Superintendent Rigging & Lifting

Job Overview:

The Superintendent Rigging role requires an in-depth understanding of project execution strategies, workforce management theories, and Rigging principles, with a basic knowledge of related disciplines. The Superintendent Rigging must be able to apply industry insights to enhance on-site productivity, provide leadership, and influence processes and policies for effective workforce governance, as well as identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems that impact project outcomes. The Superintendent Rigging’s decisions are pivotal in ensuring that the team meets its objectives with efficiency and adherence to safety standards. These decisions should be guided by established policies, resource allocations, budget considerations, and the overarching project plan.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of the rigging department
• Manage and develop lift plans, approve moderate risk lifts, verify critical lifts prior to cct approval, do heavy haul coordination, determine crane configurations, and rigging design
• Develop strong team
• Coordinate the work activities of all involved crafts within a discipline during the entire construction effort, if required
• Assist the project team by providing input to identify key success factors, timing of design and procurement deliverables, and establishing common work breakdown structures
• Provide leadership to the creation of organizational structure and processes required to fully execute the requirements of services and is responsible for the execution of rigging services, quality, subcontractor performance, and construction cost
• Evaluate rigging service execution for compliance to contract, design data, schedule, cost budgets, and quality, advising the project team of status, issues, impacts, risk, and cost influence factors on “to go” scope
• Ensure that company objectives, policies, programs, and procedures are consistently adhered to
• Follow Industry Standards and Norms while conducting all work scopes
• Ensure the maintenance plan for all departmental equipment is followed  
• Adopt company health, safety, and environmental programs and ensure the implementation
• Study production schedules and estimate worker-hour requirements for completion of job assignments
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and product quality, and suggest changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency
• Ensure that all department housekeeping duties are completed
• Ensure direct reports are trained on how to evaluate their employees
• Forecast and control budgets for the cost center within the department  
• Coordinate and recommend procedures for facility and equipment maintenance or modification, including the replacement of machines
• Analyze and resolve work problems and or assist foremen in solving daily work problems
• Approve personnel actions, such as promotions, transfers, terminations, and disciplinary actions
• Confer with other supervisors to coordinate activities of individual departments 

Essential Qualifications and Education:

•    Int. recognized qualification; Postgraduate Engineering Diploma or Degree 
•    15-yrs proven offshore /onshore construction with similar size and complexity 
•    In-depth experience in all facets of rigging & heavy transport with extensive knowledge of rigging large bore pipe and equipment into structures, by mechanized means and/or manual equipment.
•    Ability to work as a team member as well as a team leader, to lead by example.
•    Have wide experience with technical activities, including on and offshore operations.
•    Time management and organization skills with strong attention to detail/follow-up.
•    Computer literate in Microsoft programs:  Word, Excel, Project.
•    Self-motivated, self-reliant, and able to operate independently, while exercising good independent judgment and decision-making.
•    Ability to work with Engineering to develop the Right Plan for ALL Lifting scenarios.
•    Ability to set up, coordinate, and control multi-crane lifts.
•    Ability to understand detailed engineering/fabrication drawings.
•    Knowledge of ALL BTH lifting tools and equipment.
•    Knowledge of OSHA guidelines and requirements as they pertain to rigging.
•    Planning & scheduling knowledge and the ability to liaise with other crafts and disciplines effectively.

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