Senior Diving Supervisor

Working location

Qatar offshore

Contract type

Contract position

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 for assigned offshore projects.
• Coordinate with marine teams and manage all 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, Diving Project Plan, and any permit to work system.
• Ensure safety meetings and risk assessments are held and documented regularly; participate actively in the 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 in live plant environments, ensuring compliance with statutory safety and environmental regulations.
• Make project-related 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.
• Operate in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment, requiring strong management and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• Higher National Certificate (HNC), Diploma, or relevant apprenticeship from recognized institutions with extensive offshore installation/diving experience. Diploma is not mandatory if holding 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 with 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.
• Experience as offshore air diving and saturation diving supervisor.
• 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 sub-sea 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 sub-sea 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/problems related to diving activities and suggest solutions.
• Good communication and report writing skills.
• Previous experience as diving representative is an advantage.