Project Manager, Operations Manager, Program ​/ Project Manager

About the role

Hours:

Full-time

The Project Manager has a crucial role in ensuring the success of projects by coordinating with various departments and subcontractors. The cross‑functional collaboration is essential for meeting deadlines and maintaining efficiency.

Our Rentals division is a significantly important part of our business, and the foundations we lay for the projects we deliver shape what we do, how we do it and why our clients place their trust in us to work with them. As Project Manager within this division, your contribution will be visible every step of the project, from the first introduction to close out and repeat.

Our team is used to managing complex and variable projects across a range of sectors and you, as a focal point externally & internally, will be the driving force behind ensuring we achieve what we aim to do, together.

You will join a highly skilled and dedicated team that prides itself on delivering top‑quality work and consistently exceeding expectations. This is a team that is used to working with meticulous attention to detail and meeting high standards.

And you’ll be working alongside a committed and proud Motive team in the UK and globally that want to play their part in the growth of the business and support each other daily to create a positive, values‑driven and hard‑working professional environment.

People

• Adopting and promoting the Motive Offshore Group People Values and ensuring their use is embedded throughout day‑to‑day tasks and decision making.
• Define project scope, goals, and deliverables in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Allocate resources effectively to ensure project success.
• Lead and motivate project teams to achieve project objectives.
• Facilitate team meetings, workshops, and discussions as needed.
• Prepare and present project reports to stakeholders and senior management.
• Foster a collaborative and positive team environment.
• Develop and maintain relationships with vendors, suppliers, and external partners.

Planet

• Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and ethical standards.
• Responsible for ensuring that project activities comply with all relevant Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality (HSEQ) processes, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify and manage project risks and develop appropriate mitigation strategies.

Product

• Liaise closely internally to ensure scopes of work, project specifications, priorities, plans, schedules, and any other information required to successfully deliver against all clients’ requirements are clearly communicated, understood, and agreed.
• Develop detailed project plans, including tasks, timelines, and resource allocation.
• Monitor project progress, track milestones, and manage potential delays.
• Manage project budgets and ensure that costs remain within approved limits.
• Conduct regular quality checks to ensure project deliverables meet established standards.
• Handle scope changes through formal change control processes.
• Evaluate project performance and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Ensure timely project closure, stakeholder sign‑off, and project reviews.
• Document project processes, lessons learned, and best practices for future reference.

• Demonstrable experience in the management and provision of services preferably in Marine Engineering and Construction including flexibles, flowlines, risers, umbilical installations etc.
• Demonstrable operational experience supporting client organisations, leading teams and strong commercial awareness with excellent safety behaviours and focus on customer satisfaction.
• Project Management and/or business qualification.
• Relevant Engineering Degree or equivalent technical qualification with industry experience.

Alongside the benefits below, working with Motive can take you places that you might not have thought possible. Every region we operate in brings their own wonderful cultures & ways of working. And as a global business, you will become colleagues with people not only in the UK, but also in Taiwan, Singapore, the UAE, Norway, Brazil and in the US.

You can look forward to becoming part of our…