Engineering Manager - Seabed Intervention

Engineering Manager – Seabed Intervention

Rotterdam, Netherlands

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager – Seabed Intervention to join a leading international organisation delivering major offshore cable installation and energy infrastructure projects.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineering professional with a strong background in subsea cable installation, seabed intervention, trenching, cable protection or offshore EPCI projects to lead and develop a team of specialist Project Engineers.

The successful candidate will oversee technical engineering delivery, manage engineering resources and coordinate with project teams, installation managers and specialist subcontractors across large-scale international offshore projects.

We welcome applications from established Engineering Managers as well as experienced Lead Engineers or Senior Project Engineers looking to progress into a formal engineering management position.

Key Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership & Team Management
• Lead, manage and develop a team of Seabed Intervention Project Engineers.
• Allocate engineering resources across projects based on technical requirements, capacity and individual competencies.
• Provide technical guidance, coaching and performance management.
• Support engineering competence development and continuous improvement.
• Maintain consistent engineering standards, procedures and documentation.

Seabed Intervention & Technical Delivery

• Oversee engineering activities covering seabed preparation, route clearance, dredging, pre-sweeping and trenching.
• Manage technical engineering scopes involving subsea rock installation, cable crossings, landfall interfaces and cable protection.
• Ensure engineering deliverables meet project specifications, contractual requirements and quality standards.
• Support technical planning, engineering reviews and offshore installation methodologies.
• Identify and manage technical risks associated with seabed intervention operations.

Subcontractor & Project Coordination

• Coordinate engineering activities with specialist offshore subcontractors, suppliers and installation contractors.
• Review technical documentation, engineering calculations, method statements and subcontractor deliverables.
• Ensure outsourced engineering activities meet agreed project milestones and technical requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Installation Managers, clients and internal engineering departments.
• Provide technical engineering support during tendering, project preparation and execution.

Engineering Development & Improvement

• Support the development of engineering capabilities and technical processes.
• Contribute to engineering resource planning and future project requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve technical delivery, documentation and engineering efficiency.
• Work closely with senior engineering leadership to strengthen departmental capabilities.

Essential Requirements**

• BSc or MSc in Offshore Engineering, Maritime Technology, Naval Architecture, Marine Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Experience leading, coordinating or managing engineering teams within offshore or subsea projects.
• Strong understanding of seabed intervention, subsea cable installation, trenching, cable burial or cable protection**.
• Experience delivering technical engineering scopes within offshore construction or EPCI environments.
• Ability to review engineering documentation and coordinate subcontracted technical activities.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills.
• Excellent written and spoken English.

Desirable Experience

• Offshore wind export cable or inter-array cable installation projects.
• Seabed route preparation, dredging, pre-sweeping or rock installation.
• Offshore cable crossings and subsea protection systems.
• Experience working with specialist marine contractors and subcontractors.
• Resource planning, engineering team development and technical assurance.
• Experience supporting international offshore EPCI projects.