Head of Delivery (Norway)

Our Core Values are at the heart of who we are, and everything we do….

People.    

Planet.      

Product.

Motive Offshore Group specialises in the design, manufacture, rental, and inspection of marine and lifting equipment and are committed to delivering sustainable, innovative and multisector solutions and we require highly skilled individuals, like you, to come and be part of our journey.

We have many exciting opportunities globally as we rapidly expand our reach and capabilities, in particular with the low carbon and energy transition areas. We aim to assist our clients and suppliers to join us as we move into the more sustainable world.

Most importantly, our People are our most valuable asset here at the Motive Offshore Group. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative, and collaborative workplace where everyone feels respected, supported, and empowered to achieve their full potential. We celebrate diversity in all its forms—across race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, and background—and we are dedicated to creating a culture of equity and belonging. Our hiring practices are rooted in fairness and integrity, focusing solely on an individual’s abilities, contributions, and potential. We strive to ensure that every employee and candidate feels seen, heard, and valued as they grow with us.

About the role:

Location: Stavanger, Norway

Hours: Full Time

The Head of Delivery is responsible leading and managing the Motive AS operational and project teams, ensuring that it is financially viable, sustainable, and consistently meets all agreed targets and KPIs. This role involves driving process improvements, managing forecast, and fostering a positive, results-driven culture.

The Head of Delivery role will collaborate with the wider European Leadership Team to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness across the business for successful and safe delivery of all projects in terms of quality of work, maintenance of resources schedule, budget and profit margins, and Client satisfaction; from contract award to close-out along with the management, training, resourcing and development of the Motive offshore personnel. 

About the team:

You’ll be joining our Motive team, who are mainly based in Stavanger. Over the past few years, this team has grown significantly as Motive continues to expand, and our intention is to continue this. Reporting into the Regional Manager for Scandinavia, you’ll be working alongside both our TIC and Rentals teams that strive for high quality service of work.

You will also be working alongside a committed and proud Motive team globally that want to play their part in the growth of the business and support each other daily to create a positive, values driven and hard-working professional environment. 
 

Responsibilities:

People

• Adopting and promoting the Motive Offshore Group People Values and ensuring their use is embedded throughout day-to-day tasks and decision making.
• Act as a support advisor to the Scandinavian Regional Manager offering insights and feedback regarding the performance of Motive AS.
• Focus on personal leadership and effective performance management for direct reports and the wider team, fostering a positive coaching culture 
• Develop strong working relations with key stake-holders – clients, colleagues etc.
• To be a positive ambassador for Motive Offshore Group Ltd.

Planet

• Support sustainability initiatives by incorporating environmentally responsible practices into Motive AS operations
• Promote waste reduction, energy efficiency, and responsible sourcing of materials.
• Oversee initiatives to optimise the use of raw materials, minimise waste, and improve resource efficiency. This may include waste segregation, recycling, and reusing materials where possible.

Product

Project Delivery Element

• Ensure that all Motive AS personnel within Delivery Team are of acceptable standard and accreditation
• Ensure that all projects are delivered according to time, cost and quality constraints and contractual requirements 
• Ensure compliance with applicable Motive Group policies, process and procedures and authority structures and guidelines
• Build effective relationships internally and externally; manage the relationship between the Delivery teams across European region and customer to ensure effective management of the scope and generate positive feedback of the experience
• Attend customer meetings as required and support the wider team in managing customer meetings
• To ensure paramount collaboration between project managers, operations manager and logistical management in order to optimise efficiency and ultimately deliver success on each assignment the division has in the rentals and TIC departments.
• To represent the project delivery teams under their supervision in the form of status reporting to the Regional Manager on a routine basis, and attending review sessions.

Operational Element

• To ensure that any injury, near miss, potentially unsafe condition/hazard or any other occurrence which may cause injury to personnel, damage to equipment, or affect the local environment, is reported correctly in line with Motive Group policies.
• To develop and maintain a full understanding of equipment and functionality and feedback to Engineering, improvements and enhancements to the fit, form and function of the equipment, including comments from the offshore team .
• To ensure competency assessments for the offshore team is carried out and training needs identified and implemented.
• In conjunction with the Operations Resource Planner, ensure personnel timesheets, holiday requests and expense claims are accurate, checked, signed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Ensure that all operational processes deliver their intended outputs and support long-term sustainability. Develop and implement initiatives for continual improvement of processes within the division.

Required skills / knowledge:

• Considerable and demonstrable experience in a suitable industry role, preferably in Marine Engineering and Construction within Norway.
• Extensive experience in a senior leadership role within Rentals or a related field, with a proven track record of managing divisions and delivering on KPIs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and financial accounts, with a focus on achieving financial targets and long-term sustainability.
• Proven strategic planning skills, with the ability to set long-term goals and implement processes to achieve them.
• Expertise in process improvement and operational efficiency, with experience in implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
   

What we can offer you:

Alongside the benefits below, working with Motive can take you places that you might not have thought possible. Every region we operate in, bring their own wonderful cultures & ways of working. And as a global business, you will become colleagues with people not only in the UK, but also in Taiwan, Singapore, the UAE, Norway, Brazil and in the US. You can look forward to becoming part of our people-centred approach that sees us work closely together, supporting clients and projects in multiple countries across the world.

People are at the heart of everything we do and we’re incredibly proud of the development opportunities that many of our staff have benefitted from. Since we started in 2010, we’ve seen school leavers work their way to senior positions, people relocate to other parts of the world and countless colleagues develop skills, receive training and advance their technical knowledge to enhance their own career, which in turn helps us continuously improve as a business, an employer and carry out the services we have become renowned for. At Motive, we believe in growing together. We are One Team, One Motive, and your journey is part of our shared success.

Alongside this, you’ll get:

• Feriepenger (Holiday Pay)
• Private Treatment Insurance
• Employer Pension contribution 
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Referral Scheme
• Regular Team Building Events – such as family fun days, BBQs, nights out, volunteering with charities...
• Paid Volunteer Days

How to Apply & what happens next:

You’re happy and ready to apply? Great, thank you.

You can apply by sending us a CV with any supporting documents telling us why you’d like to work with us at Motive Offshore Group.

We want to find great people and learn more about you as a person, ensuring we all have a positive recruitment journey. So please, tell us more about you, however you’d want.

Once we’ve reviewed your application, we’ll be back in touch as soon as possible to update you on the next stages of the process. If you have any questions about the role or want to chat about what life is like at Motive Offshore Group, email us at recruitment@motive-offshore.com.