Senior Diving Specialist

Role Definition

Aventa is seeking, on behalf of our client—a leading developer in the offshore renewable energy sector—a Senior Diving Specialist to join their QHSE Department. This role offers a unique opportunity to work alongside a team of skilled professionals on different projects through APAC, UK, USA, and EU regions, contributing to one of the most significant offshore wind developments in the region.

Regions: either UK or Denmark (for local candidates in Denmark). No specific work location in either country, travel between locations is required. 

Responsibilities

·       Support risk owner through entire process.

·       Offer expert advice, guidance, and technical support to HSE Risk Owner during planning, pre-mobilization, mobilization and execution phases of diving activities and campaigns

Tasks

·       Offer expert advice, guidance, and technical support to HSE Risk Owner during planning, pre-mobilization, mobilization and execution phases of diving activities and campaigns.

·       Ensure that diving operations are complying with national diving legislation.

·       Ensure that diving operations are complying with Ørsted’s Diving requirements and IMCA Guidelines.

·       Ensure that diving operations are risk assessed correct and carried out as safe as possible.

·       Ensure that diving a diving project plan has been developed and reviewed.

·       Ensure that all diving equipment is included in a PMS system and in-date.

·       Ensure that the diving contractor can recover an unconscious diver and that a recovery exercise has been performed and accepted by Ørsted prior to any diving operations.

·       Ensure that the dive team is qualified to the intended job and that members are carrying necessary certificates/training.

·       Check dive logs daily and view subsea video recordings for health, safety, and quality issues.

·       Contact authorities (in countries where this is required) to receive a permit for the planned offshore diving operation.

·       Verify and ensure that diving industry – industry standards and guidelines, company policies standards and relevant procedures are implemented, documented, communicated, understood, and enforced for all operations.

·       Close outs of all diving systems design audits.

·       Analyzing dive statistics and proactively propose suggested improvements.

·       Interface with contractor and other stakeholders to ensure diving HSE issues are addressed in all operations.

·       Participate in all project HIRA’s.

·       Act as focal point for project daily operations and technical support.

·       Participate in and expedite all diving incident investigations to share expertise and ensure close-out and corporate learning.

·       Periodically visit the worksite to engage with the offshore team and carry out inspections.

·       Have a complete knowledge of all the pertinent governmental regulations, company policies and standards to which the company adheres and ensure that all rules and regulations are followed.

·       Investigate and report on any CONTRACTOR accidents, incidents and / or near misses.

Deliverables

Project and risk owner support during:

–        Tender phase

–        Evaluation and awards

–        Pre-mobilization

–        Mobilization

–        Execution

–        Demobilization

–        Project close out.

–        Lessons learned.

The diving specialist shall be expected to carry out their duties under the following conditions:

·       Standard working hours but, shall be required to work extended and / or unsociable hours to meet critical operational requirements.

·       Both on-shore and off-shore based.

·       Site visits of vessels, subcontractor’s premises and any other locations related to diving needs.

Requirements:

Qualifications/Requirements

·       IMCA Air or Saturation Diving Supervisor or IMCA auditor certificate.

·       15 years diving managerial experience related to renewable / O&G industry.

·       Shall be thoroughly familiar with IMCA ACOP’s

·       Technical skills in

• Subsea installations

• Cable interventions

• Survey and inspection work

·       3 years or more recent experience as a diving advisor / diving operations manager supporting offshore diving operations.

·       Fully familiar with underwater inspection / construction techniques and equipment.

·       Conversant and has kept up to date with all relevant IMCA guidelines, as well as IOGP diving recommended practices.

·       Be familiar with relevant legislation / guidance in country of project/operations in relation to underwater operations and safety e.g., IMCA Guidance, UK HSE ACOP, IMO regulations

·       Be Familiar with standard IT Systems such as SAP, Excel, Word (Beneficial if any knowledge with Acconex)

Role Objective

·       Ensure diving activities are planned and executed as safe as possible.

·       Ensure diving activities are complying with applicable legislation and guidelines during all phases.

·       To reduce LTI’s to ALARP

·       Function role: Senior Diving Specialist

·       Main area of responsibility: UK projects and support other global projects