Career Hub ROV Tooling Workshop Supervisor (11309)

Job Purpose

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of subsea engineering? As a key player in our TFMC North America SURF projects, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, driving remote intervention tooling solutions that shape the future of our industry. 

In this thrilling role, you’ll:

• Lead Regional Efforts: Collaborate with diverse teams across regions, tackling design challenges head-on and providing top-notch support to our North Houston Gremp campus service team.
• Innovate and Strategize: Identify and price cutting-edge equipment, whether sourced internally or externally, to ensure our projects are equipped with the best tools for success.
• Support Tender and Project Activities: Play a crucial role in tender processes, ensuring our project proposals are competitive and compelling.

Job Description

• Ensure that project factory acceptance tests and system integrations tests for remote intervention tooling interfaces are complete and executed according to plan.
• Lead a dedicated team of ROV Tooling Technicians on the maintenance and repair of the TPFMC Tooling Pool
• Understanding of SAP software application for procurement of tooling and services. 
• Ability to work unsupervised in remote locations i.e. West/East Africa, Trinidad, North America.
• Assists in readiness reviews to ensure tooling is available for projects. 
• Ensure that the TPFMC tooling is keep up to industry standards. 
• Recommend tooling upgrades to enhance TPFMC offshore operations.  
• Minimize tooling costs by ensuring the correct ROV tooling from 3rd party rental companies is delivered and returned according to schedule. 
• Advise on general installation and testing procedures to confirm ROV tooling suitability. 
• Ensure that all ROV tools and equipment proposed and utilized for the project are engineered and fit for purpose. 
• Maintain the ROV Tooling Tracker for billing purposes. 
• Ensure all ROV tooling and hydraulic hoses are certified and maintain a certification log.  
• Assist with VMAX team to optimize design and accessibility to our subsea hardware.
• Implement an RFID data base of all tooling and accessories for tracking and locating tooling during mob and demob of projects.  
• Operation and maintenance of mock ROV for project system integration tests.

You are meant for this job if:

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Greater than 10 years of experience in offshore/subsea industry with particular emphasis in ROV operations and ROV tooling.
• Experience supervising a team of Tooling Technicians of all levels.
• Ability to obtain a TWIC, VISAs and medical certs such as BOSIET, UKOA and/or OGUK.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Strong understanding of Subsea Umbilical’s, Risers, and Flowline (SURF) infrastructure with general awareness of SPS (Subsea Production Systems)
• Strong understanding of ROV capabilities, operations and experience in collaborating with vessel teams
• ROV piloting experience
• Must have good planning, organizational and time management skills.
• Takes responsibility for delivery.
• Familiar with installation software tools Autocad.
• Proactively engages with Quality and HSES initiatives.
• Shows respect for subordinates and coworkers.
• Collaborates transparently to address what truly matters and always delivers on promises.
• Proven ability to build trust with project and field support team members.
• Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. without restriction.  For this position we are not sponsoring or taking over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Work Environment/ Physical Demands:

Work Environment:

• Workshop based position with occasional trips offsite/offshore.
• 75% workshop environment and 25% field (onshore / offshore) environment.
• Up to 25% Travel required to support business trips and/or project execution (mobilization, demobilization and offshore operations) domestically and internationally.

Physical Demands:

• Frequent sitting and operating a computer when in the office.
• Frequent walking, standing, climbing stairs / ladders while onboard the vessel, as well as exposure to sea conditions (vessel movement, summer heat, etc.)

Leadership Competencies