ROV Tooling Workshop Technician

Location: 

Houston, TX, US

Employment type:  Employee
Place of work:  Office
Offshore/Onshore:  Onshore

TechnipFMC is committed to driving real change in the energy industry. Our ambition is to build a sustainable future through relentless innovation and global collaboration – and we want you to be part of it. You’ll be joining a culture that values curiosity, expertise, and ideas as well as diversity, inclusion, and authenticity. Bring your unique energy to our team of more than 20,000 people worldwide, and discover a rewarding, fulfilling, and varied career that you can take in anywhere you want to go.  

Job Purpose

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of subsea engineering? As a key player in our TFMC North America SURF projects, you’ll be at the forefront of innovation, driving remote intervention tooling solutions that shape the future of our industry.

In this thrilling role, you’ll:

  • Lead Regional Efforts: Collaborate with diverse teams across regions, tackling design challenges head-on and providing top-notch support to the Gremp service team.
  • Innovate and Strategize: Identify and price cutting-edge equipment, whether sourced internally or externally, to ensure our projects are equipped with the best tools for success.
  • Support Tender and Project Activities: Play a crucial role in tender processes, ensuring our project proposals are competitive and compelling.

Job Description

The primary responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to the following:

  • Ensure that project factory acceptance tests and system integrations tests for remote intervention tooling interfaces are complete and executed according to plan. 
  • Assists in readiness reviews to ensure tooling is available for projects. 
  • Ensure that the TPFMC tooling is keep up to industry standards. 
  • Advise on tooling upgrades to enhance TPFMC offshore operations.  
  • Support projects by ensuring the correct ROV tooling from 3rd party rental companies is delivered and returned to minimize costs to projects. 
  • Review and comment on general installation and testing procedures to confirm ROV tooling suitability. 
  • Ensure that all ROV tools and equipment proposed and utilized for the project are engineered and fit for purpose. 
  • Maintain the ROV Tooling Tracker for billing purposes. 
  • Ensure all ROV tooling and hydraulic hoses are certified and maintain a certification log.  
  • Implement a RFID data base of all tooling and accessories for tracking and locating tooling during mob and demob of projects.  
  • Operation and maintenance of mock ROV for project system integration tests.

You are meant for this job if:

  • High school diploma or GED required
  • Greater than 5 years of experience in offshore/subsea industry with particular emphasis in ROV operations and ROV tooling.
  • Ability to obtain a TWIC, VISAs and medical certs such as BOSIET, UKOA and/or OGUK.
  • Fluency in written and spoken English
  • Strong understanding of Subsea Umbilical’s, Risers, and Flowline (SURF) infrastructure with general awareness of SPS (Subsea Production Systems)
  • Understanding of ROV capabilities, operations and experience in collaborating with vessel teams
  • Must have good planning, organizational and time management skills.
  • Takes responsibility for delivery
  • Familiar with installation software tools Autocad
  • Proactively engages with Quality and HSES initiatives
  • Shows respect for subordinates and coworkers
  • Collaborates transparently to address what truly matters and always delivers on promises
  • Proven ability to build trust with project and field support team members

Leadership Competencies

Problem Solving
Embrace Innovation
Take a Global Perspective

Work Environment

  • Workshop based position with occasional trips offsite/offshore.
  • 95% workshop environment and 5% field (onshore / offshore) environment.
  • Up to 25% Travel required to support business trips and/or project execution (mobilization, demobilization and offshore operations) domestically.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

  • Frequent sitting and operating a computer when in the office.
  • Frequent walking, standing, climbing stairs / ladders while onboard the vessel, as well asexposure to sea conditions (vessel movement, summer heat, etc.

Being a global leader in the energy industry requires an inclusive and diverse environment. TechnipFMC promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring equal opportunities to all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, gender expressions, disabilities, or all other pluralities. We celebrate who you are and what you bring. Every voice matters and we encourage you to add to our culture.

TechnipFMC respects the rights and dignity of those it works with and promotes adherence to internationally recognized human rights principles for those in its value chain.

Learn more about TechnipFMC and find other open positions by visiting our Career Page.

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Date posted:  Aug 26, 2024
Requisition number:  8457


Nearest Major Market: Houston