Marine Control Room Operator

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the worlds leading energy companies. We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination. The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.


This is an exciting time to join us on this journey. We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week. Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone? This role is based offshore on the Alba FSU on a 2/3 rota. JOB TITLE: MARINE CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Control Room Operations such as loading and discharge of cargo, crude oil washing, supply vessel operations, monitoring weather and monitoring of FSU safety and control systems.
• Maintaining Stability of FSU, preparation of load and discharge cargo plans and responding appropriately to any stability anomalies.
• Maintaining cargo quality suitable for export, in liaison with chemist carry out appropriate sampling of cargo tanks and recovery of free water from tanks and subsequent overboard disposal.
• Deck operations e.g. mooring operations with shuttle tanker, crude oil washing, operation of inert gas systems.
• Carry out role of Performing Authority, Isolating Authority and administrative duties as part of control of work systems.
• Preparation of Cargo and Ballast tanks for entry and inspection.
• Operation of a variety of marine systems throughout the FPSO such as hydraulic cargo systems, bilge and ballast systems.
• Carrying out first line maintenance on the various marine systems in conjunction with the Marine Technicians.
• Supporting Vendor maintenance and repair work scopes.
• Maintenance of safety equipment throughout the FSU.
• Develop competency to stand in for Area Authority and Cargo Supervisor if required.
• Fulfil an emergency response role within one of the Installation Emergency Response Teams.
• Administrative duties e.g. Raising and completing work orders, shift logs, loading and discharge records.
• Commitment to Incident Free Operations through completion of audits, worksite.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Merchant Navy OOW certificate of competency with crude oil tanker experience and dangerous cargo endorsement.
• Previous offshore experience in FPSO/FSU operations is desirable but not essential.
• Familiarity with modern control room systems.
• Good leadership and communication skills.
• IT Literate.

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