Assistant Project Support Manager

We are searching for an experienced Assistant Project Support Manager at our Oslo Office. Join us as we make the energy transition happen.

This is PGS

PGS is an international company with offices in 14 countries. We support the offshore energy industry, with a range of integrated geophysical services to help find and develop renewable resources, oil & gas, and sites for carbon storage. Talented people, advanced technology and big data operations are fundamental to our success.

PGS operates offshore worldwide. Our HQ is in Oslo, and our two largest locations outside of Norway are in London and Houston.

The company culture is friendly, open and respectful, built on Norwegian values – but the workforce and markets are international. It is a combination that has attracted the sharpest minds from more than 60 nations. Future focus is more important than tradition at PGS - we constantly look ahead, as we develop the technological solutions of tomorrow.

Our core values are built upon teamwork, and working together as dedicated, reliable, pioneers. A strong company culture and the opportunity to make a difference on supplying the world with energy today are important for us.

PGS employees take pride in the quality of their own and their team’s results. Hierarchies are small, doors are always open, and social activities occur on a regular basis.

Geoscience will be key to developing new energy solutions at industrial scale, helping the world to meet the need for reliable energy and our challenging net zero targets. Will you join us?

Position Summary

We are searching for an Assistant Project Support Manager who will dynamically support a range of projects in procuring, managing, and monitoring the support and escort vessel fleet. The role will also be, in part, to manage specific project team goals, requiring hands-on support. The Assistant Project manager will have a variety of challenges and projects to manage simultaneously, which will require a high degree of focus and advanced organizational capabilities.

The Assistant Project Manager will be a key role in promoting consistent use of systems and tools, and will require a shifting balance of skills: organization, communication and problem-solving capabilities, in the support of the Acquisition Projects Department. The position reports to the VP Project Support.

Main Tasks

• Work with VP Acquisition Services to source and manage the pool of chartered vessels in the most efficient configuration to support the seismic fleet
• Manage the Procurement-to-Invoice process for chartered services.
• Hold a key role in the planning and execution of vessel audits.
• Proactively work with project teams in the scoping and sourcing of optimum external resources.
• On a dynamic basis, assist individual PM’s to meet project specific tasks and deliverables.
• Required qualifications
• Maritime knowledge/education (preferably Bridge Officer background and HSEQ competence), and understanding of the running of vessels such as our chartered tonnage.
• Operational experience with offshore seismic operations

Preferred qualifications

• HSEQ knowledge to support the auditing and selection processes.
• In-depth understanding of Operations’ systems and managing content, information and project documentation.
• Ability to develop a strong customer relationship with the owners and operators
• Understanding of the seismic operation and processes to be able to guide the optimum vessel selection criteria
• Strong communications skills, and good written and verbal skills in English.
• Analytical approach to scheduling chartered vessels to provide a best-fit for project demands and project costs.

Why work at PGS

• A dynamic and international working environment.
• Competitive compensation package.
• Development opportunities.
• High HSEQ focus and ambitions.
• Flexible and balanced working environment with a hybrid working model.