FPSO Disconnect Planner
PAYE Contract
Aberdeen (hybrid optoins available). 

In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining a plan through to execution of a disconnect phase of an FPSO including sail to a transit yard. All activities will be performed in accordance with the Company's Corporate Management System.
 
Main responsibilities are currently as follows:

• Understand and align with the asset and project plan objectives and CMS requirements, particularly those related to FPSO disconnection.
• 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.
• Ensure timely and accurate input from all relevant disciplines (engineering, marine operations, logistics) is incorporated into the planning process.
• Monitor progress against the plan, track critical path activities, and provide accurate forecasting to support operational readiness.
• 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.
• Provide timely updates to the Asset on significant deviations from the plan and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure optimal and timely re-planning in response to evolving project conditions or operational constraints.
• Deliver complete and timely reporting to internal and external parties, including progress updates, risk registers, and compliance documentation.
• Maintain the planning database and scheduling tools to ensure they remain accurate, current, and fit-for-purpose throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support project close-out activities, including documentation of lessons learned, ensuring continuous improvement in future operations.
• Integrate third-party schedules into the overall project plan to ensure alignment and avoid operational conflicts.
• Capture and apply lessons learned from previous disconnection operations to enhance planning practices and contribute to procedural improvements.

 
You'll have:

• 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.
• Demonstrated experience in planning and scheduling complex offshore operations, including FPSO disconnection, relocation and decommissioning activities.
• Solid understanding of subsea systems, marine logistics, vessel coordination, and regulatory and safety compliance within offshore environments.
• Professional certifications such as Project Management (PMP or PRINCE2), offshore safety training (e.g., BOSIET), or FPSO-specific qualifications are highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to engage effectively across all levels of internal and external stakeholders.
• Flexibility to travel offshore and occasionally to our office in the Netherlands.
• Experience with Primavera planning Software

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.