Engineering Manager Asia Pacific (APAC)

DeepOcean; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Career development

Job summary

DeepOcean is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager Asia Pacific to lead a multi-disciplined engineering department supporting offshore construction, subsea, and IRM projects across the APAC region. You will drive governance, capability development, and technical excellence, ensuring safe, efficient delivery and strong client satisfaction while growing the business in a senior leadership role.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in oil and gas, proven leadership of multidisciplinary teams, and

Qualifications

• Leadership and people management experience.
• Strong governance, risk management and compliance understanding.
• Proven ability to deliver complex engineering projects on time and within budget.
• Excellent communication with clients and internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Provide technical governance and assurance across offshore/onshore projects.
• Support project managers with technical planning and resource allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Engage with clients, regulators, and vendors as the engineering focal point.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Risk management

Project delivery

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Engineering Manager Asia Pacific to lead our multi-disciplined Engineering Department supporting a portfolio of offshore construction, T&I, decommissioning, and IRM projects across the APAC-region, as well as providing engineering support to other regions in the Deep Ocean Group.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for the governance, capability, resource management, and technical excellence of an engineering team consisting of both Methods- and Discipline-engineering within various categories. You will play a key role in ensuring engineering services are delivered safely, efficiently, and consistently across multiple projects and tenders while supporting business growth and client satisfaction.

If you are a proven engineering leader with strong oil and gas experience and a passion for developing high-performing teams, we would like to hear from you.

About the Role

As Engineering Manager, you will be accountable for the effective delivery of engineering support services across multiple concurrent projects and tenders. Working closely with Operations, Project Managers, Commercial teams, and clients, you will ensure engineering resources, standards, systems, and technical capabilities are aligned to projects and business requirements.

You will provide leadership to a multidisciplinary engineering team while driving continuous improvement, technical governance, resource optimisation, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary engineering team.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on safety, quality, collaboration, and accountability.
• Manage workforce planning, capability development, succession planning, and recruitment activities.
• Support performance management and professional development initiatives.

Engineering Governance & Technical Excellence

• Provide technical leadership across offshore and onshore projects.
• Maintain engineering standards, procedures, specifications, and assurance processes. (e.g. DNV, ABS, ASME, API)
• Act as the focal point for engineering governance and technical compliance.
• Lead technical reviews, risk assessments, and management of change processes.
• Coordinate discipline leads including (but not limited to) subsea structures, lifting design, installation engineering, and transportation analysis
• Manage and support interface with tender, bid evaluation, procurement, project management, and operations.

Project Support & Delivery

• Ensure engineering deliverables are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
• Support Project Managers with technical planning, problem solving, and resource allocation.
• Monitor engineering performance and implement improvement initiatives.

Commercial & Strategic Contribution

• Manage engineering utilisation, productivity, and departmental budgets.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, capability, and project outcomes.
• Contribute to business planning and growth strategies.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Primary engineering focal point for clients, contractors, vendors, and regulators.
• Represent the business during technical reviews, audits, and client meetings.
• Provide trusted technical and operational advice to internal and external stakeholders.

Key Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years' experience in oil and gas, subsea services contractor within T&I, decom or IRM projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams.
• Proven leadership experience in a engineering management role.
• Strong understanding of engineering governance, risk management, and project delivery.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder engagement, and leadership skills.
• Chartered Engineer status or equivalent professional accreditation.
• Experience within offshore construction, subsea operations, asset integrity, or decommissioning projects.
• Experience in deepwater project; or worked with an EPCI contractor would be an advantage.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead a critical engineering function supporting projects executed from our fleet of offshore vessels.
• Diverse portfolio of onshore engineering and offshore support
• Senior leadership role with strategic influence across the business.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Competitive remuneration package and career development opportunities.