Posted Title Engineering Manager - Norway Surface & Drilling

Job Number	1736443
Business	GE Oil & Gas
Business Segment	Oil & Gas
About Us	GE Oil & Gas is a world leader in advanced technologies and services with 37,000 employees in more than 100 countries supporting customers across the industry—from extraction to transportation to end use. Making the environment, health and safety, quality and integrity our highest priorities is The Way We Work. Our technologies and services include: surface and subsea drilling and production, monitoring and diagnostics, measurement and controls, large-scale LNG, pipeline compression and inspection, well site and industrial power generation, technologies for the refining and petrochemical industries, and modular CNG and LNG units for transportation sectors. Through our customized service solutions, training programs and technologies, GE Oil & Gas partners with customers to maximize their efficiency, productivity and equipment reliability; develop their next generation workforce; and fully benefit from the megatrends of natural gas, the growth of subsea and hard-to-reach reserves and the revolution in asset health management.
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Engineering/Technology
Function Segment	Product Design and Development
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Norway
City	Stavanger
Postal Code	4029
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	The Surface Engineering Manager Norway will lead and manage the team of engineers located in Stavanger and Bergen. Lead the design of products, modification / improvement to existing equipment and engineering support for all equipment maintained or overhauled in the workshop for the Surface wellhead and flow control product line. The position requires superior people leadership skills to integrate all aspects of the Surface Engineering organization located throughout Norway.
Essential Responsibilities	Provide leadership and direction for assigned tasks and personnel. Establish team goals within framework of overall engineering platform objectives. Maintain broad awareness of efforts within group to ensure technical quality excellence, timely completion of work, appropriate use of resources and responsiveness to customer needs. Effectively communicate and drive company initiatives through organization. Facilitate communication of technical and commercial information between functions. Communicate technical, organizational and business issues to upper management and to our customers. Define roles and responsibilities for assigned personnel. Conduct performance appraisals and participate in salary planning. Promote professional growth through timely performance feedback and coaching. Ensure company compliance initiatives and training requirements are implemented. Ensure line of balance (LOB) metrics are maintained and satisfied. Able to work within highly matrixed, globally-based teams.
Qualifications/Requirements	The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or similar in addition to substantial experience in an engineering position, as well as proven experience in a leadership role
Desired Characteristics	Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. PC proficiency, strong technical skills in Pro-E, Autocad, Matcad, Microsoft products as : Excel, word, PowerPoint etc. Demonstrate ability to lead programs / projects. Strong oral and written communication skills. Effective problem identification and solution skills. Demonstrate initiative to stay abreast of technology advancements. Demonstrate success in a cross-functional team environment. Result orientated with ability to deliver on time.