Job Description
Projects Manager (Oil & Gas)
Position reports to: Projects Director
Primary objective
• To plan, co-ordinate and manage the PMC services contracted by KOC. The services may involve FEED, engineering design, procurement, construction supervision and commissioning assistance of multiple large projects by directing a team of project managers (AKA PE’s).
• To ensure clear agreement of client objectives and that these are met or exceeded.
• To achieve or better the budgeted gross margin.
• To provide strong HSE leadership
Specific accountabilities
The following apply as appropriate for the project scope:
1. Direct the activities of multiple large projects
• Direct the implementation of all functions of project management incorporating EMS and WPMP requirements and procedures.
• Direct the internal company environment to meet the needs of large projects.
• Direct the projects through the development and execution stages.
2. HSE Management:
• Work with project manager(s) to ensure that HSE requirements are documented and understood by all project participants
• Compliance with HSE procedures
• Maintain HSE focus for project duration
3. Client Relationships:
• Identify, document and communicate the client requirements
• Effective management of multiple stakeholders
• Maintain and build healthy client relationships throughout the project and post completion.
• Proactively resolve performance, scope, cost and schedule issues with the Clients contractors as they arise, in conjunction with the Project Managers.
4. Commercial Management:
• Effective management of WorleyParsons/Client contract, including delivery of the budget gross margin
5. Scope Management:
• Clear definition of scope
• Compliance with requirements of the contract
• Effective change control process application
• Manage and monitor project performance on an ongoing basis to identify issues and opportunities early and take pre-emptive action.
• Effectively manages project interfaces within the Client’s organization, in conjunction with the Project Managers,
6. Time Management:
• Direct the planning of all scope elements of the project, with the support of the Project Managers.
• Develop resource requirements from the project plans.
• Direct the management of the design, procurement and construction activities to meet the project Schedule
• Ownership of the project schedule
• Have prepared the routine monitoring of the key reports and development of corrective action plans.
• Timely and effective documentation turnover.
7. Cost Control:
• Direct the planning and preparation of accurate project estimates.
• Establish cost report for control of projects.
• Monitoring and control of all cost aspects of the project to forecast costs, obtain approvals, identify
trends and take action to avoid cost overruns and take advantage of opportunities
• Assess performance of cost control system & personnel.
8. Quality Management:
• Define the projects quality requirements.
• Ensure the right systems are in place and that these are applied on the project.
• Development project schedules which allows work to be executed in a logical sequence.
• Compliance with WorleyParsons and the Client’s policies and procedures.
• Implement lessons learned system
9. Team Management:
• Plan staffing requirements and recruit accordingly
• Provide clear and focussed leadership for the project team to create a vision for project success and a strategy to fit that vision.
• Define roles and responsibilities, in particular the respective roles of the Projects Manager vis a vis the Project Managers.
• Focus team on achievement of milestones and other key project objectives.
• Listen to the team, discuss the issues, resolve problems and direct activities to remove roadblocks and achieve objectives.
• Participate in staff performance evaluations.
• Identify and implement training requirements
10. Communications Management
• Effective communications with the project team.
• Documented communication requirements.
• Accurate, timely & effective progress reporting to the Client and internally to company management.
• Ongoing monitoring of the communication network between project staff, the client and third parties and introduction of changes where required.
11. Risk Management:
• Identify project risks and opportunities.
• Monitor closure of all identified risks and opportunities.
• Maintain the risk management focus throughout the project duration.
12. Design Management:
• Plan, supervise and integrate the efforts of the PO with the management of the PO
• Ensure that clear objectives set for the FEED and/or the design team.
• Assess the design activities and ensure a ‘fit for purpose’ design of the plant
• Monitor design activities, interdisciplinary data flow and communications.
13. Procurement/Subcontracts Management:
• Ensure that clear objectives are set for the procurement and contracts team.
• Oversee the preparation and processing of tender packages thru the Client’s departments
• Evaluate tender submittals as required
• Ensure compliance of contractors to the contract requirements.
• Assess procurement process throughout the project to ensure goods meet specification, are delivered on time and are within budget.
14. Construction Management:
• Set clear objectives for the Construction team.
• Monitor the Construction Management function to ensure safe delivery of the project within cost and schedule objectives.
Essential skills/experience
Minimum Requirements:
Academic Requirement: B Sc. Engg.
Minimum total experience post graduation: 20 years
Minimum experience post graduation in oil and gas: 10 years
Minimum experience in a managerial designation: 5 years
Middle East experience: 5 years
• Demonstrable commitment to HSE Management in a project environment
• Excellent leadership and communication skills
• High level of customer focus
• Previous experience as a project manager managing multiple projects individually in excess of US$500mm value in the oil and gas industry
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