mselectis hiring a CPF Project Manager for an international oil and gas operator in Basrah. Candidates must have at least 15 years of experience in oil and gas industry. Fluency in English is a must.
Job Objective
- Overall management of CPF project from initiation to hand over throughout project lifecycle
- Organize the work into manageable activity clusters (phases) and determines an effective approach to completing the work
- Plan and review the project schedule baseline and milestones using appropriate tools; and ensure that the project is delivered on-time, within scope and within budget
- Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path
- Analyze the actual performance against the plan and adjust consistent with plan objectives
- Track project milestones and deliverables;
- Represent project at meetings and with external consultants and departmental and senior management to assure that priorities are communicated and understood, and that progress/delays/issues are reported
- Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential changes, and devise contingency plans
- Report and escalate to line manager as needed
- Perform risk management to minimize project risks
- Arbitrate and resolve conflict and interface problems within the project
- Conduct project “lessons learned” meetings and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements;
- Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management
- Adhere to Company Safety Standards and promote safety culture among the team
- Coordinate and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth project work and oversee the work of external (sub)contractors & suppliers
- Any other objectives assigned by the line manager
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Understanding and achievement of Construction’s Section objectives and KPI’s
- Manage Scope, Organization, Quality, Cost and Time for the CPF Project
- Arrange CPF Project kick off Meeting and ensure all parties are aware about Project milestones and goals
- Plan, Schedule, Manage and Control the CPF Project
- Required interface management between surface facility department, PMC, Company departments, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, BOC, and other outsiders
- To oversee PMC management during the CPF EPCC phases
- Contribute to set up the contract management
- Administrate and facilitate the CPF contract execution
- Evaluation and assessment of consultancies, Contractors and subcontractors
- Assist and Facilitate Contractors/subcontractors and vendors visa, BOC and BIP applications within the Company
- Lead and coordinate all meeting, technical workshop, and inspection with partners
- Lead all daily, weekly and monthly progress, HSE and quality meetings
- Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and subcontractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work
- Ensure compliance with all relevant HSSE management policies, procedures and controls within own area, monitoring, reviewing and evaluating on a continuous basis, and a responsible environmental attitude
- Ensure compliance with all relevant QA/QC management policies, procedures and controls within own area, monitoring, reviewing and evaluating on a continuous basis
- Leading by example and develop a strong safety-first culture within the own and (sub)contractor workforce
- Strong focus on personal safety, security and QA/QC
- Work closely with partners and government stakeholder in line with the applicable governance documents and contracts
Surface facility construction assignments
- Comply with department polices, goals and strategies
- Manage the CPF construction facilities
- Monitor and report to Construction Section Head of project details, including progress, risks and opportunities in a timely manner
- Supervises and approves the development of CPF Projects Execution Plan and its implementation plus ensuring Lessons Learned are properly documented throughout the life of the project
- To identify the Critical path activities and provide an appropriate control measurement
- Establish the CPF project organization, define roles and responsibilities and manage the activities and work performed by direct reports
- Manage and oversee the project team that including PMT, PMC, contractor, subcontractor and third parties
- Manage the activities and work performed by Contractors and Suppliers Build good relationships with key stakeholders
- Recommend training and development for team members to build their capabilities
- Contribute to knowledge dissemination/sharing in a way that assists with building internal capabilities
- Develop overview of contractor’s strengths and weaknesses and intervene as and when required exercising contractual rights
- Contribute CSR strategy development and execution
Budget, Cost and Reports
- Plan and monitor CPF project work through reporting, analysis and identifying variances from the plans
- Liaises with planning team to ensure an appropriate recovery plan in place
- Communicate critical issues to the construction section head in a timely manner with proposed solutions
- Inform project team of reaching important project milestones
- Participate on preparing department VOWD
Qualifications:
- 15 years of post-qualification experience with experience in the oil and gas industry
- Work experience in the ME region, preferably in Iraq 5 years
- Demonstrated construction management roles of at least two USD 100 million plus capital projects
- Mastery in construction management
- Skilled in influencing and conflict handling
- Skilled in contract management
- Ability to think laterally and provide creative solutions to deliver projects and give strategic directions
- Ability to collaborate and communicate effectively
- Ability to drive and achieve desired results within the defined time duration
- Ability to interact with internal and external customers in a multi-cultural environment
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.