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Works Manager (Offshore) - Rock bag scope
You will lead a team of Site Superintendents, ROV Pilots, and Offshore Engineers, reporting directly to the Offshore Project Manager.
Tasks & Responsibilities:
- Organize and plan the daily offshore works, ensuring rock bag deployment aligns with the overall project schedule.
- Focus on the optimization and execution of the rock bag installation scope, ensuring precise placement around cable protection systems (CPS).
- Take care of the client's needs (internal and external), maintaining strong communication with RTE and other project stakeholders.
- Contribute to the efficient realization of project activities, proactively addressing free-span corrections and seabed stabilization challenges.
- Manage QHSE-S standards rigorously, keeping the project within time and budget while operating in the challenging tidal conditions of the English Channel.
- Work closely with Superintendents, ROV teams, and Project Engineers on site to coordinate daily operations.
- Coordinate the operational staff, including vessel crew, deck teams, and offshore technicians, ensuring seamless shift handovers and clear task delegation.
- Oversee logistics and material handling, ensuring rock bag supplies are managed efficiently on board.
- Ensure accurate daily production reporting and as-built documentation for client handover.
Requirements / Your profile:
- Master's degree in (Civil) Engineering, preferably with a specialization in construction, marine, or offshore engineering, or equivalent by experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience with complex offshore engineering projects, with proven exposure to subsea cable protection, rock installation, and/or ROV-deployed works.
- Willing to go offshore in rotations for long periods (project runs from July to November 2026).
- Autonomous and a problem-solver by nature, capable of making real-time decisions under challenging marine conditions.
- Hands-on mentality with a strong focus on precision and quality.
- Strong teamwork values, able to lead and motivate a multidisciplinary offshore crew.
- Working abroad on projects for longer periods is no issue.
- English is mandatory; French is a strong asset (given the project location in France and client interactions).
- ONLY FOR EU PASSPORT HOLDERS!
Contract type: Freelance/Self-Employed
Project duration: 27/07/2026 - 03/11/2026
Rotations: 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off
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