Offshore Installation Manager

KBR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Abu Dhabi is recruiting an Offshore Installation Manager to lead offshore installation campaigns, jacket and topside work, and hook-up activities for a major oil and gas development. The role ensures safety, reliability and ADNOC-compliant execution while coordinating across project teams, marine contractors, and operations staff.

You will provide leadership for offshore execution, manage readiness reviews, and drive performance through risk and change management, with a strong emphasis

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field.
• 25+ years Oil & Gas experience.
• 10+ years managing offshore installation campaigns.
• 5+ years PMC experience on major offshore projects.
• Strong experience in heavy lift, transportation, jacket and topside installations.
• Proven experience managing marine contractors and offshore execution teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for all offshore installation activities.
• Establish offshore execution priorities and objectives.
• Support implementation of project execution strategies.
• Promote safe and efficient offshore operations.
• Lead offshore readiness and execution reviews.
• Ensure alignment between offshore execution plans and project objectives.
• Manage offshore transportation and installation campaigns.
• Oversee installation of jackets, topsides, bridges, and associated facilities.
• Verify readiness of marine spreads and installation vessels.
• Ensure installation methodologies are fit for purpose.
• Monitor execution performance and productivity.
• Review lift studies and installation procedures.
• Participate in offshore operational meetings.
• Lead resolution of offshore execution challenges.
• Oversee marine spread activities.
• Review vessel suitability and readiness.
• Ensure compliance with marine regulations and project requirements.
• Monitor heavy lift operations.
• Support tow‑out and load‑out operations.
• Verify weather monitoring and metocean management processes.
• Ensure marine operations are executed safely and effectively.
• Ensure offshore hook‑up activities are appropriately planned.
• Coordinate interfaces between installation and commissioning teams.
• Monitor mechanical completion activities.
• Facilitate transition from construction to commissioning.
• Support offshore start‑up readiness activities.
• Verify efficient execution of offshore punch‑list closure activities.
• Participate in SIMOPS planning and reviews.
• Coordinate project activities within operating facilities.
• Ensure offshore work is integrated with operational requirements.
• Review work permits, procedures, and execution plans.
• Support shutdown planning and tie‑in activities.
• Verify effective management of project risks during simultaneous operations.
• Monitor offshore contractor performance.
• Participate in offshore inspections and audits.
• Verify contractor compliance with approved procedures.
• Review installation progress and productivity reports.
• Support resolution of field engineering issues.
• Ensure offshore activities comply with project specifications.
• Champion ADNOC safety objectives.
• Ensure offshore activities are executed safely.
• Promote Incident and Injury Free culture.
• Participate in offshore HSE audits and inspections.
• Review installation risk assessments and method statements.
• Support incident investigations.
• Verify implementation of critical risk controls.
• Identify offshore execution risks.
• Develop mitigation plans for marine and installation activities.
• Monitor weather and operational risks.
• Support contingency planning initiatives.
• Escalate critical execution concerns to Project Management.
• Monitor offshore execution KPIs.
• Prepare offshore progress reports.
• Track installation milestones and schedule performance.
• Report risks and issues affecting offshore execution.
• Present performance updates to management.
• Interface with ADNOC, Contractors, Marine Spread Personnel and Operations Teams.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, commissioning and logistics teams.
• Participate in execution planning workshops and management reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Offshore operations

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Structural, Marine, Civil or Offshore Engineering

Job description

Title: Offshore Installation Manager

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Location: EPC Contractor’s office in Abu Dhabi

Job Purpose

The Offshore Installation Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, supervising, and assuring all offshore transportation, marine operations, installation, hook‑up, commissioning support, and offshore construction activities associated with a major offshore oil and gas development project. The role provides leadership and oversight to ensure that offshore execution activities are completed safely, efficiently, and in compliance with ADNOC requirements, project specifications, approved procedures, and contractual commitments. The Offshore Installation Manager serves as the PMC focal point for marine and offshore execution activities and is accountable for coordination between project teams, marine contractors, offshore operations personnel, and installation contractors.

Key Responsibilities

Offshore Execution Leadership

• Provide leadership for all offshore installation activities.
• Establish offshore execution priorities and objectives.
• Support implementation of project execution strategies.
• Promote safe and efficient offshore operations.
• Lead offshore readiness and execution reviews.
• Ensure alignment between offshore execution plans and project objectives.

Offshore Installation Management

• Manage offshore transportation and installation campaigns.
• Oversee installation of jackets, topsides, bridges, and associated facilities.
• Verify readiness of marine spreads and installation vessels.
• Ensure installation methodologies are fit for purpose.
• Monitor execution performance and productivity.
• Review lift studies and installation procedures.
• Participate in offshore operational meetings.
• Lead resolution of offshore execution challenges.

Marine Operations Management

• Oversee marine spread activities.
• Review vessel suitability and readiness.
• Ensure compliance with marine regulations and project requirements.
• Monitor heavy lift operations.
• Support tow‑out and load‑out operations.
• Verify weather monitoring and metocean management processes.
• Ensure marine operations are executed safely and effectively.

Offshore Hook‑Up & Commissioning Support

• Ensure offshore hook‑up activities are appropriately planned.
• Coordinate interfaces between installation and commissioning teams.
• Monitor mechanical completion activities.
• Facilitate transition from construction to commissioning.
• Support offshore start‑up readiness activities.
• Verify efficient execution of offshore punch‑list closure activities.

SIMOPS & Brownfield Management

• Participate in SIMOPS planning and reviews.
• Coordinate project activities within operating facilities.
• Ensure offshore work is integrated with operational requirements.
• Review work permits, procedures, and execution plans.
• Support shutdown planning and tie‑in activities.
• Verify effective management of project risks during simultaneous operations.

Construction & Installation Assurance

• Monitor offshore contractor performance.
• Participate in offshore inspections and audits.
• Verify contractor compliance with approved procedures.
• Review installation progress and productivity reports.

Support resolution of field engineering issues.

Ensure offshore activities comply with project specifications.

HSE Responsibilities

• Champion ADNOC safety objectives.
• Ensure offshore activities are executed safely.
• Promote Incident and Injury Free culture.
• Participate in offshore HSE audits and inspections.
• Review installation risk assessments and method statements.
• Support incident investigations.
• Verify implementation of critical risk controls.

Risk Management

• Identify offshore execution risks.
• Develop mitigation plans for marine and installation activities.
• Monitor weather and operational risks.
• Support contingency planning initiatives.
• Escalate critical execution concerns to Project Management.

Reporting & Performance Management

• Monitor offshore execution KPIs.
• Prepare offshore progress reports.
• Track installation milestones and schedule performance.
• Report risks and issues affecting offshore execution.
• Present performance updates to management.

Stakeholder Management

• Interface with ADNOC, Contractors, Marine Spread Personnel and Operations Teams.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, commissioning and logistics teams.
• Participate in execution planning workshops and management reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Structural, Marine, Civil or Offshore Engineering.
• Minimum 25 years Oil & Gas experience.
• Minimum 10 years managing offshore installation campaigns.
• Minimum 5 years PMC experience on major offshore projects.
• Strong experience in heavy lift, transportation, jacket and topside installations.
• Proven experience managing marine contractors and offshore execution teams.
• Excellent leadership and communication skills.

Preferred Certifications

• PMP
• BOSIET / FOET H2S Certification
• Offshore Installation Management Training
• Marine Warranty Awareness Training
• Lifting & Rigging Certification
• NEBOSH International General Certificate
• IOSH Managing Safely

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