Works Manager

WORKS MANAGER

Location: International Waters, over 12NM offshore
Duration: 18/08/2025 to 15/09/2025
Type: Freelance
Rate: £625 a day
Project: Doggerbank B
Vessel: Grand Canyon III


Description:

This client is a world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, solutions for the offshore energy market, infra marine and environmental works. With more than 140 years of experience and 5,200 highly skilled professionals, we bring tailor-made solutions, innovation and new technologies to our customers’ projects, ensuring that they are performed safely, efficiently and cost-effectively.

Department Description and responsibilities:

As a Works Manager, you are responsible for the operational execution of the works on site. You can rely on a team of site superintendents and project engineers. You report directly to the project manager. You focus on the bigger scheme of things whereas the superintendents deal with day to day issues. We are currently looking for an experienced Works Manager who can manage (large) offshore installation projects, having both a strong engineering but also installation background.

Project description:

Serving as a client rep during subcontractor trenching works with knowledge and execution expertise on previous trenching works.

Primary Tasks and responsibilities

-Communicate clearly with project engineers, project management and Clients.
-Take the responsibility towards organization of the works and ensure they are carried out in accordance to the method statement and in a safe way.
-Accurately monitor the progress of projects.
-Assist in the coordination of the work on site, optimize and correct if necessary.
-Report about budget and cost control in close collaboration with the project manager.

Technical profile requirements

-7 Years of relevant (offshore) work experience.
-Strong project management and planning skills.
-Extensive experience working in Highsafety environments.

Non-Technical profile requirements

-Good communication skills and able to take a critical view towards the works to be carried out.
-Work well in teams, where you are able to support the other persons in your team and lead the workforce in the field.

Methodology/Certification requirements

-Bachelor or Master degree in Engineering.
-Full GWO or Bosiet -Medical certificate Language proficiencies
-Fluent proficiency in English is required (written and spoken).
-Proficiency in other languages is a plus.

Language proficiencies

-Fluent proficiency in English is required (written and spoken).
-Proficiency in other languages is a plus.