SPIE Oil & Gas Services (part of the SPIE Group) provides a complete range of services to some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies through its network of offices in 25 countries across Africa, the Middle-East and Asia-Pacific.
We are recruiting to fill the position below:
Job Title: Tow Master - Transportation & Installation Location: Lagos
Job description
SPIE Services Nigeria Limited is currently looking for Tow Master - Transportation & Installation to join its work force in Nigeria.
Activities
Act as the Company’s lead project marine representative for the T&I campaign, providing marine leadership and technical oversight of the disconnection and removal of FSO UNITY and the transportation, installation, hook-up and mooring of FSO ADIANA, exercising independent judgement and stop-work authority over unsafe operations
Review challenge and formally endorse Contractor marine engineering deliverables, including towing analyses, mooring analyses, stability assessments, sea-fastening designs, ballasting plans and load-out procedures, ensuring compliance with specifications, Class requirements and approved methodologies.
Verify vessel suitability and marine spread capability and lead HAZID, HAZOP, SIMOPS and marine risk assessment workshops, ensuring marine-specific risks across towing, positioning, ballasting and mooring hook-up are identified, quantified and mitigated.
Maintain the project marine risk register covering towing, loss of position, collision, stability, anchor handling, mooring, heavy lifts, vessel availability, metocean and site constraints. Verify that procedures define operating limits, weather-window criteria, hold points, abort criteria and contingency arrangements; escalate unresolved technical risks through to DGM Marine and DGM T&I.
Review challenge and formally endorse Contractor marine engineering deliverables, including towing analyses, mooring analyses, stability assessments, sea-fastening designs, ballasting plans and load-out procedures, ensuring compliance with specifications, Class requirements and approved methodologies
Coordinate with Affiliate Marine Assurance for pre-mobilization inspections, applicable OCIMF/OVID reviews, vetting, vessel acceptance and field-entry permits for the T&I spread. Verify certification, Class status, suitability and closure of findings, and provide evidence for decisions by the designated authorities. Maintain visibility of on-hire/off-hire status, operating restrictions and continued compliance throughout the project for tugs, anchor handling vessels, construction support vessels
Profile
Provide senior marine supervision of the FSO UNITY disconnection sequence, including station-keeping, towing preparations and sailing readiness, and of FSO ADIANA transportation, including weather routing, tow configuration, stability and ballasting.
Lead the technical follow-up of offshore positioning, anchor handling, mooring installation and hook-up operations, acting as the Company's lead marine representative during critical campaign phases and holding authority to pause or stop activities where safety or integrity is at risk.
Manage technical interactions with Contractors, vessel owners and the Marine Warranty Surveyor, including review of procedures, technical studies, responses to Technical Queries, follow-up of vessel readiness, marine spread performance and offshore execution, and implementation of corrective actions where required.
Prepare daily marine operation reports and provide technical recommendations to the T&I Manager and Project Management, ensuring technical consistency and timely escalation of risks throughout execution.
Ensure that as-built marine documentation, survey records, MWS certificates and lessons learned are properly prepared, reviewed and formally handed over to Operations
Key Interfaces:
Transportation and Installation Contractors and Subcontractors
Marine Warranty Surveyor (MWS) and Classification Societies
Company Project Team
Company HQ Technical Specialists
Installation Contractor and Marine Spread Providers
HSE and Quality teams
Affiliate Marine Assurance Team
Qualification:
Degree or Diploma in Marine Engineering, Nautical Science, Marine Transportation, Naval Architecture or Offshore Engineering, or equivalent, together with a Master Mariner (Unlimited), Chief Mate Unlimited, Chief Marine Engineer Officer (> 3000 KW), 2nd Marine Engineer Officer (>3000 KW), Barge Master or Tow Master certification.
Proven experience in offshore transportation and installation projects, including towing operations, anchor handling, mooring installation, stability and ballast control, marine warranty survey processes and FSO/FPSO-related marine campaigns.
Demonstrated experience in a senior marine leadership role such as Barge Master, Tow Master or Chief Officer/Chief Engineer on major offshore campaigns, with strong capability to manage technical interfaces, Contractors, Marine Warranty Surveyors and execution risks under significant autonomy; previous experience as Company Representative offshore is highly desirable.
Professional Experience (number of years): 15
Offshore Certifications
Valid offshore medical fitness certificate.
Valid BOSIET/HUET certification from an OPITO-approved training provider.
Valid GSES certification, required to act as Company Representative during the transportation and installation phase.