Gavin Mann
Arbroath,Angus
Summary
A seasoned professional with a proven track record in innovative thinking and change leadership, adept at driving business performance improvements across diverse organisations. Demonstrates authentic leadership and direction, aligning corporate objectives with workforce capabilities to achieve strategic goals. Possesses strong academic and professional knowledge of organisational performance and behaviour, complemented by expertise in operational strategy, profit and loss understanding, continuous improvement implementation, budgeting, and financial analysis. Resilient in high-pressure situations, committed to leadership development and fostering environments conducive to growth. Career aspirations include further enhancing organisational effectiveness through strategic initiatives that promote sustainable success.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work history
Production & Operations Manager, Offshore Africa
Canadian Natural Resources (UK) Ltd
09.2021 - 12.2025
- Responsible for ensuring safe, sustainable and cost effective production operations for two oil and gas production fields located offshore in Ivory Coast.
- Effective and consistent process safety leadership applied across workforce. Achieved via multiple communication methods and through leading by example in operational decision making.
- Accountability for ongoing development/implementation of life-of-field CAPEX and OPEX budgets for CNRs West African assets, adjusting as required to suit remaining field life.
- Accountability for selected strategic developments, including organisational merger / optimisation projects.
- Supply chain governance, including definition and selection of major tender activities specific to Offshore African operations.
Integrity Superintendent, UK & West African Assets
Canadian Natural Resources (UK) Ltd
02.2015 - 08.2021
- Responsible for delivering effective integrity management, covering all UK and West African assets.
- Led merging of two separate departments (Integrity and Subsea Engineering & Operations). One of which was underperforming.
- Defined and implemented organisational and process changes that created tangible improvements to safety and asset availability.
Underwater Superintendent
Canadian Natural Resources (UK) Ltd
Aberdeen, U.K.
02.2010 - 01.2015
- Designed and developed CNR subsea engineering organisation. Accountable for all underwater operations and associated engineering.
- Led a subsea organisation that delivered cost effective underwater inspection, repair and maintenance programmes, in addition to a number of unique, first-time and highly innovative subsea projects.
- This included first "on deck" termination of subsea control umbilical; early adoption of novel control umbilical restoration technology; successful design and implementation of ROV deployed structural TOFD; design and implementation of modular / microhabitat hyperbaric weld repair solutions.
- Raised profile of the subsea organisation which became recognised as a leading innovator within the wider CNR organisation, and in the wider industry.
- Oversight of major subsea OPEX and CAPEX projects.
Group Operations Director
iicorr Ltd
Aberdeen, U.K.
07.2007 - 01.2010
- Responsible for effective, profitable and sustainable operations across iicorr group.
- Development of multiple client relationships; and for supporting market development activities to secure prospects.
- Profit and Loss responsibility for 7 Business Areas.
In-Country Manager
iicorr Ltd
Baku, Azerbaijan
02.2005 - 06.2007
- In-country responsibility for all aspects of iicorr business activity in Caspian Region.
Senior Engineer
Iicorr Ltd
Aberdeen, U.K.
07.2003 - 01.2005
- Variety of risk and reliability based engineering projects.
- Technical auditing.
- Project Management.
Project Manager
Marconi
Nottingham, Cambridge, Coventry, Genoa
07.2000 - 06.2003
- Project Management of various telecommunications hardware and network solution projects.
Engineer
Quest Consulting Limited
Aberdeen, Aberdeen City
07.1997 - 06.2000
- Development of subsea structural and pipeline risk based engineering strategies.
- Offshore/onshore coordination and execution of topsides pressure systems inspection scopes in UK and Australia.
Education
Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers - FIMechE
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Manchester
Manchester, EnglandPost-Graduate Certificate - PgCert Engineering Management
University of Bristol
U.K.BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
University of Bristol
LoughboroughChartered Engineer - CEng
U.K. Engineering Council
Skills
- Provide authentic leadership and direction to enable alignment between corporate objectives and workforce
- Ability to “step back” and visualise outcomes and provide clarity and direction to teams and working group
- Strong academic and professional knowledge of organisational performance and behaviour
- Proven track record of innovative thinking to deliver business performance improvements
- Proven change leadership and management in a variety of organisations
- Resilience in high-pressure situations
- Leadership development
- Operational strategy
- Continuous Improvement implementation
- Budgeting & financial analysis
Accomplishments
- Worshipful Company of Marketors Award for Best Performance in Marketing and Commercial Management Examinations (PgCert, 2003)
- Member of University of Aberdeen Industry Advisory Board for Masters Degrees in Mechanical Engineering and associated advanced degree programmes
- Experienced "industry speaker" with delivery of subsea engineering lectures at University of Aberdeen; production of exam questions for MSc examinations.
Timeline
Production & Operations Manager, Offshore Africa
Canadian Natural Resources (UK) Ltd
09.2021 - 12.2025
Integrity Superintendent, UK & West African Assets
Canadian Natural Resources (UK) Ltd
02.2015 - 08.2021
Underwater Superintendent
Canadian Natural Resources (UK) Ltd
02.2010 - 01.2015
Group Operations Director
iicorr Ltd
07.2007 - 01.2010
In-Country Manager
iicorr Ltd
02.2005 - 06.2007
Senior Engineer
Iicorr Ltd
07.2003 - 01.2005
Project Manager
Marconi
07.2000 - 06.2003
Engineer
Quest Consulting Limited
07.1997 - 06.2000
Chartered Engineer - CEng
U.K. Engineering Council
Fellow of Institution of Mechanical Engineers - FIMechE
Master of Business Administration - MBA
University of Manchester
Post-Graduate Certificate - PgCert Engineering Management
University of Bristol
BEng(Hons) Civil Engineering - Civil Engineering
University of Bristol