Riser Superintendent

Transocean•Houston, TX

13d

About The Position

The Riser Superintendent provides global functional oversight and day-to-day coordination of Transocean’s marine riser fleet. The role maintains an auditable fleet-wide view of asset location, condition, certification, inspection, repair status, and readiness, including riser joints, pup joints, and associated components. It reviews and approves proposed repair scopes before work begins, monitors work through completion, and coordinates with rig teams, regional operations, Engineering, Supply Chain, classification societies, and riser service-agreement providers. The position supports safe operations, regulatory and company compliance, fleet planning, repair quality, cost control, and timely availability of serviceable riser assets. It requires regular travel, including trips offshore, to verify execution, resolve constraints, support audits, and align stakeholders. Travel is approximately 30% of the time.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Relevant technical, trade, or company subsea training.
At least 10 years of offshore drilling or subsea operations experience.
At least 3 years in a senior supervisory or superintendent-level role with direct exposure to marine riser inspection, maintenance, repair, certification, running, and retrieval activities.
Advanced working knowledge of marine riser systems, connectors, auxiliary lines, buoyancy, handling tools, inspection/NDT, repair processes, preservation, certification, and applicable company maintenance systems.
Strong technical review, decision-making, planning, data management, written communication, meeting facilitation, vendor coordination, and escalation skills.
Ability to interpret inspection reports, repair proposals, quality documentation, and asset records.
Proficiency with AIM/CMMS, Power BI or equivalent asset dashboards, SharePoint, and structured action tracking.
Familiarity with marine riser management, condition-based maintenance programs, class requirements, service-level/KPI management, repair-versus-replacement analysis, and global logistics.
Regular travel and offshore trips are required.
Must successfully complete and pass the company’s pre-employment medical examination.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in engineering, marine, mechanical, subsea, or a related technical discipline.
Global or multi-region asset-management experience.
Experience managing OEM/CSA/CBM programs, repair facilities, class interfaces, and fleet-wide planning.

Responsibilities

Track and oversee the global riser fleet, maintaining current records for asset location, rig assignment, condition, certification, inspection due dates, service-agreement coverage, work-order exposure, repair status, and deployment readiness; reconcile AIM and vendor records and resolve data-quality gaps.
Govern riser inspection and repair activities by reviewing findings, technical recommendations, quotations, repair methods, acceptance criteria, quality plans, and proposed scopes before work begins; approve technical scopes within delegated authority and obtain required stakeholder approvals.
Monitor repair execution and return-to-service readiness, including shop progress, hold points, deviations, nonconformances, parts, purchase-order constraints, completion forecasts, certification packages, and shipment readiness; escalate risks and verify close-out documentation before release.
Lead governance meetings with companies supporting riser inspection, condition-based maintenance, repair, storage, and service agreements; manage agendas, actions, KPI/SLA reviews, upcoming demand, capacity constraints, and issues requiring escalation.
Coordinate fleet planning and allocation with rig and regional management; forecast inspection and repair demand, confirm certified inventory for contractual water-depth and contingency requirements, and support transfer or redeployment decisions.
Ensure compliance with company standards, maintenance programs, class requirements, and approved marine riser management or condition-based maintenance programs; support audits, surveys, certification renewal, and controlled procedure updates.
Provide technical and operational support for riser-related events, defects, handling incidents, and urgent readiness concerns; coordinate troubleshooting and risk reviews and ensure lessons learned and fleet actions are documented and implemented.
Support budgeting and cost control for inspection, repair, logistics, storage, and service agreements; validate scope assumptions, identify repair-versus-replacement considerations, and provide leadership with cost, exposure, and schedule visibility.
Establish and report fleet metrics, including asset status, overdue inspections or certifications, open repair scopes, repair cycle time, assets awaiting approval or vendor action, forecast demand, and exceptions requiring management attention.
Travel to offshore units, repair facilities, storage yards, vendor locations, and regional offices to verify execution, resolve constraints, support audits, and align stakeholders.