Head of Section - Integrity Management

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Job Description

Risk Advisory is a well-established department in the UK & Ireland region of Energy Systems and is primarily responsible for delivery of Advisory and safety management services to ensure that all operations are completed safely. Our team provides high quality services and best practice in risk identification, assessment and mitigation and assist our customers in risk-based decision support. This approach is highly valued through the whole energy value chain ranging from O&G (upstream, midstream, downstream), the evolving hydrogen and CCUS sectors, and in the allied areas of the Energy Transition (renewables).

Our ambition is to grow our business by providing value adding services that give our customers a competitive advantage in achieving their own goals. Risk Advisory is on a journey to continue with our customer centric approach whilst continuously improving the way we work.

Our Opportunity:

Reporting directly to the Head of Department, the Head of Section will lead a growing Integrity Management team of ~35 people, covering offshore fixed and floating structures, pipelines (transmission and distribution), onshore process plant and increasingly renewables including wind, solar and storage. Our Integrity Management offering provides end to end services including policies, procedures and standards, inspection planning, corrosion control, fitness for service, damage evaluation and failure analysis.

As Head of Section, your main responsibility will be to provide leadership to the technical specialists and to the engineers/consultants through your Team Leads. This will involve coaching, developing, retaining, and recruiting staff, and ensuring that they are motivated and engaged; and that your Section is optimally utilised in meeting its operational targets and objectives.

This will be achieved, in part, by ensuring your Section has the right capabilities and are striving for a high performing collaborative culture which provides individuals with an exceptional employee experience. You will ensure that business development and execution of projects are appropriately resourced with the right individuals, completed within the required timelines and budgets and to the required quality standards to meet customer requirements.

Key accountabilities:

• Technical Delivery
  • Ensure that appropriate systems and processes are in place to deliver work within time to a high standard of quality
  • Drive a culture of excellence in technical delivery and in project management
  • Identify needs for service delivery, development and innovation
• People development
  • Support and develop Team Leads, Technical Specialists and delegate tasks and initiatives appropriately. Provide support, management, technical leadership to your team, including mentoring and training
  • Build and strengthen a strong culture based on our Purpose, Vision and Values (PVV)
  • Focus on driving the growth of the business through implementation of people management strategies and a well aligned workforce plan. Ensure the team is utilised at the appropriate level given the mix of responsibilities within the team
  • Develop competency and succession planning for critical roles and capabilities within department. Drive recruitment and staff retention across the section building a diverse and inclusive team
  • Build a culture of learning within the team, and through empowerment, ensure team are supported and developed to achieve their potential and ensure continuous improvement and service delivery
• Commercial/strategic
  • Work closely with the Head of Department in designing, implementing, and achieving the Departments tactical and annual operating plans, in line with the longer-term objectives of Energy Systems in the Region
  • Plan, co-ordinate, support, follow-up and improve the financial performance of the unit to ensure long term sustainable operations
  • Ensure efficient and consistent delivery of services in line with customer expectations and in line with required standards and best practice guidelines
  • Drive cross-departmental collaboration and work in partnership with the Sales team to provide integrated solutions that meet customer needs
  • Responsible for HSSEQ within the team, ensuring standards of quality, safety and wellbeing are met.

Responsibilities

We place great value on all our people and the contribution they make to our business, so it's important that our rewards make us all feel valued here. That's why we recognise individual needs and offer a flexible reward and benefits package that puts you first, including;

• Fantastic career progression opportunities, with the resources to support your development, and the freedom to satisfy your curiosity and desire to learn
• Non-contractual profit share scheme
• Lifestyle benefits: 26 days annual leave + bank holidays, opportunity for up to 10 days unpaid leave, sabbatical leave, flexible working options
• Wellbeing benefits: (inc Private Medical, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Gym allowance). Company contribution towards eye tests and glasses (for computer/laptop users), and Flu Vaccinations. Also, our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides free and confidential support for issues including work, family, relationships, money and health and we provide free fruit in our offices
• Financial Benefits: including a Pension Scheme with employer pension contributions up to 9%, Life Assurance and Income Protection
• Travel benefits: Season Ticket Loan, Cycle to Work Scheme, Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme (for personal use)
• Re-imbursement of relevant Professional Membership Fees (up to £570)
• Access to employee retail discount site for high street and on-line shopping

DNV is an Equal Opportunity Employer and gives consideration for employment to qualified applicants without regard to gender, religion, race, national or ethnic origin, cultural background, social group, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, age or political opinion. Diversity is fundamental to our culture and we invite you to be part of this diversity.

Qualifications

Our Integrity Management Section contains experts from across a diverse spectrum of disciplines and market sectors and therefore as Head of Section, there are a range of skills, behaviours and experience that we feel are essential for you to bring to this role:

• Demonstrates significant knowledge across the competencies represented in the department; participates in continuous professional development. Capable of understanding the wide variety of markets, buyers, regulators, competitors, and other forces that shape the rapidly changing energy market
• Commercially aware with ability to manage, develop, interpret and report on key commercial / financial indicators, resulting in a strong positive impact on business growth and profitability
• Experience of leading and driving continuous improvement in a team, providing them with a positive and reassuring working environment, supporting and encouraging them in difficult times. Has ability to envision and motivate others who don't report to them, to achieve a mutual goal
• Effectively plans, defines and communicates clear sense of direction, priorities, and keeps team focused on objectives. Allocates resources effectively; monitors progress and acts where deviations are observed. Capable of managing several tasks at once and working under time pressure
• Passion for developing people. Experience in evaluating individual performance, creating and implementing individual develop plans, shares knowledge and experience in the pursuit of team goals and supporting the team to progress and reach their potential. Promotes, diversity, equity and inclusion
• Builds and maintains a strong network of internal and external contacts and relationships. Demonstrates a clear client focus, evidencing deep understanding of the market drivers and challenges (market foresight), utilising it to drive business development and achieve business objectives
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal and presentation). Communicates with authority and conviction, demonstrating an ability to engage and influence

Your team is predominantly based out of our Loughborough, Aberdeen and London offices, so it's vital, given the nature of your role, that you're located close to one of these and willing to travel to the other offices on a regular basis. We also offer hybrid working arrangements and support, where possible, flexible working requests.