International Training & Competence Manager
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About the Role
CB&I Asset Solutions is seeking an International Training & Competence Manager to lead the development and implementation of international training and competence solutions supporting market entry and business growth.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of international training and competence solutions that support market entry and business growth
- Develop workforce capability solutions that support local content ICV requirements and enable competitive market positioning
- Support bid development by ensuring solutions are credible, deliverable, and aligned to operational realities
- Identify capability risks and gaps across new and existing regions and develop mitigation approaches
- Drive commercially focused capability solutions that support profitable growth and competitive differentiation
- Define and implement region specific training delivery models including in country delivery, third party providers, and contractor based solutions
- Identify, engage and manage external training partners and providers
- Lead and support the existing training and competence team
- Ensure effective implementation of competence frameworks across regions
- Act as a key interface between Business Development and Regional teams
Requirements
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. Operations, or Technical Training)
- Strong understanding of international competence management systems and frameworks
- Knowledge of international training delivery models (in house, third party, contractor based)
- Understanding of workforce capability development within Oil & Gas / Energy environments
- Awareness of international and emerging market requirements, including local content / nationalization expectations
- Knowledge of health, safety, and operational standards relevant to technical training environments
- Ability to translate operational requirements into practical training and competence capability solutions
- Strong written skills, particularly for contributing to bids and proposals
- Effective stakeholder management across Business Development, Clients, Operations & External Providers
- Commercial awareness — understanding how training and competence supports winning work and delivery
- Experience in Oil & Gas industries
- Proven experience supporting or managing training or competence activities across multiple regions
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About CB&I Asset Solutions
- Worldwide, energy asset owners choose CB&I Asset Solutions as their asset management partner, confident in our ability to deliver tailored, value driven asset management solutions.
- Our commitment is simple but powerful: to deliver value to our customers through safe, effective and efficient operations, maintenance, wells and decommissioning solutions, specializing in late life energy assets.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- To lead the development and implementation of international training and competence solutions that support market entry and business growth, including the development of workforce capability solutions that support local content ICV requirements and enable competitive market positioning.
- The role will ensure the business can credibly define, structure, and deliver in country training and capability solutions that support bid activity, operational readiness, and workforce mobilization across multiple regions.
- The role carries clear commercial accountability, ensuring all training and competence solutions are operationally credible, financially viable, scalable, and capable of strengthening competitive position while supporting profitable international growth.
- The role will bridge business development, operational delivery, and external training providers, ensuring all capability solutions are practical, scalable, and regionally adaptable.
- Develop and implement an international training and competence approach aligned to business growth and international expansion.
- Define and drive approaches to local content / ICV requirements, ensuring workforce capability solutions support both regulatory compliance and competitive positioning in bids.
- Translate business and operational requirements into practical, scalable training and competence capability solutions.
- Lead the development of a flexible international competence framework, adaptable to regional requirements.
- Support bid development by ensuring solutions are credible, deliverable, and aligned to operational realities.
- Identify capability risks and gaps across new and existing regions and develop mitigation approaches.
- Ensure alignment between training, competence, and workforce mobilization requirements.
- Drive commercially focused capability solutions that support profitable growth, competitive differentiation, and operational delivery across international market.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline (e.g. Operations, or Technical Training).
- Strong understanding of international competence management systems and frameworks.
- Knowledge of international training delivery models (in house, third party, contractor based).
- Understanding of workforce capability development within Oil & Gas / Energy / environments.
- Awareness of international and emerging market requirements, including local content / nationalization expectations.
- Knowledge of health, safety, and operational standards relevant to technical training environments.
- Assessor and/or verifier qualifications are advantageous but not essential.
- Ability to translate operational requirements into practical training and competence capability solutions.
- Strong written skills, particularly for contributing to bids and proposals.
- Effective stakeholder management across: Business Development, Clients, Operations & External Providers.
- Ability to assess and select appropriate training delivery approaches.
- Commercial awareness — understanding how training and competence supports winning work and delivery.
Work Arrangement
- We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office based roles.
- We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.
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