Manager, Engineering

Oceaneering; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Oceaneering invites applications for the Manager, Engineering role to lead the Engineering and Design team, guiding daily operations and strategic initiatives. You will ensure technical integrity, drive continuous improvement, and supervise projects from Concept through Construction while fostering collaboration with clients and suppliers.

The role requires strong leadership, deep engineering knowledge, and ability to manage complex offshore projects in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in engineering and design within the energy industry.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and offshore operations.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of relevant engineering regulations and standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Engineering and Design team, ensuring competency, capability, performance and resource utilisation to meet current and future business requirements.
• Ensure the technical integrity, quality and compliance of engineering and design activities delivered by the team.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across engineering activities, supporting effective resolution of technical challenges and delivery of high-quality engineering solutions.
• Manage and coordinate engineering activities across project lifecycle phases, including Concept, FEED, Detailed Design, Fabrication and Construction.
• Define and manage engineering scope, deliverables, resources and priorities, providing appropriate input to overall project planning and execution.
• Ensure engineering activities are delivered in accordance with applicable legislation, industry standards, client requirements and company procedures.
• Promote a positive Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) culture across the Engineering and Design team.
• Support recruitment, competency development, performance management and succession planning within the Engineering and Design function.
• Develop and maintain effective technical relationships with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders to support successful engineering delivery.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering processes, tools and ways of working, including the effective adoption of relevant digital technologies.
• Provide engineering input to tenders, proposals, estimates and project planning where required.
• Participate in engineering management, resource and planning meetings, providing leadership and technical input to support effective delivery and team utilisation.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Offshore operations

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Manager, Engineering will play a pivotal role in overseeing the engineering team's daily operations and strategic initiatives. They will be responsible for fostering a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring the team's alignment with company goals, and driving innovative solutions to enhance operational efficiency. This role requires strong leadership skills, a deep understanding of engineering principles, and the ability to manage complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the Engineering and Design team, ensuring appropriate competency, capability, performance and resource utilisation to meet current and future business requirements.
• Ensure the technical integrity, quality and compliance of engineering and design activities delivered by the team.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across engineering activities, supporting effective resolution of technical challenges and delivery of high-quality engineering solutions.
• Manage and coordinate engineering activities across project lifecycle phases, including Concept, FEED, Detailed Design, Fabrication and Construction.
• Define and manage engineering scope, deliverables, resources and priorities, providing appropriate input to overall project planning and execution.
• Ensure engineering activities are delivered in accordance with applicable legislation, industry standards, client requirements and company procedures.
• Promote a positive Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) culture across the Engineering and Design team.
• Support recruitment, competency development, performance management and succession planning within the Engineering and Design function.
• Develop and maintain effective technical relationships with clients, suppliers and internal stakeholders to support successful engineering delivery.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve engineering processes, tools and ways of working, including the effective adoption of relevant digital technologies.
• Provide engineering input to tenders, proposals, estimates and project planning where required.
• Participate in engineering management, resource and planning meetings, providing leadership and technical input to support effective delivery and team utilisation.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of emerging digital engineering technologies.
• Experience supporting projects outside the UKCS.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, And Other Characteristics

• Extensive experience in engineering and design within the energy industry.
• Strong understanding of engineering principles, project execution methodologies and offshore operations.
• Comprehensive knowledge of relevant engineering regulations, standards and legislative requirements.
• Demonstrable experience leading and developing multidisciplinary engineering and design teams.
• Proven ability to manage engineering activities through Concept, FEED, Detailed Design, Fabrication and Construction phases.
• Experience managing engineering scope, deliverables, resources, priorities and technical interfaces.
• Strong technical problem-solving, decision-making and risk-management capabilities.
• Excellent communication, leadership and stakeholder-management skills.
• Experience developing and managing engineering teams, including competency, performance and professional development.
• Experience identifying and implementing improvements to engineering processes and ways of working, including digital transformation initiatives.
• Awareness of commercial and project-delivery considerations relevant to engineering activities.
• Working knowledge of relevant engineering, design and project-management tools and systems.
• Ability to prepare and deliver technical presentations to internal and external stakeholders.

About Us

Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.

About The Team

Oceaneering Integrity Management and Digital Solutions (IMDS) delivers capability, safety, and reliability. We help our customers make informed decisions and manage risk associated with their oil and gas, renewables, and maritime assets–any time, any place. Customers are confident that when they choose us, we will respond with the safe, green, efficient, and cost-effective solutions and services they require.