Hook-up Manager

Head Energy Group; Verdal; On-site; NOK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and consulting firm seeks a Hook-up Manager in Verdal, Norway. The role focuses on strategic planning and execution management for offshore projects. Candidates should have proven experience in offshore hook-up and strong leadership skills. The company offers permanent or project employment with competitive conditions and various benefits, including career guidance and good pension schemes.

Benefits

Permanent or project employment

Access to exciting job opportunities

Personal follow-up and mentoring

Good pension and insurance schemes

Positive work environment

Qualifications

• Proven experience in offshore hook-up within oil & gas projects.
• Strong knowledge of constructability, logistics, and SIMOPS planning.
• Leadership skills with ability to manage multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the hook-up execution strategy.
• Lead offshore hook-up and ensure safe, efficient operations.
• Coordinate with Completion Manager for seamless integration.
• Plan human resources and rotation schedules.
• Ensure tools and materials are staged at Verdal yard.

Skills

Offshore hook-up experience

Constructability knowledge

Logistics planning

Leadership skills

Job description

Hook-up Manager

Head Energy is an independent Scandinavian engineering & consulting house providing a wide range of products to onshore and offshore industries. We work with reputed clients in Energy, Civil Construction & Infrastructure, and Industry. We have more than 900 employees and offices across Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany.

Job Description

• Strategic Planning & Readiness
• Develop and maintain the hook‑up execution strategy, including philosophy, method statements and detailed plans.
• Ensure all offshore work is minimized through onshore readiness and prefabrication.
• Prepare hook‑up registers, material take‑off lists, and logistics plans.
• Execution Management
• Lead offshore hook‑up and ensure safe, efficient operations.
• Coordinate with Completion Manager for seamless integration.
• Resource & Logistics Coordination
• Plan human resources and rotation schedules.
• Ensure all tools, equipment and materials are staged at Verdal yard and ready for offshore mobilisation.
• Implement Company’s zero‑incident philosophy and barrier management principles.
• Maintain emergency preparedness and compliance with HSSE standards.
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Liaise with engineering, commissioning and operations teams to ensure alignment.
• Report progress, risks and mitigation measures to Project Management Team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in offshore hook‑up within oil & gas projects.
• Strong knowledge of constructability, logistics and SIMOPS planning.
• Leadership skills with ability to manage multidisciplinary teams in high‑activity phases.
• Familiarity with Company BMS, HSSE standards and alliance project execution models is preferable.

Benefits

• Permanent or project employment with the best conditions.
• Access to the industry’s most exciting job opportunities.
• Personal follow‑up, mentoring and career guidance.
• A large variety of project opportunities.
• Good pension and insurance schemes.
• A pleasant and positive work environment.
• Access to both specific and general courses.

Applications will be evaluated continuously.