Technical Engineering Director

Since 2010, Yara Marine Technologies has been at the forefront of maritime emissions reduction, working closely with ship-owners, yards, and naval architects as partners in our effort to drive the change towards sustainable shipping. Today, Yara Marine offers a portfolio of green technologies, such as SOx scrubbers, fuel optimization systems, turnkey shore power solutions, and the cutting-edge, advanced wind-assisted propulsion system WindWings. Yara Marine is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices in Sweden, Poland, and China.
We are now looking for a Technical Engineering Director who will strengthen our Engineering department and help us promote a healthy planet for future generations.
Main responsibilities
The Technical Engineering Director is responsible to manage cross-discipline engineering activities in projects. You will act as a team leader in the project for colleagues within the disciplines; mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, automation, and technical documentation.
Your main responsibilities are:
Ensure project is delivered according to given technical standards
Support that all rights and responsibilities within the contract are respected and followed
Management of change orders within the project
Execute and/or participate in negotiations with customer and suppliers
Create time schedules for various activities and follow up
Participate in various global design reviews and analysis (MFMEA, DFMEA)
Develop test procedures and support quality engineers on supplier site (mainly from the office)
Assist in developing technical specifications for supplier and sales contracts
Ensure and maintain good customer and supplier relations
Continuous product/project/business development
Subject matter expert related to the Marine Industry
Integration advisory, to provide technical advisor to customer and project on design solutions


You will on a daily basis work close to our Technical Manager and design engineers across the different disciplines and have close collaboration with dedicated Project Manager to drive the project forward. You report to the Head of Engineering. The position requires travel activity to participate in meetings and other activities
Background and skills
Experience in shipping, offshore, or other relevant industry with multi-discipline technical tasks.
Experience in working with technical project management, design, and construction of complex projects.
Higher technical education within relevant fields (BSc. or MSc. in Engineering).
Experience within contract handling and coordinating with a high number of contact areas.
Communication experience working with purchasing, manufacturing, and testing of complex products.
Leadership skills with the ability to build and maintain excellent working relations to drive the project forward together with key stakeholders
Good ability to communicate, especially in English - both verbal and written


As a person, you are proactive with a strong ability to identify the project´s needs. You enjoy working in an open environment where you have the opportunity to influence and find new working structures in order to drive the project and organization forward. You prefer to work in a position where you can use your solution-oriented ability and making decisions to reach results and deadlines.
Since you will manage and lead cross disciplines within the project as well as ensure good customer relations, we see that you have a strong ability to motivate your colleagues and represent the company in a professional manner.
What we offer:
We offer an opportunity to be part of a market leading innovative global company in the forefront of green technology for ships. An open and inspiring environment where your energy will make a difference. We provide great potential for personal and professional development.
Yara Marine is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing to do, but also the smart thing to do.
We welcome your application as soon as possible; selection is done continuously.
Send your application to jobs@yaramarine.com
Let’s make the world a greener place!