ROV Operations Lead

Company Description

Working at Boskalis is about creating new horizons and sustainable solutions. In a world where population growth, an increase of global trade, demand for (new) energy and climate change are driving forces, we challenge you to make your mark in finding innovative and relevant solutions for complex infrastructural and marine projects. In your job you will work for the offshore energy division. Boskalis has one of the largest global fleets of specialized offshore vessels, allowing us to carry out a broad range of offshore activities. We provide innovative and sustainable all-round solutions to tackle major worldwide maritime challenges. Our Offshore Energy division supports sustainable energy solutions such as wind energy as well as traditional fossil facilities. We’re involved in the entire journey from developing and transporting to maintaining and decommissioning these facilities.

Job Description

Make your mark as ROV Operations Lead at Boskalis Subsea Services in Aberdeen. You will be accountable for the day‑to‑day operational management of the ROV department, ensuring the safe, efficient, and technically compliant execution of offshore and remote ROV operations. The role is responsible for maintaining operational readiness, compliance with company procedures, and alignment with all applicable safety and regulatory requirements. Acting as Deputy to the ROV Manager, the postholder provides leadership across operational delivery, technical support functions, and offshore personnel. The role supports the consistent application of company operational standards and safety objectives while contributing to the effective coordination of resources and activities. The ROV Operations Lead provides operational oversight of ROV assets, personnel, and supporting technical functions and serves as the primary point of escalation for operational matters in the absence of the ROV Manager, ensuring continuity of leadership and decision‑making.

Your responsibilities as ROV Operations Lead:

• Lead the daily operational activities of the ROV department.
• Ensure safe and efficient delivery of ROV services across all projects.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Offshore Construction Managers and Vessel Management teams.
• Provide leadership and guidance to ROV Supervisors, Technical Support Engineers and ROC teams.
• Ensure clear communication channels between offshore crews and onshore support functions.
• Provide senior operational and technical input into ROV system performance and reliability.
• Coordinate with Technical Support Engineers to resolve operational faults and system issues.
• Provide operational oversight of ROV operations conducted via the Remote Operations Centre.
• Ensure communication and control protocols between offshore systems and ROC are maintained.
• Support crewing and resource planning in collaboration with the crewing team.
• Ensure adequate personnel coverage for operational projects.
• Ensure ROV operations comply with company HSEQ policies and industry best practices.
• Promote proactive reporting of faults, incidents and safety observations.

Qualifications

You can make your mark as ROV Operations Lead if you have:

• 8-10 years Subsea/Offshore ROV operations experience.
• 3 years (or more) experience in a senior Supervisor capacity (ROV Supervisor / Senior ROV Supervisor / Project Manager).
• HNC/HND or equivalent in Electrical, Electronic, Mechanical, Hydraulic, or Mechatronic Engineering. Alternatively, substantial time‑served trade qualification with progression evidence.
• Strong knowledge of Work Class ROV systems and associated tooling.
• Understanding of ROV maintenance and fault diagnosis.
• Familiarity with remote operations / ROC environments desirable.

What you can expect

• A dynamic environment: A job that allows you to collaborate with a talented team of experts from different backgrounds and contribute to making a significant impact.
• Rewarding conditions: Besides a competitive salary, you will receive a holiday entitlement of 34 days, a contributory pension scheme, private medical insurance and death in service benefit. There is also a range of flexible benefits you can take advantage of including the opportunity to buy additional holidays each year.
• Career development: We offer you plenty of opportunities to bring out the best in yourself for example through (online) courses at our Boskalis academy.

Your team: you will form part of a team of experienced ROV professionals and act as Line Manager for onshore ROV functional support staff, onshore ROC ROV personnel and offshore ROV personnel.

Where you will work: Your location will be our office in Aberdeen.

Full/part- time job: The position of ROV Operations Lead is full time, 35 hours per week.

Next steps: Apply easily by completing the online application form. Interviews are held online or in the office. Once it’s clear we’re a good match, we’ll make you an offer – and look forward to welcoming you to the company.

Additional Information

We are more than happy to answer your questions about the position of ROV Operations Lead. Please contact Matthew Hurrel, Recruiter. Please apply by filling in your details and by uploading your cover letter and CV on our careers site. Please note: Boskalis never requests a financial contribution to arrange visas or other documents related to a job vacancy. Be wary of individuals who pretend to be our recruiters and do ask for such contributions.

Disclaimer for Recruiters and Recruitment Agencies

We appreciate your interest in our vacancies and understand that your candidate might be enthusiastic about this exciting opportunity. However, our recruitment process is not structured this way, at Boskalis we handle recruitment ourselves. Therefore, we do not accept unsolicited applications or CVs from recruitment agencies. Any submission will be treated as a direct application.