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Director, Operational Suppor

Esbjerg
Company: Semco Maritime
Published Jan 15, 2026

Role highlights

Contract type

Full Time

Schedule

Permanent

Experience

Lead

Work style

On-site

Key skills

The Director of Operational Support role requires extensive leadership experience in global or multi-project service organizations, particularly within offshore or renewable energy sectors. The candidate must demonstrate expertise in workforce planning, service operations, and service delivery, with a strong focus on enabling safe, predictable, and profitable execution of service projects. A relevant educational background in Engineering, Offshore/Maritime Technology, Renewable Energy, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience is essential. The role demands advanced skills in developing and leading scalable frameworks for workforce planning, competence development, and offshore operational support, including managing rotations, logistics, certifications, and compliance across global projects. Proficiency in stakeholder management and a systems-oriented mindset are critical to effectively interface between service leadership, project teams, and operational support functions to ensure delivery readiness. The position also requires solid knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations, contributing to a strong safety culture. Fluency in English is mandatory, with additional proficiency in German and/or Danish considered a significant advantage. The role involves regular travel and the ability to professionalize planning tools, data systems, and standards to support service growth ambitions and contract pipelines. Overall, the ideal candidate will combine technical knowledge of renewable energy operations with strategic workforce and operational management capabilities to drive global service excellence in a safety-conscious and sustainability-focused environment.

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About the role

Role Summary

  • Key member of the global Service leadership team in the Renewables Service division
  • Reports directly to the VP of Service
  • Mission: Enable safe, predictable, and profitable service execution by ensuring the right people, skills, and systems are in place globally
  • Location: Germany or Denmark, with regular travel
  • Full-time position
  • Contributes to a strong safety culture and professionalises workforce planning, offshore coordination, and operational support

Responsibilities

  • Establish and lead a global, scalable framework for workforce planning, competence development, and offshore operational support
  • Act as the primary interface between Service leadership, project teams, and operational support functions to ensure delivery readiness
  • Develop an integrated global workforce across Service, combining internal and external resources
  • Translate service growth ambitions and contract pipeline into forward-looking workforce and competence plans
  • Lead offshore coordination across global service projects, including rotations, logistics, certifications, and compliance
  • Professionalise planning tools, data, systems, and standards
  • Support and adhere to health, safety, and environmental requirements in all activities

Requirements

  • Extensive experience with workforce planning, service operations, or service delivery within offshore or renewable energy
  • Proven leadership experience in a global or multi-project service organisation
  • Relevant education in Engineering, Offshore/Maritime Technology, Renewable Energy, Industrial Engineering, or similar (or equivalent experience)
  • Fluency in English; strong proficiency in German and/or Danish is a clear advantage
  • Strong stakeholder management skills and a systems-oriented mindset
  • Solid knowledge of safety and compliance requirements

Benefits

  • Join a community of over 2,300 dedicated professionals in the energy industry
  • Opportunity to make a real impact on the global energy sector
  • Work in a company committed to safety, sustainability, and the energy transition

How to Apply

  • Please note in your application that you found the job at Jobindex

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