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FPSO Disconnect Planner

Orion Group

The Role

Overview

Plan and execute FPSO disconnect, managing schedules, risks, and stakeholder coordination.

Key Responsibilities

  • planning database
  • schedule integration
  • integrated scheduling
  • reporting
  • progress monitoring
  • risk assessment

Tasks

-Maintain the planning database and scheduling tools to ensure they remain accurate, current, and fit-for-purpose throughout the project lifecycle. -Capture and apply lessons learned from previous disconnection operations to enhance planning practices and contribute to procedural improvements. -Integrate third-party schedules into the overall project plan to ensure alignment and avoid operational conflicts. -Develop, revise, and optimize integrated schedules, coding structures, and planning procedures to support the safe and efficient disconnection of FPSO systems including subsea infrastructure decontamination. -Deliver complete and timely reporting to internal and external parties, including progress updates, risk registers, and compliance documentation. -Monitor progress against the plan, track critical path activities, and provide accurate forecasting to support operational readiness. -Ensure timely and accurate input from all relevant disciplines (engineering, marine operations, logistics) is incorporated into the planning process. -Provide timely updates to the Asset on significant deviations from the plan and recommend corrective actions. -Conduct risk assessments and analyse potential deficiencies, changes, and opportunities; escalate issues and advise on mitigation strategies to ensure safe and compliant execution. -Facilitate effective communication and coordination between internal teams and external stakeholders to resolve planning and operational challenges. -Support project close-out activities, including documentation of lessons learned, ensuring continuous improvement in future operations. -Ensure optimal and timely re-planning in response to evolving project conditions or operational constraints.

Requirements

  • primavera
  • pmp
  • prince2
  • bosiet
  • fpso
  • subsea

What You Bring

-Solid understanding of subsea systems, marine logistics, vessel coordination, and regulatory and safety compliance within offshore environments. -Flexibility to travel offshore and occasionally to our office in the Netherlands. -Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of internal and external stakeholders. -Demonstrated experience in planning and scheduling complex offshore operations, including FPSO disconnection, relocation and decommissioning activities. -Experience with Primavera planning Software -Professional certifications such as Project Management (PMP or PRINCE2), offshore safety training (e.g., BOSIET), or FPSO-specific qualifications are highly desirable. -A Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Marine Engineering, Offshore Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or Project Management is desirable however candidates with relevant industry experience may also be considered. -Understand and align with the asset and project plan objectives and CMS requirements, particularly those related to FPSO disconnection.

The Company

About Orion Group

-Founded in 2019 by a trio of entrepreneurs with a mission to consolidate boutique family-owned service brands. -Partnerships include Jackson Mechanical and specialized platforms in chiller, refrigeration, controls, and heavy mechanical. -Typical projects include multi-site retail HVAC roll-outs, preventive maintenance contracts, and large-scale landscape and snow-management programs. -Commercial landscaping services under its SunWorks banner manage grounds for corporate campuses and distribution hubs nationwide. -Its facilities maintenance network offers interior handyman, roofing, fencing, plumbing, locksmith, and exterior lot care with tech-driven coordination.

Sector Specialisms

Construction

Infrastructure

Life Science

Manufacturing

Oil & Gas

Power & Utilities

Renewables