Riser Technical Manager, Western Hemisphere
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Required Skills
Job Description
**PRIMARY 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.
**FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**
* 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.
**EDUCATION \& EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS**
* 10 years of experience with Riser and related drilling equipment.
* Experience managing teams and remote operations.
* Oil and Gas Regulations
* ABS/DNV regulations
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
* Some Travel
**BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES**
* Action oriented. Goal driven
* 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.
**FACILITY/GROUP SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES**
* 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.
**EDUCATION \& EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS**
* 10 years of experience with Riser and related drilling equipment.
* Experience managing teams and remote operations.
* Oil and Gas Regulations
* ABS/DNV regulations
**JOB REQUIREMENTS**
* Some Travel
**BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES**
* Action oriented. Goal driven
Posted: 2026-04-24