Riser Technical Manager, Western Hemisphere

NOV•Houston, TX

1d•Remote

About The Position

This role provides support to specific riser projects or programs with cost reimbursement through intercompany billing. The Riser Technical Manager will manage and coordinate the activities of staff, including training, employee development, performance evaluation, hiring decisions, and the establishment of goals and performance objectives for the assigned department. This position involves the continual evaluation of department processes, methods, and activities to ensure the most effective use of resources and equipment. The manager will create and manage riser services activities, including change engineering, design submittals/appraisals, document control, service manuals, and technical literature. A key aspect of this role is identifying customer requirements and concerns to ensure NOV remains competitive. The position also focuses on ensuring regional technical consistency and improving processes for efficient execution. Additionally, the role requires performing other work-related tasks as assigned and complying with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures. Facility/Group Specific Responsibilities include developing and enforcing NOV QHSE culture, facilitating global meetings with programs, service, and repair centers to coordinate riser business, and developing and overseeing the execution of a business strategy to retain and grow NOV’s riser AM business. The manager will ensure NOV riser repair facilities meet required production levels and quality/commercial objectives, and establish remote riser repair options in regions without a riser facility. This role serves as a technical resource for risers globally and assists global service and repair teams in developing technical training plans, while also liaising between product engineering and aftermarket.

Requirements

10 years of experience with Riser and related drilling equipment.
Experience managing teams and remote operations.
Oil and Gas Regulations
ABS/DNV regulations

Responsibilities

Provide support to specific riser projects or programs with cost reimbursement through intercompany billing.
Manage and coordinate the activities of staff including training, employee development, performance evaluation, hiring decisions, and the establishment of goals and performance objectives for assigned department.
Provide continual evaluation of department processes, methods, and activities to assure the most effective use of resources and equipment.
Create and manage the riser services activities including change engineering, design submittals/appraisals, document control, service manuals and technical literature.
Identify customer requirements and concerns and ensure NOV remains ahead of our competition.
Ensure regional technical consistency and improve processes for efficient execution.
Perform other work related tasks as assigned.
Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policies and procedures.
Develop and enforce NOV QHSE culture.
Facilitate global meetings with programs, service and repair centers to coordinate ongoing and future riser business.
Develop and oversee execution of a business strategy that will retain and grown NOV’s riser AM business in the face of competition.
Ensure NOV riser repair facilities perform at required production levels and meet the quality and commercial objectives.
Establish remote riser repair options in regions where we do not have a riser facility.
Technical resource for riser globally.
Help global service and repair teams develop technical training plans.
Liaise between product engineering and aftermarket.