Associate Director - Risk Offshore

Mace; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. The Offshore Risk Asset Manager SME will provide technical leadership and specialist advisory services across offshore asset portfolios, helping clients identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks throughout the asset lifecycle.

You’ll act as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, driving best practice in risk management, asset performance, resilience

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline is required.
• Chartered Engineer, Chartered Asset Manager, or equivalent accreditation preferred.
• Demonstrable experience managing risk within offshore energy, offshore wind, oil and gas, marine, ports, or major infrastructure environments.
• Significant experience in offshore asset management and risk advisory roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead offshore asset risk management frameworks, methodologies, and governance processes.
• Provide expert technical advice on offshore asset integrity, operational resilience, maintenance strategies, and business continuity.
• Advise on regulatory compliance, industry best practice, and evolving offshore sector requirements.
• Analyse asset performance data and operational trends to support maintenance optimisation.
• Identify improvement initiatives that enhance asset value, availability, and safety.
• Lead technical reviews, audits, and assurance activities.
• Develop internal capability through mentoring, coaching, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Risk management

Offshore asset management

Strategic advisory

Asset performance optimisation

Stakeholder management

Governance & assurance

Education

Engineering degree

Chartered engineer or equivalent accreditation

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The Offshore Risk Asset Manager SME will provide technical leadership and specialist advisory services across offshore asset portfolios, supporting clients in identifying, evaluating, mitigating, and managing operational, commercial, environmental, and strategic risks throughout the asset lifecycle.

The role will act as a trusted advisor to clients and project teams, driving best practice in risk management, asset performance optimisation, resilience planning, operational readiness, and long-term asset value protection.

You’ll Need To Have:

Asset risk management

• Lead the development and implementation of offshore asset risk management frameworks, methodologies, and governance processes.
• Undertake risk identification, assessment, and mitigation activities across asset lifecycles.
• Develop risk registers, mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and reporting mechanisms.
• Monitor emerging risks and opportunities associated with offshore operations and asset performance.

Strategic advisory

• Provide expert technical advice to clients on offshore asset integrity, operational resilience, maintenance strategies, and business continuity.
• Support investment decisions through risk-based asset management assessments.
• Advise on regulatory compliance, industry best practice, and evolving offshore sector requirements.
• Asset Performance and Reliability
• Analyse asset performance data and operational trends.
• Support optimisation of maintenance and inspection programmes.
• Drive reliability-centred and risk-based maintenance approaches.
• Identify improvement initiatives that enhance asset value, availability, and safety.

Stakeholder management

• Act as the subject matter expert within multidisciplinary project and programme teams.
• Build strong relationships with clients, operators, regulators, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Present risk findings and recommendations to senior client leadership teams and governance boards.

Governance and assurance

• Lead technical reviews, audits, and assurance activities.
• Support compliance with relevant offshore legislation, standards, and regulatory frameworks.
• Ensure risk management practices align with corporate and client governance requirements.

Knowledge leadership

• Contribute to Mace's technical excellence and thought leadership.
• Develop internal capability through mentoring, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Support business development activities and proposal submissions related to offshore asset management and risk services.

You’ll Need To Have:

• Degree qualified in Engineering, Asset Management, Risk Management, Marine Engineering, Offshore Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Chartered Engineer, Chartered Asset Manager, or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Demonstrable experience managing risk within offshore energy, offshore wind, oil and gas, marine, ports, or major infrastructure environments.
• Significant experience in offshore asset management and risk advisory roles.
• Proven ability to develop and implement enterprise-level risk management strategies.
• Experience working with asset operators, developers, investors, or major programme delivery organisations.
• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle management, reliability engineering, and operational risk.
• Experience presenting complex technical information to executive stakeholders.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.