Vice President Topside Manager

at  VARD

ABOUT THE POSITION

VARD Group AS is seeking a Vice President that will work across all Cable Layer newbuild projects and support project managers and the project teams to ensure that we have good enough control on the topside package. The Topside Manager will be responsible for the overall control and follow up of topside deliveries for all VARD Cable Laying Vessels from before contract until delivery.
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QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant higher education, or other relevant experience
• Proven production experience during execution and commissioning of top side deliveries
• Experience from either the ship owner or the mission equipment supplier related to planningengineering and execution of complex cable laying projects
• Operational experience on Cable Laying Vessels is an advantage but not a requirement
• Ability to take efficient decisions by involvement of relevant key personnel
• Be proactive and systematic in identifying and resolving challenges
• Knowledge to relevant laws, regulations and experience related to topside equipment
• Good knowledge of English, oral and written

Vice President Topside Manager is a operational management position that will obtain responsibility for evaluation of suppliers and scope of work throughout the project, as well as instruction and support to the project teams on complete project delivery follow up. The role may also include topside packages related to gangway towers, ROV/LARS systems, A-Frames and similar systems for other offshore / subsea vessels.

Some of the most important tasks and responsibilities for the position:

• Actively participating in the pre-contractual work related to development of technical specification, building specification and demarcation discussions concerning topside content and obligations
• Close collaboration with- and support to- Project Manager and his/her team in issues related to the topside delivery in the projects
• Oversee that procurement and evaluation process of topside equipment and scope fulfils the required quality and is complete and correct and in line with contractual obligations
• Identify critical line and risks related to the topside equipment deliveries and promote follow-up of scope and delivery time in the projects
• Improve the process to ensure that integration is obtained between topside equipment supplier and VARD, including all disciplines
• Ensure reporting with good quality on engineering, production, testing and verification of topside deliveries from suppliers across the VARD projects
• Collaborating with and provide support to the VARD shipyards during installation, testing and verification
• Report progress and deviations to operational management