Senior Diving Inspection Specialist

Saudi Aramco (ASC); Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Saudi Aramco (ASC) seeks a Senior Diving Inspection Specialist for its Marine Offshore Support Division. You will oversee safety, efficiency, and regulatory compliance during subsea inspections, repairs, and maintenance on offshore platforms and pipelines in Saudi waters.

Responsibilities include conducting inspections, auditing diving vessels and equipment, serving as the offshore diving representative, and coordinating with contractors.

Qualifications

• Valid offshore diving qualification HSE Part 1 or IMCA equivalent.
• IMCA Diving Supervisor certification and HSE offshore.
• At least 20 years in offshore diving, including 5 years as IMCA Saturation Diving Supervisor.
• Offshore diving medical and basic first-aid certificates recognized by IMCA.
• Excellent oral and written English language skills and computer literacy.
• Completion of IMCA Surface‑Deployed Air and Saturation Design courses.
• NEBOSH General Certificate preferred.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety inspections for diving vessels and equipment.
• Conduct on‑hire inspections and audits for diving vessels and equipment.
• Serve as the company diving representative offshore.
• Review contractor divers' CVs per contract stipulations.
• Work with contractor diving supervisors to ensure safety.
• Prepare documents sharing safety information (flyers, lessons learned).
• Provide safety presentations as necessary.
• Act as marine focal point for diving incident reporting and investigations.
• Identify and remediate safety improvement areas.

Skills

English proficiency

Computer literacy

Education

IMCA Diving Supervisor certification

HSE Part 1 Offshore

IMCA Surface‑Deployed Air and Saturation Design

NEBOSH General Certificate

Offshore diving medical certificate

Basic first-aid certificate

Logbook of audits

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Diving Inspection Specialist to join the Marine Offshore Support Division of RT WR Marine Operations Department. The Marine Offshore Support Division provides offshore support assets and subsea inspection, repair, maintenance and construction services to the company’s offshore concession areas. Your primary role is to ensure safety, efficiency and regulatory compliance during all subsea inspections, repairs and maintenance operations on offshore installations such as oil and gas platforms, subsea pipelines, hardware, cables and terminals.

Responsibilities

• Conduct safety inspections for diving vessels and diving equipment.
• Conduct on‑hire inspections and audits for diving vessels and diving equipment.
• Serve as the company diving representative offshore.
• Review quality control and approve contractor divers' CVs as per contract stipulations.
• Work closely with contractor diving supervisors to ensure the safe completion of all diving projects.
• Prepare documents for sharing safety information such as safety flyers and lessons learned.
• Provide safety presentations as necessary.
• Act as the marine focal point for diving incident reporting and investigations.
• Identify and take remedial action in areas where safety can be improved.

Qualifications

• Valid offshore diving qualification HSE Part 1 or IMCA equivalent.
• IMCA Diving Supervisor certification and HSE certification to work offshore.
• At least 20 years of experience in the offshore commercial diving industry, including at least 5 years as an IMCA Saturation Diving Supervisor.
• Valid offshore diving medical and basic first‑aid certificates recognized by IMCA.
• Excellent oral and written English language skills and computer literacy.
• Completion of IMCA Surface‑Deployed Air and Saturation Design courses.
• Logbook of audits is also necessary.
• NEBOSH General Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety or an equivalent HSE certificate is preferred.
• Knowledge of subsea risk assessment, work permit system, toolbox talks, job safety analyses and subsea risk assessment and job safety analysis programs.
• Technical background reference for all diving equipment is preferred.

Work Location and Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia – to be specified in job offer.

Work Schedule: Full time – to be specified in job offer.