Offshore Director

**1. Role Purpose** ------------------- The Offshore Director is the single point of accountability for Front End's entire offshore business and operations. Reporting directly to the CEO, the role unifies marine operational command, fleet management, offshore project delivery, regulatory compliance, and commercial leadership under one mandate — ensuring Front End operates its fleet safely and efficiently, and bids, wins, mobilizes, and executes offshore work with precision, discipline, and a healthy, protected margin. The role combines two traditionally separate functions — Head of Marine Operations and Business Development — because Front End's offshore strategy depends on operational reality and commercial decisions being driven by one leader. The successful candidate must be equally credible on the bridge and in the boardroom: a marine operator who understands Saudi Aramco's offshore requirements in depth, and a commercially astute executive who can build pipeline, structure contracts, and defend profitability. **2. Scope of the Offshore Business** ------------------------------------- The Offshore Director is accountable for the full Front End Offshore capability portfolio across the marine asset lifecycle — from seabed to surface — spanning oil & gas, renewables, and maritime infrastructure: * **Construction & Installation** — marine vessel chartering, subsea installation, offshore platform transportation and heavy-lift installation, subsea pipeline installation and trenching, subsea packer and anchor systems for well completions. * **Surveying & Monitoring** — pre-lay and post-lay subsea surveys, as-laid and as-built verification, platform and subsea structure inspections, marine seismic acquisition (streamer, OBN), multiphysics and CSEM surveys, floating LiDAR for offshore wind, structural monitoring and life-of-field asset integrity. * **Drilling & Decommissioning** — jack-up rig operations and offshore drilling, offshore platform removal and decommissioning. * **Logistics & Support** — emergency and routine fueling for offshore vessels, autonomous aerial logistics, ROV operations and subsea intervention, and integrated offshore support services. * **Offshore Mining** — polymetallic nodule collection and subsea mining technologies. **3. Key Responsibilities** --------------------------- ### **3.1 Fleet Management & Marine Operations** * Hold overall accountability for the safe, compliant, and commercially optimal operation of the owned and chartered fleet (PSV, AHTS, crew boats, jack-up/self-elevating units, and project/support vessels). * Maximize fleet utilization and uptime; minimize off-hire through disciplined planning, maintenance, and vessel-breakdown prevention and verification. * Direct moving of offshore units into, within, and out of fields; anchoring, towing, safe mooring and snap-back prevention, and maneuvering within 500-metre zones. * Oversee Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations and DPO competency; lifting operations; AHTS, rig-supply, and safety standby vessel operations; and grounding and collision prevention. * Govern diving and ROV operations (surface-supplied, mixed-gas, and saturation diving) and subsea intervention to the required marine and safety standards. * Own onshore–offshore communications, journey management, and vessel master guidance and oversight. ### **3.2 Strategic & Commercial Leadership (Business Development)** * Own the offshore P&L; set and deliver the annual business plan, revenue, and margin targets agreed with the CEO. * Build and convert the offshore commercial pipeline — lead identification, qualification, bids, tenders, RFQs, and proposals — across chartering, subsea, survey, drilling support, and decommissioning. * Define commercial strategy and pricing logic; structure charter and project contracts to protect margin and manage risk (off-hire, mobilization/demobilization, redelivery, escalation, and cashflow exposure). * Set and enforce a standardized bid model and minimum bid floor so contracts are won profitably and managed without unplanned cost or schedule surprises. * Develop and manage strategic partnerships, JV/consortium arrangements, and key supplier relationships to extend capability and competitiveness. * Maintain and grow tier-1 client relationships, with particular focus on Saudi Aramco qualification, registration, and continued performance standing. ### **3.3 HSE, Marine Assurance & Regulatory Compliance** * Champion an uncompromising HSE culture and Stop Work Authority across all offshore and marine activity. * Ensure full compliance with the Saudi Aramco Marine / Offshore Operations Manual and applicable IMO, DNV, BIMCO, OCIMF, and ISPS requirements. * Govern marine risk assessment, job safety analysis, work-permit systems, personnel transfer at sea, PPE standards, and passenger/manifest management. * Maintain readiness and standards for safety and lifesaving equipment, firefighting (including FIFI vessels), and fixed H2S/LEL