Head of Operations & Maintenance

Job title:

Head of Operations & Maintenance

Company

Mercuri Urval

Job description

Unique opportunity to establish and lead the Operations & Maintenance (O&M) organization for a leading developer of LNG export projects in North America using FLNGThe positionThe role – responsibilities and tasks:

• Define, develop and organize all the necessary O&M systems, tools, training and personnel
• Develop the O&M organization as a dedicated O&M organization based in Louisiana, servicing all the FLNG Vessels
• Participate in Delfin execution project management team with all pre-ops responsibility, including the pre-ops team
• Management/liaison with key sub-contractors and vendors and establish all necessary service and support contracts
• Management of operations interfaces to execution, regulatory compliance, production planning & performance, HR, accounting/cost control, etc.
• Report to the COO of Delfin Midstream

The position is located at the office in Oslo and international travel will be expected.The ideal candidate for the position will present a good combination of the following:WORK EXPERIENCE & SKILLS

• Necessary skillset and leadership to define, develop and implement an O&M organization
• Min. 10 years’ experience from offshore O&M, including management roles
• Experience from pre-ops phases and actual operations phases
• (F)LNG experience is good but not necessary
• Skills, attitude and a leader style to nurture collaboration between engineering – execution – operations
• Excellent communication and cooperation skills across teams with various cultural backgrounds
• Strong ability to engage and take initiatives

EDUCATION

• M.Sc. technical discipline

WE OFFER

• For the right candidate this is a unique opportunity to join a company with excellent development- and growth opportunities
• A dynamic and flexible organisation, with a flat management structure
• Great team spirit in an entrepreneurial company
• Excellent remuneration package including a good pension scheme

For further information/questions, please contact our advisor at Mercuri Urval (MU), Mr. Svein Olsen Mellemsæter at +47 404 92 684. All enquiries to Mercuri Urval will be handled confidentially, also towards our client if requested. To apply for the position, please upload your CV and motivational letter as soon as possible, via www.mercuriurval.noThe companyThe company is characterized as an entrepreneurial owner-operator with its management and key people having long histories in the (floating) LNG industry. Management is hands-on and very much involved in a flat organization. We have short communication lines and strong mandates, and we work with integrated, multi-disciplinary teams. Our people are pro-active with an all-round mentality. We strive to be solution-oriented and quick, but we are not afraid to challenge and ask questions. We nurture trust and collaboration with our partners and contractors and use mutual interests to ensure we execute at low cost and competitive schedules. Candidates that are attracted to this type of organization and appreciate an integrated collaboration are most welcome to apply.About the companyDelfin Midstream is a private US company that owns the “Delfin LNG Project”. Delfin LNG is an LNG export project offshore Louisiana which uses floating LNG technology to produce LNG from US natural gas. The project completed all permitting work and has secured major commercial agreements with LNG buyers. The technical, execution and pre-ops team is located in Norway and is responsible for all development work and the execution of the project, with additional teams in the US and at the shipyard. With construction to commence later this year and developing additional FLNG projects, the company is looking for new employees to join Delfin Norway AS. For more general information:Read more:Apply nowE-mail *Already registered? Log in here!Phone number *First name(s) *Last name *GenderA selection of gender is not mandatory, and not making a selection will have no consequences for you in our cooperation. This data is used for diversity monitoring only: creating aggregated statistics regarding the diversity of candidates in relation to particular roles or fields; conducting studies into equal treatment; assisting clients in achieving their diversity goals; tracking the outcome of our work on inclusion.Country *RegionPostal code *City *Current/latest employerCurrent/latest positionSubmit CV * BrowseSubmit letter Browse

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Oslo

Job date

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 06:30:13 GMT

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