The posting
Do you want to drive performance and pioneering technology in a highly dynamic, ambitious environment with broad variety of exciting projects? In Welltec, cutting-edge technology and global development are high on the agenda, and we are looking for a seasoned leadership colleague to take this journey to the next level.
A world-class company
Welltec® is an international oilfield service company and a leading specialist partner to the energy industry.
Our values are to be Pioneering, Visionary, Dedicated, and Agile.
We develop and manufacture precision-controlled technologies which provide the most unique and advanced Completion and Intervention solutions, which assist our clients in maximizing recovery from their assets.
We always look to the future, utilizing our intelligence, imagination and expertise to create new opportunities. We have won several industry awards for innovative thinking. We are enjoying constant growth worldwide through the wide adoption of our cutting-edge solutions.
Our policy is to hire locally and work globally. We therefore recruit where we are active and train our employees to operate our state-of-the-art technologies to provide services to our high-profile clients in the region.
The global dimension offers a range of opportunities for those who are motivated by a challenging and multicultural environment where employees come with very different backgrounds but with a common wish to collaborate and succeed.
The department
You will join our D&E Mechanical development function to provide leadership and set direction in a team of 14 engineers of which you will have 6-8 as direct reports. However, you will be involved broadly in the daily management of the complete team, Mechanical development, electronical development as well as software development and the manufacturing team being collocated at the same site.
The position
The role holds great potential for the right candidate for displaying leadership skills and ability to engage and inspire. You will be responsible for, people management, and high-level stakeholder management and also act as substitute line management when relevant. For this aspect in particular close cooperation with existing management will be key to your success.
The team that you will lead is responsible for the development and maintenance of Welltec’s proprietary well intervention technologies ranging from our Well Tractor with more than 20 years of service time to new and innovative technologies which we constantly introduce to the market through our global footprint.
You will also be part of a leadership team for the whole D&E function in a globally diverse company with over 60 nationalities in total. You will be reporting directly to the EVP of D&E and Manufacturing.
To be fit for the role, you should be a person who likes to lead teams and projects through involvement and structure. You like to take responsibility and you excel equally in both technical and leadership challenges.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- People Leadership of 6-8 skilled mechanical engineers
- Collaborating across Welltec with our peer functions and global areas - including Commercial, Global Operations and our international D&E offices in Brazil and Poland
- Own and manage technical projects through all development phases
- Conceptualization and feasibility studies
- Provide your guidance and input in your specific expert areas across the whole organization
- Create strategies for process improvements and drive the implementation of these with the rest of the leadership team
The candidate
The ideal candidate is someone who gets excited by tecnhology, people and open-ended challenges as described above. In order to perform well in this role, you should also have the following qualifications or similar competencies:
- Minimum a bachelors degree in a relevant engineering disciplin - such as mechanical enigneering, naval engineering or electronics. Alternatively, you have practical experience that is relevant for the job.
- 5+ years of experience leading or experience with playing a central role in driving projects by being responsible for the project process, content and day-to-day stake holder interactions, etc.
- Experience leading a team with focus on implementing improvements and developing people and team(s).
- Strong presence & people skills
What we offer
Working with Welltec® means challenges and personal development in a demanding work environment. It is exciting and rewarding, and it is a varied place to work. Welltec® is an equal opportunity employer. We offer good career opportunities for the right candidate. Also, Welltec® has a competitive compensation package.
The process
If you are interested, please submit your application via the link.
We will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and we will close the ad once we have hired our new team member. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
For any further questions, please contact Jacob Faurskov: [email protected]
