Offshore Construction Manager

Airswift; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking an experienced Offshore Construction Manager to lead execution across multi-discipline scopes for offshore projects. You will supervise contractor activities, ensure adherence to plans, and coordinate with commissioning, logistics, and SIMOPS to maintain schedule integrity.

The role emphasizes HSE compliance, quality assurance, and efficient interface management with operations and vendors.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent technical/trade qualification.
• 15+ years of offshore construction, hook-up, fabrication yard operations, or major capital projects.
• Proven Owner/Operator oversight experience managing offshore construction contractors.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the HUC Support Services Contractor and offshore activities to ensure safe and compliant execution.
• Provide leadership across multi-discipline construction scopes (mechanical, piping, structural, E&I, HVAC, etc.).
• Monitor contractor performance, productivity, quality, and resource utilization.
• Drive accountability for schedule, execution quality, and scope delivery.
• Readiness of fabrication yard activities and offshore readiness plans.
• Validate scope, materials, access, lifting plans, permits, and documentation before execution.
• Coordinate construction with commissioning, marine operations, logistics, and SIMOPS.
• Resolve field execution challenges and manage deviations through MOC processes.

Skills

Construction Leadership

Contractor Management

Planning & Readiness

Interface Management

Technical Assurance

Commercial Awareness

Decision-Making

Safety Leadership

Education

Engineering or Construction Management degree

Job description

Key Responsibilities

Construction & Contractor Management

• Oversee the HUC Support Services Contractor and construction-led offshore activities.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and efficient execution aligned with approved work plans, procedures, and company standards.
• Provide leadership across multi-discipline construction scopes including mechanical, piping, structural, welding, E&I, HVAC, scaffolding, coatings, insulation, PFP, rope access, and rigging.
• Monitor contractor performance, productivity, quality, and resource utilization.
• Drive accountability for schedule, execution quality, and scope delivery.

Planning & Execution

• Readiness Support fabrication yard activities in Ulsan, Korea, including bag-and-tag reviews and construction carry-over identification.
• Review execution plans, workpacks, procedures, resource forecasts, and schedules for offshore readiness.
• Validate construction scope, materials, access, lifting plans, temporary works, permits, and documentation before execution.
• Coordinate construction activities with commissioning, marine operations, logistics, and SIMOPS requirements.
• Identify and remove execution constraints while managing emergent scope and schedule risks.

Offshore Execution & Interface Coordination

• Lead offshore construction activities including hook-up, tie-ins, reinstatement, transport-aid removal, temporary systems, and construction closeout.
• Coordinate interfaces between construction contractors, commissioning teams, SURF installation contractors, vendors, and operations personnel.
• Resolve field execution challenges, sequencing conflicts, and scope boundary issues.
• Ensure engineering deviations, defects, and changes are managed through appropriate MOC processes.

HSE, Quality & Completions

• Promote strong field leadership and adherence to HSE requirements, PTW, LOTO, SIMOPS, lifting operations, confined space, and work-at-height controls.
• Verify compliance with drawings, specifications, ITPs, welding, NDT, flange management, pressure testing, coatings, insulation, and PFP requirements.
• Oversee quality inspection activities and ensure timely closure of non-conformances and punch-list items.
• Ensure construction documentation, A-ITRs, test records, redlines, and completion dossiers are accurately maintained.
• Confirm completed construction scope is ready for commissioning acceptance.

Materials, Logistics & Reporting

• Monitor contractor management of materials, tools, equipment, preservation, and offshore mobilization.
• Coordinate personnel and material movements with logistics and marine teams.
• Review progress reports, productivity metrics, resource forecasts, and schedule performance.
• Provide regular updates on project status, risks, constraints, and recommended actions to project leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent technical/trade qualification.
• 15+ years of experience in offshore construction, hook-up, fabrication yard operations, or major capital projects.
• Proven experience in an Owner/Operator oversight role managing offshore construction contractors.

Strong knowledge of:

• Offshore HUC planning and execution Mechanical, piping, structural, E&I, welding, NDT, scaffolding, coatings, insulation, and PFP Workpacks, ITPs, A-ITRs, punch-list management, and completions processes PTW, LOTO, SIMOPS, confined space, lifting, and work-at-height requirements Contractor performance management, reimbursable contracts, productivity tracking, and resource planning Construction, commissioning, engineering, logistics, and operations interfaces

Preferred Experience

• Floating production facilities (FPSO/FPU), deepwater developments, and offshore commissioning support.
• Experience with temporary offshore systems and marine installation activities.
• Spanish language skills.
• Offshore certifications such as BOSIET (with CA-EBS), offshore medical, and seaman's book, or ability to obtain them.

Key Competencies

• Construction Leadership
• Contractor Management
• Planning & Readiness
• Interface & Stakeholder Management
• Technical Assurance
• Commercial Awareness
• Decision-Making & Problem Solving
• Safety Leadership & Operational Integrity

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