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Bureau Veritas

M&O Malaysia & Brunei Director

Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, MalaysiaPosted 1 months ago
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Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Responsibilities:

  • Champion a strong safety culture across all operations, ensuring that health, safety and environmental (HSE) excellence remains integral to every aspect of Marine & Offshore activities. Promote proactive risk management, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement in safety performance for both Bureau Veritas personnel and clients.
  • Provide strategic and operational leadership for Malaysia & Brunei, ensuring strong financial, operational, and commercial performance.
  • Continuously elevate standards of technical and service excellence, driving sustained improvements in client satisfaction and organisational effectiveness.
  • Foster close, collaborative relationships with business unit managers, embedding a culture of accountability, innovation and continuous improvement.
  • Identify, assess and pursue growth opportunities across the region in alignment with Bureau Veritas’ global strategic plan.
  • Champion the development of new services and entities.
  • Consistently achieve or exceed revenue, operating profit, and cashflow targets in accordance with budgetary objectives.

 

 

 

 

Key Accountabilities:

  • Ensure the efficient, compliant and high-quality operation of all Marine & Offshore activities in accordance with BV M&O procedures and standards.
  • Hold full financial accountability for Malaysia & Brunei - including P&L ownership, cash management, and delivery of KPIs and performance objectives established by M&O SEA leadership.
  • Translate and implement the global M&O Strategic Plan and BV policies at the local level, ensuring alignment and effective execution.
  • Develop and execute local business strategies to expand BV’s footprint and market share across marine, offshore, and adjacent sectors.
  • Build and lead an optimised, high-performing organisation by developing talent, strengthening leadership capability, and driving a culture of operational excellence.
  • Serve as the principal commercial interface for M&O in the region, representing BV to clients and partners including shipowners, shipyards, managers, offshore operators and Other Government Departments.
  • Ensure rigorous compliance with all Group and Business Line guidelines, governance standards, and quality systems.
  • Undertake additional projects and assignments as delegated by M&O SEA Management.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requirements:

  • Possess a bachelor's degree in management, engineering or relevant equivalent professional qualification.
  • Extensive experience within the Marine & Offshore industry, with a minimum of 15 years in relevant technical or commercial roles and at least 5 years in a senior people-management position.
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of ownership, resilience, and self-motivation.
  • Exceptional communication, networking, and stakeholder-influencing skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility across diverse client and partner networks.
  • Proven capacity to inspire, develop, and lead teams toward high performance and shared strategic goals.
  • Strong business acumen and financial literacy, with the ability to interpret and act on key commercial and operational drivers.
  • Strong experience working within an international organization; including experience working within marine classification societies; familiar with reporting, governance frameworks and protocols.

 

M&O Malaysia & Brunei Director at Bureau Veritas | Renata