ROV Operations Manager

Sapura Energy Berhad; Puchong; On-site; MYR 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an ROV Operations Manager for a full-time on-site role in Puchong. This exciting position involves overseeing the operations of remotely operated vehicles in offshore oil and gas exploration. You will be responsible for managing personnel, ensuring safety compliance, and optimizing the efficiency of operations. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in ROV management, strong leadership qualities, and technical proficiency in ROV systems. Join a dynamic team and play a crucial role in driving operational excellence in a critical sector.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in ROV operations with strong leadership skills.
• Technical knowledge of ROV systems and safety certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day ROV operations and ensure compliance with safety regulations.
• Manage offshore personnel and optimize operational efficiency.
• Develop procedures for continuous improvement of ROV fleet management.

Skills

ROV operations and management

Leadership skills

Problem-solving abilities

Decision-making abilities

Technical proficiency in ROV systems

Safety certifications (IMCA)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

This is a full-time on-site role for an ROV Operations Manager located in Puchong. The ROV Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) used in offshore oil and gas exploration and production. The role involves managing ROV personnel, ensuring safety and compliance with regulations, and optimizing operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in ROV operations and management
• Knowledge of offshore oil and gas exploration and production processes
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Technical proficiency in ROV systems and equipment
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities
• Safety certifications such as IMCA
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field
• Project management experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Planning and managing offshore personnel to ensure that all ROV operational requirements are adequately met on a timely basis.
• Monitoring the training and competence of all offshore personnel in line with IMCA recommendations and company policies and procedures.
• Developing procedures and processes to continuously improve the management and operation of the ROV fleet.
• Ensuring that ROV systems comply with industry standards (i.e. IMCA) and that regular audits are completed to monitor this status.
• Planning and coordinating effective logistics and mobilization of ROV systems and other ancillary equipment.
• Planning the efficient utilization of the TMT ROVs and specialized tools.
• Ensuring all equipment returning to the workshop from offshore has a status and maintenance report.
• Tracking offshore ROV tooling locations and managing equipment returns to the workshop.
• Reviewing RTPs/technical fault logs from the offshore worksites and determining which items require an engineering/workshop action.
• Looking for trends in offshore components failure to be passed to engineering manager.
• Providing feedback to the project group on user comments.
• Effectively communicating with client representatives to ensure that TMT is providing people and services in line with contractual commitments and client expectations.
• Checking the operations team member’s timesheets.
• Management of agreed budgets related to ROV operations, including cost control.
• Development of operating budgets.
• Continuously keeping up to date with market trends and opportunities.
• Assisting in developing strategic outlook for the future growth of TMT.
• Commercial support activities including formulating strategic business development and action plans, developing client relationships, maintaining the client database, leading commercial aspects of tenders.
• Responsible for ensuring that all ROV spreads comply with all Rigs/vessels developed HSE management system plan, IMCA guidelines and local rules and regulations which affect the safety, pollution prevention, security and efficient operations of the ROV.
• Managing workflow expectations.
• Diversity of ROV types and age within the fleet.
• Geographical spread of the ROV systems.
• Ensuring compliance with all overseas legal and statutory requirements.
• Updating the technical fault log action register.