Global subsea and marine engineering services for offshore energy and infrastructure
James Fisher operates a capital-intensive marine services business spanning diving, ROV operations, inspection, and subsea project delivery across energy and shipping sectors. The hiring profile skews heavily toward engineering (56 roles) and operations (20), with mid-to-senior talent concentrated in technical disciplines—consistent with their portfolio of safety-critical, high-complexity offshore work. Active projects (treasury system, consolidated ERP rollout, IoT/OT integration) and pain points (planning/reporting gaps, scope management, compliance drift) indicate an organization scaling operations and tightening backend systems to handle larger project portfolios and regulatory burden.
Notable leadership hires: Head of Sales, Bid Lead, Head of Finance, Engineering Lead, IT Head
James Fisher and Sons is a UK-headquartered marine solutions provider with over 175 years of history in subsea and maritime engineering. The company serves the offshore energy, shipping, and infrastructure sectors with capabilities in diving services, remotely operated vehicles (ROVs), inspection and monitoring, mooring systems, and turn-key subsea operations. They employ 1,001–5,000 staff across six countries (UK, Australia, Singapore, US, Saudi Arabia, Norway) and operate from technical centers in high-demand offshore hubs. The business model combines project-based delivery with sustained vessel and equipment operations, requiring deep expertise in safety-critical systems and regulatory compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
Primary tools include Primavera P6 (project management), SAP and Oracle NetSuite (ERP), Salesforce (CRM), and ANSYS/AutoCAD (engineering design). Finance uses Cognos and IBM Planning Analytics; operations leverage PLC and PLM systems. Python and SQL support analytics.
Yes. Engineering represents 56 of 115 active roles, with 42 mid-level and senior positions. The company is actively hiring in the UK, Australia, Singapore, US, Saudi Arabia, and Norway.
Key initiatives include consolidating ERP systems, implementing a treasury management system, improving resource planning processes, integrating IoT/OT with enterprise IT infrastructure, and rolling out an integrated management system (IMS) across operations.
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