Senior Director, Technical Decommissioning

Senior Director, Technical Decommissioning

The Technical Director Decommissioning serves as the senior technical authority for decommissioning and asset end of life services. The role carries a dual mandate: actively developing business by defining what ABS Group can deliver for clients, then serving as senior technical advisor to operations on how that work gets executed. It requires established industry credibility and the presence to represent ABS Group with senior decision makers.

What You Will Do:

• Win decommissioning work through technical credibility and direct its delivery in an advisory capacity.
• Sit directly with clients to understand their asset decommissioning challenges and articulate what ABS Group can deliver, with the technical depth to commit credibly in the room.
• Advise operations on translating sold scope into executable work - approach, methodology, resourcing, schedule and delivery expectations.
• Maintain continuity between what was promised to the client and what operations executes, intervening technically where the two diverge.
• Serve as subject matter expert for decommissioning and asset end of life services.
• Develop and evaluate decommissioning strategies, including asset inventory and condition assessment, alternatives analysis, scope definition, cost and schedule considerations, risk assessment, waste management, disposal pathways, and site closeout.
• Interpret and apply applicable regulations, industry standards, client requirements and HSE expectations to decommissioning scopes; identify technical, operational, environmental and commercial risks and recommend practical mitigation.
• Review decommissioning plans, contractor work scopes, execution methodologies, estimates, schedules and deliverables.
• Direct and review technical contributions of team members, ensuring the right disciplines and expertise are assigned to the right projects.
• Advise on and lead initiatives to enhance effectiveness and efficiency across projects and the organization.
• Manage assigned client relationships to assure satisfaction with ABS Group services.
• Act as the senior decommissioning technical advisor for clients on assigned projects.
• Maintain active awareness of regulatory, technical and business developments affecting current and potential customers, and promptly brief senior management.
• Engage key decision makers to sustain relationships and identify follow-on opportunities.
• Represent ABS Group in the decommissioning market and collaborate with the sales team to drive business.
• Leverage established industry standing and professional network to position ABS Group with owners, operators, regulators, contractors and industry bodies.
• Partner with the sales team on technical proposals, scopes of work and estimates, advising operations and business development during proposal preparation.
• Participate in conferences, technical whitepapers, industry working groups and networking activities to reinforce ABS Group's visibility and expert recognition.
• Mentor and coach others, developing technical skills and teaching them to convert expertise into client intimacy and new opportunities

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• Must have an advanced degree or bachelor's degree and equivalent experience in engineering, marine/offshore technology, environmental science, project management or a related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of relevant professional experience in decommissioning, offshore or marine operations, engineering, environmental consulting, or a related technical field, including demonstrated success in client-facing solution development and winning technical work.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to gain, retain, illustrate comprehension of learned technical knowledge, and transfer knowledge to other members of the team
• Ability to actively listen to the needs of our clients and internal teams by receiving, assessing, and generating probing questions surrounding the shared information to better understand client needs to provide technical expertise
• Established industry credibility, professional reputation and executive presence sufficient to represent ABS Group with senior client stakeholders and open doors to new opportunities
• Ability to move fluidly between client-facing solution development and internal technical advisory, bridging commercial commitments and operational delivery
• Openly accept change as part of business evolution to meet the needs of our clients, provides recommendations to enhance business, and drives change across the organization
• Possess a firm understanding of key performance indicators and their significance to the business and takes action to drive results amongst the organization
• Ability to utilize established rapport and role as a subject matter expert with existing customers to identify and consistently generate new business opportunities in collaboration with sales team
• Ability to plan and deliver outcomes with colleagues, understand business goals, hold oneself and colleagues accountable for keeping commitments and high standards. This includes taking responsibility for their actions, behaviors, decisions and results, acknowledging and fixing mistakes, seeking feedback, and using root cause analysis to improve performance
• Must be dependable, highly reliable, and follow through on all assignments
• Ability to demonstrate independent, objective, open-minded thinking with strong attention to detail and sound judgment
• Must be an effective multi-tasker utilizing proficient time management skills
• Working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management System

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to a director or executive level position. May have individual contributor and/or managing direct reports.

About Us

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.

ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.

Equal Opportunity

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Other

This job description is not intended, and should not be construed, to be an all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with the job of the incumbent. It is intended to be an accurate reflection of the principal job elements essential for making a fair decision regarding the pay structure of the job.