Arendal, Agder, Norway
Senior Engineer with >35 years of multidisciplinary experience in marine operations and subsea engineering. Broad expertise in business and product development, project management, and engineering leadership —onshore and offshore. Proven track record delivering complex SURF, FPSO, vessel, rig, and platform projects, including offshore wind, aquaculture installations, subsea infrastructure, mooring (incl. tow & hook-up) of floating units. Key skills: - Project management, ensuring project objectives, schedules, budgets and project intent are met. - Planning, controlling and executing tenders and contracts for both operators and contractors, including bid evaluation and contract award. - Full EPCI competence across engineering, fabrication, testing, installation, operation and decommissioning of offshore energy infrastructure. - Ensuring procedures, methods and equipment are fully prepared and validated before construction and offshore execution. - Managing all documentation before, during and after project execution, including LCI, MRB and operational deliverables. - Capturing feedback and lessons learned, ensuring knowledge transfer to future projects. - Head of department managers, leading teams, projects, contractors/ subcontractors work scopes. Work Experience Includes: - Preparing onshore and offshore organizations; employing and leading personnel; developing routines, documentation and controls for development and offshore operations. - Executing full EPCI cycles: tendering, contract execution, preparations, interfaces, procedure development, risk management, logistics, resource allocation, familiarization, supervision of operations, mobilization, offshore installation, demobilization and reporting. - Product development: conceptual studies, detail design, fabrication, construction, assembly, verification, installation and maintenance. - Offshore and Subsea equipment design, fabrication, testing, installation, maintenance & repair. - Renewable energy: offshore wind, studies, development, installation, O&M. - Mooring design, anchor and mooring line installations, tow out & hook-up, riser/ cable tie-ins. - Extensive offshore experience supervising marine and subsea operations, including SURF and IMR, ROV/ROT work, heavy lifts, pipe and cable lay, tie‑ins, subsea intervention, decommissioning, workover operations, well intervention, mooring installation, tow & hook‑up activities, offshore wind installation. Also acting on behalf of Company as (Company Representative). Beinset holds rights for re-use documentation packages, prepared for Customers.
Lead projects while actively contributing in a senior consultancy role. - Specialize in engineering, structural design, drafting, hydrodynamics, and marine operations across sectors including offshore wind, oil and gas, and aquaculture. Provide a comprehensive range of services, feasibility studies, concept development, cost estimation, tendering, design, fabrication, installation, and decommissioning of offshore infrastructure. Managing and delivering technical scopes with input from key technical disciplines. - Part of Dr. techn. Olav Olsen’s decommissioning study for Miljødirektoratet, “Disposal of pipelines, cables and other infrastructure on the Norwegian Continental Shelf – Updating the knowledge base and assessing alternative disposal solutions,” with a focus on Best Available Techniques (BAT). - Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) alternative mooring configurations and mooring components study for TotalEnergies - OneTech, France. Including analysis, method statements, schedule and cost assessment for Installation and Hook-up of various mooring concepts. - GoliatVind Tender - Delivered cost estimates for an EPCI bidder covering five (FOWT) permanent mooring systems, end-to-end delivery.
Head of (Project Management/ Structural/ Hydrodynamics/ Design/ Draughting/ Marine Operations) department managers. Supported daily responsibilities, including resource management, project, and discipline assistance. Developed and guided a roadmap for business growth, organizational improvement, and competency enhancement, defining needs, establishing processes, support tools, and software design specifications to elevate engineering quality and efficiency. Semar AS also played a key role during planning and execution of the marine operations for Equinor’s Hywind Tampen wind turbine project (2022/ 23).
Working as entrepreneur and consultant for several companies with multidiscipline tasks established an extensive experience and network in the key energy markets.
Offshore fish farms: Preparation and offshore installation of Nordlaks Ocean Fishfarm project “Havfarm 1”. Semar in contract with Seasystems. - Risk management, planning and managing HAZOP study (Hazop lead). - Marine Supervisor onboard “Skandi Skansen” during offshore operations.
Preparation and offshore execution of the Haven (accommodation jack-up) removal from Johan Sverdrup field. - Company Rep. Onboard installation vessel “Topaz Tiamat” during offshore operations.
Development and manufacturing of structures and products in Glass Fibre Reinforced Polyester GRP. Protecting subsea infrastructure from external impact (dropped objects, trawl, anchor loads). Delivery of large fish tanks, closed floating production facilities, footbridges, scrubbers, light bridges, floating swimming pools and harbour facilities.