Subsea Engineering Technical Manager

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Job Summary: Wood is seeking a Subsea Engineering Technical Manager to lead the safe and efficient technical delivery of multidisciplinary subsea O&G projects. Key Highlights: 1. Responsible for the technical management of multidisciplinary engineering teams. 2. Involvement in large O&G subsea projects during pre-FEED, FEED, and execution phases. 3. Focused on designing and advancing the world with solutions for clients. **Description for Internal Candidates** **Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.** Wood is recruiting for the position of **Subsea Engineering Technical Manager** to join the **Consulting** business, focusing on **Subsea**. This opportunity is hybrid in **Rio de Janeiro, RJ**. \#LI\-Hybrid **About the Role:** Wood is seeking a **Subsea Engineering Technical Manager** to assume responsibility for the safe and efficient technical delivery of multidisciplinary subsea O\&G projects. This role carries direct accountability for managing the technical delivery of multidisciplinary engineering teams for greenfield and brownfield subsea O\&G projects. It involves engineering management, delivering major subsea O\&G projects across pre\-FEED, FEED, and execution phases. **Our Clients and Projects**: **Designing the future. Transforming the world.** Wood’s consulting business comprises 4,000 of the world’s leading technical and deep-domain experts—engineering specialists and industrial scientists—focused on advising and implementing solutions that deliver real value to our clients at any stage of the asset lifecycle. **What We Offer** * **Significant and interesting projects** delivered to industry leaders. * **Flexible work arrangements** balancing client, team, and individual needs. This opportunity is hybrid in Rio de Janeiro, RJ. * **Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion** across our entire organization, supported by employee networks dedicated to giving voice to all employees. * **Competitive salary**, with regular salary reviews to ensure appropriate market-aligned compensation. * **Flexible benefits package**, customizable to suit your lifestyle. * **Commitment to continuous professional development**, through personalized development plans aligned with individual needs and interests. * **Global connections** with leading industry specialists worldwide who are shaping the standards of our profession. **In our hiring process, we extend opportunities to persons with disabilities (PwD), fostering an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone.** **Qualifications for Internal Candidates** **What makes you remarkable?** At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunity and invite all talented individuals to consider joining our team. Therefore, even if you do not meet all the criteria below but feel you possess relevant experience, knowledge, or skills for this role, we encourage you to apply. We must all work together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges. * Manage multidisciplinary subsea engineering teams to safely and efficiently deliver agreed deliverables, schedule, and budget. * Ensure all project team activities are completed using approved Quality Management System (QMS) processes and procedures, promoting technical excellence across projects. * Support and supervise high-quality execution of tasks assigned to the team. * Manage engineering scope, identifying deviations and participating in the Management of Change (MOC) process. * Manage key stakeholders during project execution and delivery. * Efficiently and effectively manage and direct engineering resources. * Coordinate technical delivery and quality assurance of the project. * Coordinate interface between the project team and functional managers of engineering disciplines. * Regularly and accurately report engineering team progress via established protocols. * Address underperformance and identify improvement opportunities. * Assist in identifying and requesting functional support for the project, as required. * Promote HSSEA (Health, Safety, Environment, and Social Responsibility) culture and performance within the project team. * Support business development by understanding client needs, drivers, challenges, and business objectives to market and secure new scopes of work or contract extensions. * Develop technical proposals for subsea projects, estimate required resources and man-hours to deliver a given scope, and support the local Growth & Development team in prospecting new clients and projects. * Lead the development of competitive proposals as needed, supporting clarifications and follow-up interfaces with clients to maximize Wood’s probability of securing contracts/projects. * Support the development of operational procedures across all work stages. * Project management and administration. * Facilitate communication between Consulting teams in Houston and Rio de Janeiro. * Functional reporting to the Project Management Team Manager (Houston, TX) and local reporting to the Consulting Manager (Brazil). **Required:** * Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Structural, Subsea, or related field), with active professional registration (CREA). * Fluent English. * Solid experience working for an engineering services company, involved in pre\-FEED, FEED, and execution phases of O\&G subsea projects. * Strong technical experience. * Experience as an engineering manager or overall engineering leader on projects. * Strong relationship-building, trust, and partnership skills with clients. * Team-oriented, with excellent team integration. * Excellence in customer service. * Strong team development and influence skills across all organizational levels. * Solid conflict resolution skills. * Ability and experience operating in dynamic project environments with accelerated schedules and greater decision-making responsibilities. * Demonstrated understanding of business, industry, and client drivers. * Excellent communication (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. * Ability to engage diverse stakeholders and lead teams. * Excellent time management and prioritization skills, balancing the needs of multiple stakeholders. **Preferred:** * Master’s degree in Engineering. * Established relationships within Wood, with clients, and across the industry will be considered a strong advantage. Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com **Diversity Statement**We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non\-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.