Marine Control Room Operator
Posted Today by Petrofac
Negotiable
Undetermined
Hybrid
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Summary: The Marine Control Room Operator at Petrofac is responsible for overseeing marine activities on the ALBA FSU, ensuring safe operations and compliance with safety standards. This role involves managing cargo operations, maintaining stability, and conducting inspections while supporting the marine operations team. The position is offered on a 6-month fixed-term contract and requires a commitment to incident-free operations. The role supports flexible working arrangements with a hybrid approach, requiring office presence at least three days a week.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safe execution of marine activities as part of the marine operations team.
- Control Room Operations including loading and discharge of cargo, crude oil washing, and supply vessel operations.
- Monitoring weather and FSU safety and control systems.
- Maintaining stability of FSU and preparing load and discharge cargo plans.
- Maintaining cargo quality suitable for export and conducting appropriate sampling of cargo tanks.
- Deck operations such as mooring operations with shuttle tanker and operation of inert gas systems.
- Carrying out role of Performing Authority, Isolating Authority, and administrative duties.
- Preparation of Cargo and Ballast tanks for entry and inspection.
- Operation of various marine systems throughout the FPSO.
- First line maintenance on marine systems in conjunction with Marine Technicians.
- Supporting Vendor maintenance and repair workscopes.
- Maintenance of safety equipment throughout the FSU.
- Developing competency to stand in for Area Authority and Cargo Supervisor if required.
- Fulfilling an emergency response role within Installation Emergency Response Teams.
- Administrative duties including raising and completing work orders and shift logs.
Key Skills:
- Merchant Navy OOW certificate of competency with crude oil tanker experience and dangerous cargo endorsement.
- Previous offshore experience in FPSO/FSU operations is desirable but not essential.
- Familiarity with modern control room systems.
- Good leadership and communication skills.
- IT Literate.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Aberdeen
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies. We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination. The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs. This is an exciting time to join us on this journey. We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week. Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?
JOB TITLE: MARINE CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR
Role on ALBA FSU on a 6-month fixed term contract
Key Responsibilities
- Reporting to the Cargo Supervisor the Marine Control Room Operator is responsible for safe execution of marine activities as part of the marine operations team.
- Control Room Operations such as loading and discharge of cargo, crude oil washing, supply vessel operations, monitoring weather and monitoring of FSU safety and control systems.
- Maintaining Stability of FSU, preparation of load and discharge cargo plans and responding appropriately to any stability anomalies.
- Maintaining cargo quality suitable for export, in liaison with chemist carry out appropriate sampling of cargo tanks and recovery of free water from tanks and subsequent overboard disposal.
- Deck operations e.g. mooring operations with shuttle tanker, crude oil washing, operation of inert gas systems.
- Carry out role of Performing Authority, Isolating Authority and administrative duties as part of control of work systems.
- Preparation of Cargo and Ballast tanks for entry and inspection.
- Operation of a variety of marine systems throughout the FPSO such as hydraulic cargo systems, bilge and ballast systems.
- Carrying out first line maintenance on the various marine systems in conjunction with the Marine Technicians.
- Supporting Vendor maintenance and repair workscopes
- Maintenance of safety equipment throughout the FSU.
- Develop competency to stand in for Area Authority and Cargo Supervisor if required.
- Fulfil an emergency response role within one of the Installation Emergency Response Teams.
- Administrative duties e.g. Raising and completing work orders, shift logs, loading and discharge records
Commitment to Incident Free Operations through completion of audits, worksite observations, area ownership etc
Essential Qualifications And Skills
- Merchant Navy OOW certificate of competency with crude oil tanker experience and dangerous cargo endorsement.
- Previous offshore experience in FPSO/FSU operations is desirable but not essential.
- Familiarity with modern control room systems.
- Good leadership and communication skills.
- IT Literate
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