Project Manager

Sulmara; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading offshore survey company in Glasgow is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead and deliver exciting offshore survey projects. You'll take ownership from contract award through execution to project closeout, focusing on planning, risk management, and client success. You need a degree in Survey, Geomatics, or Hydrography, along with extensive offshore survey experience. The role includes competitive compensation, enhanced annual leave, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Enhanced 33 days of annual leave

Company's profit sharing annual bonus scheme

BUPA Private medical insurance

Flexible working patterns

Enhanced maternity & parental policy

Qualifications

• Organized, confident, and results-driven professional.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to lead independently and collaboratively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver offshore survey projects from contract award to closeout.
• Monitor project progress with a proactive approach.
• Build strong relationships with clients.

Skills

Project management

Communication

Risk management

Client relationship management

Education

Degree in Survey / Geomatics / Hydrography

Job description

Are you an experienced project professional with a passion for offshore survey operations? If you thrive in a dynamic, collaborative environment where technical excellence, safety and client success come first, we want you on our team.

As a Project Manager at Sulmara, you will lead and deliver exciting offshore survey projects from contract award through execution to closeout. You'll be the driving force behind project planning, risk mitigation, commercial performance, safety leadership and client engagement, ensuring high-quality delivery that strengthens client relationships and supports company growth.

You'll work closely with offshore teams, support functions, subcontractors and clients to deliver results commercially and technically, while promoting a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement and world‑class safety.

What you’ll do

Lead Project Delivery

• Take full ownership of projects from start to finish.
• Manage planning, execution, risk, cost and contractual performance.
• Monitor project progress and outcomes with a proactive approach.

Drive Commercial & Client Success

• Build strong relationships with clients.
• Deliver against KPIs, incorporating feedback into future plans.
• Ensure accurate, timely client invoicing.
• Support contract commercial management and change control.

Support Offshore Operations

• Coordinate resources - personnel, equipment and subcontractors.
• Provide guidance to offshore teams and resolve challenges.
• Drive efficiency and continuous improvement across project execution.

Champion QHSE

• Promote quality, health, safety and environmental excellence.
• Lead safety documentation, compliance and lessons‑learned tracking.
• Participate in incident investigations and emergency responses when needed.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Support certifications, training and development of project crew.
• Assist internal departments with project information and cross team coordination.
• Uphold Sulmara’s values, integrity and IMS processes.

What you’ll need

You are an organized, confident and results‑driven professional with strong communication skills and a passion for operational excellence.

What you bring

• Degree in Survey / Geomatics / Hydrography or equivalent industry experience.
• Extensive offshore survey experience.
• Proven track record in project management (Survey Projector / Party Chief experience considered).
• Strong communicator - written and verbal.
• Ability to lead independently and collaboratively.

Sounds like you? Then let’s chat.

You may be curious about joining Sulmara because you feel your current role doesn’t fully utilise your talent. If you want to take charge of your own career, become empowered and heard, look no further – you will find no layers of bureaucracy when it comes to your own career growth here.

There’s a strong sense of community at Sulmara. You will experience a hands‑on, real‑time approach to problem solving, a blurring of the usually definite lines between ‘offshore’ and ‘onshore’ and a warm welcome, whichever walk of life you come from.

Are you ready to make your mark? Apply now (even if your CV isn’t quite up to scratch).

Be part of a company driving change in offshore energy, let us drive your career forward, too, and support you with a range of great staff benefits:

• Highly competitive salary
• Enhanced 33 days of annual leave from day 1
• Additional 12 days paid leave via ‘reward days’ scheme
• Company's profit sharing annual bonus scheme
• Years of Service Award (1 days per year of service)
• Flexible working patterns
• Hybrid (office / home) working 3 days office, 2 days WFH)
• BUPA Private medical insurance including Dental Cover
• Life Assurance scheme – 5x annual salary
• Enhanced 6% private pension contributions & salary sacrifice option
• Mobile phone allowance
• Enhanced Maternity & Parental policy
• Employee Health and Wellbeing support app
• Branded apparel
• Brand new office facilities, free fruit and barista coffee, and free monthly themed lunches
• Cycle to work scheme
• AIG business travel insurance
• Employee benefits hub
• Generous employee referral scheme
• A people focused, dynamic culture with regular employees' social, sports and charity events.

We don't believe in ‘one size fits all’ hiring. If you need any adjustment (at any stage of the recruitment) to make the process work for you, we are here for it. Big, small, or somewhere in between, just let us know – [e-mail]. No red tape, or awkwardness – just a commitment to making this work for everyone because we believe everyone deserves an equal opportunity to thrive during our hiring process.

At Sulmara, we believe great talent comes from all walks of life. Talent has no labels here. If you're qualified, you're welcome‑regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, identity, background, or coffee preference. Bring your difference. We’re better for it.