Department Manager- Offshore Structural Engineering

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Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We’re bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources, while helping to provide the energy, chemicals and resources needed now.

As Department Manager for Offshore Structural, you will be accountable for oversight of offshore structural engineering activities (concept, FEED, and detailed design) including analysis and design of topsides, jackets, and associated substructures, and for ensuring work is executed safely, to applicable codes/standards and contractual requirements, and within approved budget and schedule.

You will be accountable for leading team members, including their ongoing development and assignment to projects, and for delivery of engineering within the discipline in compliance with company requirements.

• Provide overall supervision of structural engineers, designers, and project-designated structural designers/draftsmen. Own and maintain technical competency of structural personnel (training, upskilling/reskilling, mentoring, technical reviews/peer reviews/checking).
• Forecast structural engineering resource requirements and allocate resources across projects; manage mobilization/demobilization to maintain sufficient resourcing and cost effectiveness.
• Ensure structural design integrity of work scope and maintenance of discipline standards, processes, templates, and guidelines. Identify, evaluate, and govern structural software/tools required for effective delivery; drive digital adoption to reduce manual effort.
• Develop and strengthen interdisciplinary and structural group communication and collaboration.
• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and security requirements, including safety in design and management of change.
• Manage structural engineering design within budget and schedule; support corrective actions with project teams when issues arise.
• Evaluate new technology and industry advancements against existing standards and revise where applicable; benchmark design/drafting to identify improvement opportunities including total installed costs, etc.
• Promote cost reduction, productivity, and value‑creation initiatives; prepare progress and expenditure reporting as required.
• Promote career development and performance management within the group (KPIs, competency/skill gap assessment, hiring and resource management).

• Contribute to project execution strategy and planning (as required); prepare discipline work‑hour estimates and support schedules/budgets.
• Drive innovative solutions, technology advances, and methods to deal with out-of‑sequence work and delivery constraints.
• Work with project management teams to take corrective action on issues impacting staffing, scope, progress, schedule, completion, and/or profitability.
• Review and authorize work performed by direct reports and delegated reviewers, ensuring workloads are at manageable levels.

• Participate in budgeting and manage discipline operations to budget; plan, approve, and control discipline expenditures in line with company policy.
• Manage discipline staffing levels and organisational structure; monitor project discipline structures and ensure coverage when resources change.
• Create and maintain discipline guidelines, processes, templates, and standard deliverables; ensure mentoring/training requirements are met.
• Manage the employee performance review process; contribute to dispute resolution as needed. Ensure discipline work and team activities meet all health, safety, environmental and security requirements.

• Support business development by maintaining CVs/resumes and capability profiles; track existing capabilities and plan for future customer requirements.
• Build and maintain constructive relationships with customers, suppliers and contractors; support networking, negotiations, strategic alliancing and cost‑savings efforts where applicable.
• Maintain…