Key skills
LeadershipSales
About this role
Role Overview
- On-site technical authority for all complex service deployments – directs, supervises, and mentors field technician teams on offshore platforms, vessels, mine sites, and structures
- Maintains personal operational capability; deployable alongside technicians on major or sensitive engagements
- Acts as Competent Person and technical signatory where regulation demands qualified sign-off
- End-to-end ownership of complex service contracts: site survey → scoping → execution → post-job reporting
- Develops and approves RAMS and method statements for high-risk operations, ensuring compliance with customer, regulatory, and Bekaert standards
- Coordinates resources, subcontractors, and logistics to deliver safely, on time, and within commercial parameters
- Leads pre
- and post-job briefings; captures and embeds lessons learned
- Deploys and interprets MRT, VisionTek 3D optical, drone, and ultrasonic inspection technologies
- Authors and quality-reviews engineer-certified inspection reports with clear condition assessments, life projections, and recommendations
- Leads the rope life management programmes
- iterative inspection and analysis to optimise rope selection and maximise service life
- Supports forensic analysis of rope samples with the Bekaert Ropes Technology Centre
- Sets and maintains globally consistent reporting standards across the technician team
- Primary technical contact for complex or high-risk projects – credible at engineering manager, rig superintendent, and technical authority level
- Supports pre-sales scoping: scope definition, methodology, resource requirements, and risk
- Prepares and presents technical service proposals and post-project reports
- Builds long-term relationships that position Bekaert as the preferred advanced services partner
- Contributes to the design and commercialisation of condition-based monitoring, predictive maintenance, and bundled service contract offerings
- Develops and deploys standardised SOPs enabling scalable, repeatable global service delivery
- Feeds field-derived insight into new service product development and innovation
- Supports new product and service development and qualification work
- Designs and delivers structured training for technicians: installation, inspection, NDE interpretation, RAMS, and application best practice
- Maintains competency assessment frameworks ensuring verifiable capability across the team
- Delivers customer-facing training in rope handling, inspection, and maintenance
- Champions zero-harm culture – models the highest safety standards in all field environments
- Ensures compliance with Bekaert's QMS, applicable regulations, and customer HSSE requirements
- Drives continuous improvement across safety, quality, and service efficiency
Requirements
- 8–10+ years' hands-on experience in offshore field services (oil & gas, offshore wind, or equivalent) with direct involvement in wire rope or lifting/rigging systems
- Proven leadership of field technician teams in offshore or demanding industrial environments
- Deep technical knowledge of wire rope: construction, fatigue, inspection criteria, and discard standards (ISO, BS EN, API, DNV)
- Extensive RAMS and method statement development for offshore and industrial environments
- Working knowledge of advanced inspection technologies: MRT, visual/optical systems, drone inspection, ultrasonic testing
- Strong technical report writing – engineer-certified inspection reports and condition assessments
- Current OPITO BOSIET/FOET and valid offshore medical (ENG1 or equivalent)
- Engineering, technical, or mechanical qualification – minimum ONC/HNC or equivalent
Benefits
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
- Flexible work arrangements
- Paid time off
- Professional development opportunities