Great Lakes Marine Dock Owners Representative

Great Lakes Marine Dock Owners Representative

NSB Omega is searching for a Great Lakes Marine Dock Owners Representative or our MAJOR Oil & Gas Client in Toledo, OH.

Assignment Description

POSITION SUMMARY Represent the Client from project definition through detailed engineering, construction, commissioning, and startup. Independently challenge engineering, integrate refinery and marine-terminal requirements, and protect safety, reliability, cost, schedule, and operability.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

Serve as the Client’ single-point Owner’s Representative for the Great Lakes (GLX) marine dock and terminal scope.

Review and validate FEL/FEED, detailed design, estimates, schedules, execution plans, and contractor deliverables.

Coordinate marine, civil/structural, piping, mechanical, electrical, controls, operations, maintenance, environmental, regulatory, and commercial interfaces.

Lead constructability, operability, maintainability, marine access, product-transfer, QA/QC, and startup-readiness reviews.

Monitor scope, cost, schedule, risk, change management, field quality, and contractor execution; provide concise leadership updates and recommendations.

Support construction, commissioning, turnover, and startup, including resolution of refinery-to-dock interface issues.

Provide oversight for vapor destruction units added to marine docks, including design review, installation, commissioning, and startup.

Provide oversight for additional dock flush tanks and associated piping, controls, utility, drainage, and operating systems.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

10+ years in owner’s engineering, project engineering, refinery/offsites, marine terminals, ports, or waterfront infrastructure.

Direct experience with hydrocarbon docks, product-transfer systems, loading facilities, brownfield revamps, and contractor oversight.

Experience with marine-dock vapor destruction units, including design, installation, commissioning, and startup.

Experience adding flush tanks and associated dock systems, including equipment integration, piping, controls, utilities, drainage, and operating interfaces.

Demonstrated construction, commissioning, and startup experience.

Working knowledge of marine permitting and regulatory interfaces; PE, PMP, marine engineering, or operations credentials are valued.

Strong judgment, communication, and ability to independently challenge EPC and engineering-contractor recommendations.

ENGAGEMENT MODEL

FEL/design: primarily remote with planned site visits and focused design-review participation.

Construction: substantial field presence to support execution assurance, quality, change control, and issue resolution.

Commissioning/startup: full-time site support as needed through turnover and stable operation.

Works closely with the Client project leadership, site operations, maintenance, project controls, contractors, and regulatory stakeholders.

Location: Toledo, OH. Position can be remote during initial phases with on site presence required for kick off, then return to remote.

Minimal travel (20%) may be required for potential vendor visits for equipment checks.

Work schedule/expected hours per week: typically Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. Potential for some weekend work during construction and startup. Typical work week will be 40 hours/week, once in construction and startup could go to 50-60 hours/week for 2-4 weeks.