Offshore Director

About the Role

Front End Limited Company is seeking an Offshore Director for a full-time position in Al Khobar. This role serves as the single point of accountability for the company's entire offshore business and operations, reporting directly to the CEO. The Offshore Director unifies marine operational command, fleet management, offshore project delivery, regulatory compliance, and commercial leadership to ensure safe and efficient fleet operations, and precise execution of offshore work with protected margins.

Key Responsibilities

• Hold overall accountability for the safe, compliant, and commercially optimal operation of the owned and chartered fleet.
• Maximize fleet utilization and uptime while minimizing off-hire through disciplined planning and maintenance.
• Direct the movement of offshore units, overseeing anchoring, towing, mooring, and maneuvering within 500-meter zones.
• Oversee Dynamic Positioning (DP) operations, lifting operations, AHTS, rig-supply, and safety standby vessel operations.
• Govern diving and ROV operations and subsea intervention to required marine and safety standards.
• Own the offshore P&L, setting and delivering annual business plan, revenue, and margin targets.
• Build and convert the offshore commercial pipeline, leading identification, qualification, bids, tenders, RFQs, and proposals.
• Define commercial strategy and pricing logic, structuring charter and project contracts to protect margin and manage risk.
• Champion an uncompromising HSE culture and ensure full compliance with Saudi Aramco Marine / Offshore Operations Manual and international standards.
• Accountable for the delivery of contracted offshore projects, including mobilization, execution, milestones, schedule, cost, and close-out.
• Lead, structure, and develop the offshore organization across fleet/technical, marine operations, HSE, delivery, crewing, and commercial.
• Drive Saudization of the marine workforce in line with Saudi Aramco contractor requirements and national objectives.

Scope of Offshore Business

The Offshore Director is accountable for the full Front End Offshore capability portfolio across the marine asset lifecycle, spanning oil & gas, renewables, and maritime infrastructure. This includes:

• Construction & Installation: Marine vessel chartering, subsea installation, offshore platform transportation and heavy-lift installation, subsea pipeline installation, and well completion systems.
• Surveying & Monitoring: Pre-lay and post-lay subsea surveys, as-laid and as-built verification, platform and subsea structure inspections, marine seismic acquisition, and structural monitoring.
• Drilling & Decommissioning: Jack-up rig operations, offshore drilling, and offshore platform removal and decommissioning.
• Logistics & Support: Emergency and routine fueling, autonomous aerial logistics, ROV operations, and integrated offshore support services.
• Offshore Mining: Polymetallic nodule collection and subsea mining technologies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Senior leadership experience (typically 15+ years) in offshore marine / OSV operations, with a substantial track record managing fleets and offshore projects in the oil & gas sector.
• Demonstrable P&L ownership and commercial / business-development success in winning and profitably delivering offshore charter and/or subsea/project contracts.
• Deep, current working knowledge of Saudi Aramco offshore/marine operating requirements and the regional offshore market.
• Strong command of marine HSE, marine assurance, and international standards (IMO, DNV, BIMCO, OCIMF, ISPS).
• A marine/nautical or engineering background (*, Master Mariner / Chief Engineer Certificate of Competency, or an engineering degree) combined with business education (MBA or equivalent commercial credential strongly preferred).
• Experience operating at executive level and reporting to a CEO or Board.
• Established Saudi Aramco and tier-1 client relationships and qualification experience are desirable.
• Experience with subsea, survey, drilling support, decommissioning, and/or offshore renewables scopes is desirable.
• Knowledge of Saudization frameworks and the Saudi maritime regulatory environment is an advantage; Arabic language skills are also an advantage.

Core Competencies

• Marine & technical authority
• Operational discipline
• Business acumen & commercial savviness
• Leadership & coordination
• Client & stakeholder management
• Judgment under pressure

Performance Indicators

• Fleet utilization and off-hire performance against the standardized model.
• HSE performance (incident and near-miss rates; Aramco/marine audit outcomes).
• Offshore revenue, margin, and EBITDA versus plan.
• Bid win-rate and pipeline conversion; quality and discipline of contract terms.
• On-time, on-budget project delivery and clean, on-schedule vessel redeliveries.
• Saudi Aramco qualification standing and client satisfaction.
• Saudization and crew-competency targets.