regarding vessel & equipment selection/capability, mobilisation process and challenges, programme schedules and evolution of scope(s), acquisition & quality compliance, incident 
evaluation and reporting, lessons learnt feedback and technical developments.

• An excellent ability to communicate effectively within ASN and externally with suppliers and customers, delivering presentations in a confident and professional manner when required.

• Self-motivated, flexible, and cooperative within a dedicated team, working within a matrix organisation structure for the successful delivery of ASN projects

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