Competency Assurance Standard Lead

SBM Offshore N.V.; Marly; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SBM Offshore N.V. is seeking a seasoned Competence Assurance Standard Lead to join our offshore team and drive the Competence Assurance Program across R3 (and R1/R2 during operations). You will ensure personnel meet required behaviours, knowledge and skills using digital tools to monitor progress and reporting.

You will oversee Fleet Instructors, coordinate with the Line Manager and Training Analyst, and deliver weekly progress reports to hit milestones before sail away and first oil.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field; STCW COC as Chief Engineer or Master Mariner may serve as alternative.
• Minimum of 10 years of offshore experience with some experience as instructor/assessor.
• Experience implementing or executing competency assessment programs, preferably in a digitalized environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that assigned personnel possess the required behaviours, knowledge and skills during Operations Readiness and Start-Up offshore.
• Leverage digital tools to execute, monitor and implement the Project Competence Assessment Program.
• Oversee the Fleet Instructors while they are assigned to your unit; collaborate with the Line Manager and Fleet Training Analyst.
• Prepare weekly reports to monitor progress and ensure milestone achievements before sail away and first oil.

Skills

Leadership

Competence assurance

Regulatory know-how

Analytics

Reporting

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Imagine your career taking you to the depths of innovation and the heights of impact. Our people enable continuous progress. Their commitment, collective expertise, and unique capabilities are the engine room behind SBM Offshore’s True. Blue. Transition. - shaping the future of energy, and beyond.

About Us

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long‑term, asset‑backed business model that delivers high‑availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower‑carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

Purpose

• As Competency Assurance Standard Lead in R3, you are responsible for the timely implementation and management of the Competence Assurance Standard Operating Unit during the construction phase up until first oil.
• As Competency Assurance Standard Lead in R1 and R2 you are responsible to maintain the Competence Assurance Standard Operating Unit during the Operations phase through decomissioning.

Responsibilities

In R3:

• You ensure that the assigned personnel possess the required behaviours, knowledge and skills during the Operations Readiness phase to execute their offshore roles effectively, contributing to the safe and efficient Start‑Up of the FPSO.
• You lever digital tools and methodologies to execute, monitor and implement the Project Competence Assessment Program.
• You oversee the Region 3 Fleet Instructors while they are assigned to your unit You oversee in collaboration with the Line Manager the Fleet Training Analyst while assigned to your unit.
• You prepare weekly reports to monitor the progress, ensuring milestone achievements are reached before sail away and before first oil.

In R1 And R2

• You ensure that the assigned personnel possess the required behaviours, knowledge and skills during the Operations phase to execute their offshore roles effectively, contributing to the safe and efficient operations of the FPSO.
• You lever digital tools and methodologies to maintain the Competence Assessment Program above its KPI Target
• You oversee the Fleet Instructors rotation in your region and plan their unit visit in line with operational needs.
• You manage any Operator Training Simulators in your region to ensure effective utilization in coordination with the Training Lead.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field (offshore core crew role). Master's degree is a plus. STCW COC as Chief Engineer or Master Mariner may serve as alternative

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of offshore experience (with some experience as instructor/assessor). Proven track record of implementing or executing competency assessment programs, preferably in a digitalized environment. Familiarity with competency frameworks, industry standards, and regulations.

Functional Competencies

• FPSO Hull
• Analytics and reporting
• Learning and development
• Regulatory Management
• Business Partnering
• Learning from events
• Third parties relation management
• FPSO Topsides
• Data collection and entry
• Planning

GENERAL INFORMATION

SBM Offshore N.V. is a listed holding company that is headquartered in Amsterdam. It holds direct and indirect interests in other companies that collectively with SBM Offshore N.V. form the SBM Offshore Group (“the Company”). For further information, please visit our website at www.sbmoffshore.com. The companies in which SBM Offshore N.V., directly and indirectly, owns investments are separate entities.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affinitive Action employer. SBM Offshore does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.