Global QHSE Manager

About You

You are a system thinker with the ability to see the entire business landscape and the role QHSE plays in enabling safe, effective, and scalable growth. Your solutions are built to work at scale, clear, pragmatic, and grounded in real operational needs. You navigate complexity with ease, translating standards and corporate requirements into processes that strengthen the whole organization.

You are naturally curious and build your expertise proactively. You listen, collaborate, and integrate feedback from multiple disciplines such as engineering, projects, commercial, service. You have a proven record of helping companies mature their QHSE culture, governance, and systems. You understand both the big picture and the critical details, and you shift between strategy and hands-on problem solving with equal confidence.

Your mission

To own and lead Optime’s QHSE governance model during a period of significant growth. This is a senior leadership role with influence across the entire company. You will shape, maintain, and continuously improve a scalable, integrated, and risk-based QHSE system that supports Optime’s vision to simplify subsea.

Your mission is to build and protect a QHSE framework that is:

• business-aligned
• culturally anchored
• scalable across functions
• and strong enough to support rapid expansion and corporate integration

You will ensure that ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 requirements are applied in a way that enables, not restricts, innovation. You will define cross-functional QHSE architecture, guide risk acceptance, support commercial decisions, and lead system-level alignment during Halliburton integration.

Your Key Qualifications

• 10+ years of senior QHSE leadership experience preferably in oil & gas, energy, or complex engineering environments
• Proven success in building or scaling QHSE governance systems during rapid company growth
• Strong competence in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, including interpretation and system design
• Experience leading cross-functional change and implementing new processes at organizational scale
• Ability to advise commercial teams on contractual QHSE requirements and risk exposure
• Experience guiding engineering, projects, and product development in risk-based decision making
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Comfortable working independently while deeply connected to key stakeholders
• Relevant bachelor’s or master’s degree (or equivalent experience)
• Solid English and Norwegian skills

Your Personal Qualities

You are structured, reliable, and confident in your decision making. You communicate clearly, build trust quickly, and maintain a high level of integrity in all interactions. You work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders and handle complex issues with a calm, analytical approach.

You take ownership, follow through on commitments, and expect the same from others. You set direction, establish standards, and hold teams accountable while maintaining a collaborative and respectful working style. You are motivated by improving systems, strengthening organizational maturity, and enabling teams to perform at a high level.