Eastern Hemisphere Certification Lead

-; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Eastern Hemisphere Certification Lead, where you'll lead a dedicated team to ensure compliance with industry standards. This strategic role involves managing the certification process for global orders, driving continuous improvement, and collaborating with various teams to solve documentation challenges. With a commitment to delivering high-quality service, you'll play a crucial role in the oil and gas industry, ensuring that operations run smoothly and efficiently. If you're a detail-oriented leader with a passion for technical precision, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

30 days holidays

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Dental Insurance

Gym Membership

Travel Insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in managing geographically diverse teams.
• Strong understanding of oilfield products and certification processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead a certification team across the Eastern Hemisphere.
• Manage the certification process for global orders.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Regulatory Documentation Knowledge

Problem-Solving

Customer-Centric Approach

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Are you a detail-driven leader with a passion for technical precision and team development? At NOV, we're looking for an Eastern Hemisphere Certification Lead to champion the delivery of product certifications that power our global ISE Operations and Aftermarket services. In this strategic role, you'll manage a high-performing team across regions, ensure compliance with critical industry standards, and collaborate closely with third-party inspectors and internal teams to meet regulatory and customer demands.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Lead and inspire a certification team operating across the Eastern Hemisphere
2. Own the end-to-end certification process for global orders—from document review to final release
3. Drive continuous improvement to keep operations cost-effective and high-performing
4. Ensure alignment with regulatory and customer requirements (e.g., CoC, ROE, Attestations)
5. Manage workload distribution in sync with production schedules
6. Oversee the compilation of technical documentation packs with precision and care
7. Partner with QA, Aftermarket, and Operations teams to solve documentation challenges
8. Support audits, inspector visits, and customer engagement on certification matters
9. Travel occasionally to ensure global coordination and excellence

What you'll need:

1. Solid knowledge of oilfield products and regulatory documentation
2. Proven leadership experience managing a geographically diverse team
3. Strong understanding of technical specs and how they impact certification and compliance
4. Proactive problem-solving and continuous improvement mindset
5. Confident decision-maker with a strong sense of responsibility
6. Customer-centric approach, with a commitment to delivering high-quality service

What NOV can offer you on top of a competitive salary:

Health and Wellbeing: 30 days holidays, including bank holidays | Private Medical Insurance | Employee Assistance program

Finance & Protection: Pension Plan | Income Protection | Life Assurance | Personal Accident | Possibility to work overtime.

Other flexible benefits available for you and your family through salary sacrifice: Dental Insurance | Healthcare cash plan | Partner Life Assurance | Critical Illness | Retail Vouchers | Gym Membership | Cycle to Work | Travel Insurance

ABOUT US

Every day, the oil and gas industry's best minds put more than 150 years of experience to work to help our customers achieve lasting success.

We Power the Industry that Powers the World

Throughout every region in the world and across every area of drilling and production, our family of companies has provided the technical expertise, advanced equipment, and operational support necessary for success—now and in the future.

Global Family

We are a global family of thousands of individuals, working as one team to create a lasting impact for ourselves, our customers, and the communities where we live and work.

Purposeful Innovation

Through purposeful business innovation, product creation, and service delivery, we are driven to power the industry that powers the world better.

Service Above All

This drives us to anticipate our customers' needs and work with them to deliver the finest products and services on time and on budget.