Deck Crew (OESS)
Job Posting Date: 6 Aug 2026
Work Location: Offshore 2 South, QA
Company: QatarEnergy LNG
Part A: Job Specification
Job Purpose
- Assist the deck foreman in all deck activities including housekeeping/washing, with a focus on rigging and lifting operations, and offload/backload cargo on all Company offshore platforms to ensure their safe and efficient operation and performance. Support the maintenance, inspection and operational activities on the platforms in compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
Reporting and Relationships - I
- Reports to Production Foreman/Deck Foreman.
- Direct reports: None.
Internal
- Liaise with Radio Operator, Offshore Medic, various offshore dept. teams and disciplined Supervisors, Onshore Logistic Co-ordinator.
External
- Third-party contractor representatives and vessel and helicopter captains and crews.
Reporting and Relationships - II
Job Context & Major Challenge(s) - I
- Implement and provide support for (1) safe and efficient deck crew services to multiple user departments; (2) offshore Crane Operator performance and procedural compliance; (3) helicopter deck operations, including refuelling and in-field “shuttle coordination”; (4) infield personnel, material and cargo transfer to support O&M campaigns on multiple remote wellhead platforms.
- Emergency Response team member duties, as assigned.
- Work 28/28 rotation, working 12-hour shifts.
- Support 24-hour crane and helideck coverage on as need basis.
Job Context & Major Challenge(s) - II
Financial Dimension
- As defined for this job level in the Delegation of Authority and/or approved budget.
Generic Accountabilities - All Employees
Safety Health & Environment
- Ensure all activities are undertaken in compliance with Company Safety, Health and Environment and Quality policies, regulations and standards.
Qatarization Program
- Contribute to the development of Qatari employees. This accountability is a condition of employment for expatriate employees.
Firewall Compliance
- Ensure all activities undertaken comply with anti – trust and competition laws and the Company firewall policies and procedures.
Key Job Accountabilities - I
- Execute deck crew operations with cargo and equipment movements, backload/offload including equipment and material distribution on the main complex and on remote platforms, including compliance to permit to work system. Prepare interfiled material movement cargo manifests for all the items loaded from remote well head platforms.
- Provide technical support to infield crane operations and general inspections on all platforms to ensure compliance with company procedures and policies, including crane logbook entry compliance. Assist with infield supervision of any “Personnel Basket Transfer” by crane, due to restrictive conditions.
- Perform tasks on cranes including repositioning crane arm, lowering or lifting pulley, testing equipment etc., as instructed in providing support to the maintenance or safety crew.
- Provide rigging services and ensure waste segregation and general deck housekeeping services are completed including washing of platforms and bridges, including assisting scaffolding teams.
- Assist the maintenance and inspection team during process vessel entry activities (confined space), ensuring thorough internal cleaning is conducted under breathing apparatus (BA) system.
Key Job Accountabilities - II
- Provide helideck operations services, supporting and implementing the duties as a certified Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO), during landing, take-off and emergency events on the helideck in compliance with international standards and procedure as prescribed by the local Aviation Authority. Provide helicopter re-fuel services including related fuel storage, sampling logging and fuel skid certification requirements.
- Assist the foreman in maintaining records of all “certified” lifting gear available on each platform, ensuring compliance with all requirements for inspection and recertification activities. Implement daily routine lifting plans, as required in the company’s lifting procedure including maintaining consumable item stock levels on all decks.
- Coordinate and assist the safe movement of hazardous good to and from the platforms in line with International Dangerous Goods (IMDG) regulations.
- Perform duties as part of the Emergency Response Team (ERT), responding during emergencies as assigned including familiarity to casualty transfer by boat and helicopters.
- Attend and participate all mandatory training in accordance with Company requirements.
Key Job Accountabilities - III
Part B: Person Specification - Minimum Requirement
Qualifications
- Completion of Secondary School followed by vocational training/credential (Higher National Diploma, HND) and certification as Helicopter Landing Officer, Offshore Crane Operator and Scaffolding & Rigging at supervisor level.
Knowledge and/or Experience - I
- 3 years’ experience within the oil and gas sector, in an offshore environment as crane operator or in helideck operations as an HLO.
Knowledge and/or Experience - II
Technical and Business Skills - I
- Good knowledge of written and spoken English.
- Computer Literacy (MS Office).
- Adaptability to work in a multicultural team environment under challenging conditions.
Technical and Business Skills - II
Technical Competencies