Senior Diving Specialist

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