Senior Diving Supervisor

Key responsibilities

Overall responsibility for diving activities, including vessel deployment preceding and during diving operations onboard the vessel.

Review, comment on, and approve contractor-submitted procedures, dive plans, and method statements. Provide input when reviewing or developing new work instructions and procedures.

Ensure all work is carried out safely and in compliance with scope of works, approved engineering standards, regulations, and IMCA standards.

Monitor, control, and supervise all diving activities onboard the DSV vessel, representing the project department on assigned offshore projects.

Coordinate with marine teams and manage inspections of dive boats, diving spread, IMCA audit/inspection, punch list close-out, and ensure dive vessels and diving spread are mobilized in full compliance with regulations and international standards.

Issue Daily Progress Reports (DPR) to projects, highlighting daily activities, areas of concern, and proposing mitigation measures.

Ensure diving operations are conducted from a suitable and safe location on the surface and in compliance with Air and Nitrox Dive Manual, the Diving Project Plan, and any permit to work system.

Ensure safety meetings and risk assessments are held and documented regularly. Participate in preparation of JSAs, MOCs, and daily progress meetings.

Report all hazard observations, safe acts, unsafe acts & conditions, near misses, and incidents.

Promote safety during site construction, installation, and diving activities, ensuring compliance with statutory safety and environmental regulations.

Make project decisions within the framework of contract documents and procedures, in close coordination with the Project Team.

Efficiently manage all diving activities.

Frequent long working hours may be required, including outdoor field work.

Work in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment, requiring strong management and interpersonal skills, and effective communication within project and contractor teams.

Requirements

Higher National Certificate (HNC), Diploma, or relevant apprenticeship from recognized institutions with extensive offshore installation/diving experience. Diploma qualification is not mandatory if the candidate holds the following certificates:

• IMCA Closed Bell Diver
• IMCA Air Diving Supervisor
• IMCA Bell/Saturation Diving Supervisor (Class III)
• NDT Operator level 2 (optional)

Minimum 12 to 15 years of experience in offshore construction/installation/diving, with at least 10 years in the oil & gas industry.

Experience in offshore construction vessels, DSVs, and proven experience in subsea pipeline installation, subsea power, composite and FO cables, umbilical installation, subsea flanges tie-in, and riser installation using stack-on method.

Previous experience as Company Site Representative (CSR) in Diving Vessels and IMCA audits is highly preferred.

Offshore Air Diving and Saturation Diving Supervisor experience.

Additional qualifications:

• IMCA Closed Bell Diver
• IMCA Air Diving Supervisor
• IMCA Bell/Saturation Diving Supervisor (Class III)
• NDT Operator level-2 (optional)

Hands-on experience in:

• Boat landing replacement
• Riser, J-Tube installation, and subsea spool tie-in
• Mattress and crossing installation
• Umbilical installation including I-Tubes
• Subsea spool cutting, deconstruction, demolition
• Water jetting, removal of debris and marine growth from jackets and other subsea assets
• Spool and PLEM tie-in with ROV simultaneous operation
• Pipelay and jackets installation
• Removal of redundant riser and pipelines from seabed

Ability to identify potential bottlenecks or problems related to diving activities and suggest solutions.

Good communication and report writing skills.

Previous experience as Diving Representative is an advantage.