Project Manager

• Participates in project scope development, estimating, proposal preparation, and client presentations
• Reviews assigned project(s) to define project scope, establish work procedures/sequences, and develop schedules, budgets, staffing requirements, vendor lists, and progress billing points
• Manage the technical issues with the team and client
• Manage a project team to ensure project safety, scope, schedule, and budgets are being tracked and implemented
• Interact with Client to proactively resolve issues and at project's completion to obtain final Client approvals
• Maintains a continuing business relationship with all Clients as part of ongoing business development efforts
• As needed manages design schedules and compliance of design efforts with established budgets, plans, specifications and Company standards of workmanship, quality and performance and with the terms and conditions of the contract
• Reviews and analyze the cost and cost control progress, financial and other site-generated data to evaluate job status and progress
• Travel may be required as needed to support project tasks or programs
• P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection
• Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Contributes to setting project evaluation parameters
• Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality
• Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register
• Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer
• Responsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage
• Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work
• Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution
• Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed
• Guides and directs a multidiscipline project team, which may include external specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites
• Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties
• Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains
• Facilitates the set up of information management systems / applications as applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information management project team
• Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews

• Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies
• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct
• Coaches, mentors and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters

• Provides the interface and maintains effective relationships with other contributors to the project
• Guides and directs project team and functional support teams as required
• Interfaces with high value engineering centres (HVEC) as required and manages scope across all offices involved
• Interface and coordinate with Operational and/or Contract Management to ensure delivery of operational goals

• Primary point of contact for customer on assigned scope. Establishes and maintains a positive and effective customer relationship, ensuring payment terms are met, and communicating any delays
• Manage relationships with external suppliers and sub-contractors and resolves cost, schedule and quality issues
• Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships
• Monitors existing relationships
• May act as company representative and play a role in contract negotiations
• Influences relationships at higher customer level

• Actions and decisions typically have a significant influence on the technical, operational and financial results of one or more small and medium-size projects
• Works under limited supervision
• Work is performed under general direction and is reviewed for conformance with policies and general efficiency
• Keeps manager informed of progress, potentially controversial matters and far-reaching implications
• Solves problems requiring an understanding of, financial and commercial implications
• Solves problems requiring understanding of social and political implications and international issues

• Bachelor of Science Degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent.
• Good understanding of Project management elements and standards including Contract terms and conditions
• 20 years' experience in the Oil and Gas Industry (Upstream) or other related industrial experience
• At least 8-10 years in Project Management handling logically inter-related major projects
• Prior experience of working with EPC Contractors / Operating Company /Engineering consultants
• Good knowledge of international codes and standards related to the oil and gas industry.
• Fluency in English with good communication skills.
• Computer literate.

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