HAVE YOU GOT SPIRIT? Succeeding in today’s energy world means always seeking new and better ways of working. At Spirit Energy we are open to hearing all ideas and believe the voices of our teams have value. Upholding our values at all times to ensure we are giving our teams space to thrive and room to grow. At Spirit, there are always opportunities for development that add value both to our colleagues and to our projects. Our Aberdeen office finds success through a social and workplace culture in which we promote a positive work/life balance through a series of health initiatives, benefits, and career development opportunities. If you are ready to take the next step in your career with an innovative and energetic team, then we want to hear from you. THE OPPORTUNITY – DECOMMISSIONING MANAGER As a member of the Energy Transition, Decommissioning and Projects leadership team, contribute to the execution of Spirit Energy’s strategy. Lead the Decommissioning portfolio of projects, ensuring projects and programmes are used to optimise strategic benefits and operational efficiency. Provide transparency and foresight on the decommissioning portfolio recognising the strategic influence is has on Spirit Energy. Maximises value for Spirit-Energy by directing and optimising the ABEX portfolio, implementing and maintaining best practice project management methodologies and tools, and instigating value adding relationships in the supply chain. AND NOW FOR THE TECHNICAL BIT… Once in role, you will be accountable for: Accountable for health, safety, environmental and quality performance on decommissioning projects. Managing the liabilities for Operated assets & to review and input into Non-Operated Assets Owns the Decommissioning strategy to ensure optimal prioritisation of resources to align with overall strategic intent of the business and achieve best value for Spirit Energy. Selects, develops, and manages multi-disciplinary project teams of company and contractor personnel ensuring outputs and outcomes are delivered to meet the agreed business / benefits case. In conjunction with the procurement team, agrees contracts for the provision of services, monitoring compliance and managing variances. Establish and maintain process and governance arrangements for the delivery of decommissioning strategy and plans, defining clear roles, responsibilities and accountabilities, that align with the wider organisation. Consolidates and documents the fundamental components of projects (scope, schedule, resource requirements, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues, and quality requirements) as part of project planning. Identify and monitor portfolio risks (threats and opportunities), plan and implement responses to them and respond to other issues that affect decommissioning portfolio. Manage stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and interests. An outward facing role, so considers and manages external stakeholders including NSTA, OGUK, HSE, BEIS, JV Partners, Shareholders, Supply Chain, Wells, HMRC, ECITB, etc. Plan and control finances of portfolios as a means of driving performance and as part of overall financial management. Prepare and maintain overall portfolio schedule avoiding bottlenecks and conflicting demands, sequencing outcomes enabling efficient benefits realisation Develop frameworks and methodologies that ensures management of portfolios will be comprehensive and consistent across different initiatives. Establish and manage reviews at appropriate points during portfolios, which will inform the governance by providing evaluations of progress, methodologies and continuing relevance. Lead and share project services expertise in SE ABOUT YOU You’ll need to degree educated in a relevant discipline, ideally Engineering or Technology, and at Chartered level. You will have previous experience of leading business transformation and of course have extensive direct industry relevant experience. To be successful in this role you will have: Embeds Spirit Energy’s Leadership Expectations into their everyday work and interactions, continuously learning and developing these competencies for themselves as well as their teams. A decisive technical leader who sets high standards and drives. Is agile, transparent, flexible, open to challenge and able to challenge appropriately. Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously, influences and persuades in a constructive way, sometimes influencing a change in the course of conversations, to gain agreement and collaboration. Able to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner. Demonstrable experience in complex and ambiguous situations – able to adopt a calm and composed mentality that promotes proactivity and deals with disagreements, problems and issues in an open and constructive manner. Skilled public speaker – able to represent the organisation externally. Influences, inputs too and promotes organisational change; makes collaborative, high-quality and timely decisions; takes informed risks and learns from failures. Builds and maintains a professional network, leads and contributes credibly to industry conversations on important issues; seeks to create and maintain good relationships internally and externally across various organisational levels; puts other people at ease and quickly builds rapport In addition to technical knowledge and credibility, we are searching for a someone who lives our values of Agility, Collaboration, Courage, Care and Delivery, enables and supports change and brings fresh and dynamic thinking. But we’re not just about energy, we’re about Spirit At Spirit Energy we believe that embracing inclusion, diversity, and equality allows for better collaboration and innovation. Therefore, we seek talent from every avenue, and offer flexible and part time working to support our colleagues personal development and promotion. Offering our teams competitive benefits and opportunities of development and skill building, we believe that our colleagues can shape the future of the UK Energy Sector. If you’re excited to shape the future of energy then apply today! As per JD PLEASE APPLY ONLINE by hitting the ' Apply ' button.