Based in
Aberdeen, offshore
Department
Triton Asset
Job Title
Marine Services Team Leader (MSTL)
Position Overview
This role is responsible for leading the Marine and Services department, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant execution of all marine operations, including storage, offtake, and vessel stability. It plays a critical role in supporting FPSO operations, safeguarding asset integrity, and ensuring alignment with both regulatory requirements and company standards. A key focus of the role is managing and developing the Marine Team—providing leadership, coaching, and clear direction to promote a strong safety culture and high performance.
This role has the following responsibilities and outputs:
1. Lead the Marine and Services department onboard the FPSO, ensuring safe and efficient marine operations.
2. Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to the Marine Team, setting clear expectations and promoting a strong safety culture.
3. Oversee vessel stability during loading and discharging operations, ensuring compliance with operational limits.
4. Manage marine operations including cargo storage, quantity, and quality control.
5. Act as the focal point for marine and flight logistics coordination.
6. Ensure all planned maintenance is executed per schedule and accurately recorded in the Maintenance Management System (MMS).
7. Review Risk Based Planned marine maintenance activities and update frequencies through Change request.
8. Monitor PM backlog and ensure timely completion of SECE maintenance in line with performance standards and KPIs.
9. Raise deferrals when necessary and ensure appropriate risk assessments are conducted.
10. Maintain asset integrity through proactive/reactive barrier management and compliance with the asset safety case and verification schemes.
11. Participate in incident investigations and ensure accurate reporting in Synergi.
12. Advise the OIM on marine, legislative, or integrity issues that may impact personnel safety or asset operations.
13. Liaise with onshore planners to align on scheduled work scopes and confirm readiness for execution.
14. Coordinate vendor activities, ensuring quality repairs and timely reporting.
15. Ensure compliance with Marine SARA (Stand Alone Risk Assessments) and ORA (Operational Risk Assessments) requirements.
16. Interface with onshore support and offshore management to maintain awareness of critical equipment status and repair strategies.
17. Continuously review and improve marine-related manuals, procedures, and checklists, ensuring updates are processed through the document control system and aligned with the Marine Superintendent's approval.
18. Ensure team training & competency is maintained.
Competence Requirements
19. Valid STCW Certificate of Competency, preferably Masters II / 2 or Chief Mate with Dangerous Cargo Endorsement.
20. A minimum of 5 years Merchant or Royal Naval experience preferably in a role as Captain, Chief Officer or equivalent on Floating Production Installations.
21. Demonstrable safety leadership experience.
22. Experience of offshore safety management system policies, procedures, processes and documentation.
23. Ability / experience of risk assessment and work scope assessment.
24. Offshore supervisory and / or team leader experience.
Applicants should apply here before the closing date of 15th May 2026.