Head of Construction MEA
TotalEnergies
- Dubai
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ensure the projects HSE with a strong focus on safety according to Company requirements and good practices
- Ensure quality of projects according to MEA Hub/HQ requirements and standards and solar good practices
- Ensure project delivery on time and as per the MEA Hub target
- Ensure project execution in line with investment committee approved budget
- Building good and long-term relations with Client & Partners
- Ensure the cohesion, coordination and skillset of the Metier team
- Ensure recruitment of competent and suitable PM for new affiliates
- Ensure continuous training and Metier development of PM of all affiliates
- Support on the selection, qualification, and negotiation of EPCs + various consultants and contractors, and ensure the full respect of the procurement, HSE, Quality and Compliance guidelines and specifications.
- Support & attend Hand Over meeting from Business & project development team to Project Management to ensure compliance with the HO procedure, good understanding of projects and risk map the projects.
- Support with the tenders reading/validation to ensure compliance with the guidelines and specifications of our company.
- Ensure HSE rules are known and implemented by all PMs and EPCs.
- Support & attend project kick off meeting with EPC and Client to establish relationship and ensure good understanding
- Ensure compliance with our tools and standards to improve project execution, quality, HSE
- Support Project Managers with sharing REXs to improve overall processes and quality level
- Ensure TOTAL HSE standards are deployed on the filed by Project Managers
- Be involved in the HSE objectives of 0 fatality and zero accident
- Ensure the rigorous and accurate CAPEX management of the project
- Ensure the building of strong relationship with Client, EPCs and suppliers
- Ensure the commissioning tools and check lists are used and recorded
- Enforce PR test as per contractual requirements
- Ensure the project Handover Documentation is finalized prior Handing over with EPCs
- Ensure the handover process with O&M team and Client
- Ensure the project construction management process is well applied at every stage of the construction activity
- Ensure the project documentation and the management of it is following the proposed MEA Hub project folder structure
- Make sure quality and HSE remains at heart of the construction activity at every stage
- Ensure at any time that the company governance rules are well applied (approval of investment, variation orders, invoices, Contractual letters, etc.)
- Ensure a proper management of change when the situation require it
- Ensure the monitoring and coordination of all projects under execution for all MEA hub affiliates
- Create and manage the MEA hub reporting for the management
- Be the point of contact for the HQ for all MEA hub construction reporting
- Take part to the buildup of tools, procedures, processes in coordination with HQ
- Liaise with HQ technical services to coordinate our action with the global rules
- Coordinate with MEA hub departments & HQ any actions on the implementations of global documentation & tools
- Ensure training and competencies of new PMs with all tools and standards
- Involve in the recruitment of new Project Managers for all affiliates
- Take part and contribute to common events organized by transverse function (HSE, HQ Paris)
- Several regulations across the MEA (Eurocodes, BS, American Codes, etc.)
- Several utility body across the MEA with specific requirements
- Low Quality and Safety culture within the MEA due to low skilled and less experienced workforce/contractors.
- Several different EPCs to work with and different maturity in term of HSE and technical standard. Sometimes low Solar specific knowledges
- Project management in multicultural environment and workforce
- Simultaneous projects to handle at different stages (20+ project in parallel at the tender / permitting studies / mobilization / construction / commissioning stage)
- HR management with a strong business ramp up and therefore staffing ramp up (skilling management / training / mentoring)
- Multi-tasks and agile environment due to small affiliate starting from scratch
- Competitive market with a limited area for some of the affiliates
- Very low presence in the rest of the region / affiliates to build up from scratch / first project to launch without proper existing organization
- Lack of internal standards / guidelines