Marine & Offshore Technical Manager

Overview Are you someone who is passionate, motivated, and driven to make a difference? If so, MSA Safety is the perfect fit for your career. At MSA, SAFETY is who we are AND it is what we do. We are a purpose-driven company committed to deploying innovation and technology to deliver on our Mission to help protect people and assets all around the world. We continue to be relentless in our pursuit of solving our customers greatest problems so they can go home safe each and every day. Are you in? Read on for more details about this particular role. Responsibilities 1. Presales Technical Support & Solution Development Serve as the subject matter expert for marine and offshore business, providing technical support and integration solutions for FGS (Fire & Gas Detection Systems) and gas sampling systems, including associated packages. Analyze customer requirements, develop and optimize technical solutions to strengthen competitiveness during the bidding stage. Prepare, review, and finalize technical and commercial proposals, ensuring compliance, feasibility, and cost-effectiveness. 2. Customer Engagement & Technical Promotion Organize and lead technical seminars, presentations, and on-site meetings with shipyards, EPC contractors, and shipowners. Facilitate customer approval of technical solutions and build long-term technical credibility with key accounts. Gather customer feedback and market intelligence to support continuous improvement of products and solutions. 3. End-to-End Project Management Act as project manager, taking ownership of projects from contract award through to final acceptance and handover. Develop project plans, coordinate internal and external resources (engineering, procurement, production, commissioning), and ensure on-time, high-quality delivery. Identify and mitigate project risks, manage technical issues and change requests throughout the execution phase. 4. On-Site Support & Technical Services Guide/ Participate in site commissioning, system integration, and critical after-sales technical support as required. Lead on-site teams in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues to ensure successful project acceptance. Capture lessons learned with regular retrospectives and contribute to technical knowledge management and team capability development. 5. Team Leadership & Capability Building Lead and manage project teams (including internal members and external partners), clarifying roles and objectives to drive execution efficiency. Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members, fostering a professional and collaborative working environment. Collaborate cross-functionally to support technical standardization and process optimization. Qualifications Familiar with marine/offshore domestic/international regulations and approvals, IMO,SOLAS,ABS,DNV/GL,LR… Minimum 5 years+ experience with FGS application and integration (Fire & Gas Detectors and Systems packages)with shipyard, EPCs and shipowners Good Project management skills Familiar with POS documents from shipyard and able to prepare ,answer and close technical clarification/agreement with shipyard and shipowner in English Capable of cost assessment, technical negotiation with success experience Good command in both English & Chinese Proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft office #LI-RD1 #LI-Onsite