Odfjell Technology delivers safe, efficient, and sustainable solutions that save time, cost, and reduce carbon emissions for our clients. Our people connect 50 years of industry experience with the technology of tomorrow. With projects in more than 20 countries we are looking for talented people who can help us overcome the today’s challenges and realise the opportunities ahead.
A vacancy has arisen for the position of Plug & Abandonment-Subject Matter Expert within our Aberdeen Projects & Engineering Team.
This role requires both strategic insight and hands-on technical capability, bridging commercial, operational and engineering domains to position Odfjell Technology as a leading P&A service provider in the UKCS and beyond.
The key duties of this position include, but are not limited to, the below:
- Act as Subject Matter Expert (SME) for all P&A activities within the P&E business area.
- Develop and support the implementation of OTL’s P&A market strategy while contributing as a key member of the P&A Team.
- Provide technical and commercial input to bids, tenders and business development processes.
- Support tender evaluations, solution concepts and cost models for integrated P&A scopes.
- Support strategic growth initiatives related to rig reactivation, modular drilling units and Hydraulic workover units as relevant to P&A operations.
- Maintain a strong network within regulators (NSTA, HSE) and industry alliances.
- Contribute to engineering standards, work processes, and QA of internal P&A documentation.
- Ensure lessons learned and continuous improvement from executed projects are captured and implemented.
- Participate in or lead client engagement presentations and technical clarifications during tenders.
- Represent Odfjell Technology at industry events, conferences, and workshops.
- Support the wider OTL P&E delivery team across a diverse portfolio as required.
- Offshore travel is a requirement in this role.
Key Responsibilities
Strategic Development:
- Define and maintain P&A strategy within Projects & Engineering.
- Identify opportunities for new market entry and collaboration.
Business Support:
- Provide technical support to Business Development and Tender Teams.
- Develop technical write-ups, execution methodologies and risk registers.
Quality & Governance:
- Maintain and improve internal P&A procedures and engineering standards.
- Conduct peer reviews, assurance checks and readiness verifications.
Leadership & Collaboration:
- Collaborate across all OTL BA teams.
- Provide mentorship/coaching to wider P&E to ensure consistent P&A competency development.
Performance & Delivery:
- Ensure high-quality, cost-efficient and safe delivery of P&A engineering support to projects.
- Drive efficiency and innovation across all P&A activities.
- Highly motivated and self driven to deliver with minimal supervision.
The successful candidate will preferably have some or all of the following:
- Degree Level qualification in an Engineering Discipline or applicable subject (BSc/BA/BEng or equivalent).
- Minimum 10 years of experience delivering engineering projects within Drilling Facilities.
- Proven experience in Drilling equipment & Drilling Systems reactivation to facilitate Plug & Abandonment (P&A) operations.
- Good understanding of UKCS regulatory framework.
- Demonstrated ability to provide technical leadership and strategic input to business development, tenders and client engagement.
- Commercial and contractual understanding of P&A services and integrated project delivery models.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in drilling equipment specification/systems capacity based on Wells Up sizing approach.
- Extensive knowledge/experience with Conventional Platform Drilling Equipment sets, Modular Drilling Unit concepts and Hydraulic Workover Unit concepts.
- All necessary basic training for offshore visits.
Odfjell Technology offer a comprehensive benefits package which includes the following:
- Learning and development support
- Collaborative, diverse, and inclusive working environment
- Part of a global company with opportunities for growth and development.
- Flexible home office opportunities
- 5 weeks, 4 days holidays, plus your birthday plus 4 public holidays off per annum
- 36 hour working week with Friday being a half day
- Pension scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Medical Cash Plan scheme
- Life and Personal Accident Insurance
We live our core values – creative, competent, result oriented, committed – while always being safety conscious.
We use Semac background checks in our recruitment process.