Requisition ID: 2022-100012
Work Location: AE-Abu Dhabi
Department / Discipline: Project / Contract Management
Position Type: Fixed Term
Overview / Responsibilities
Wood is looking for an experienced and ambitious Project Manager based in Abu Dhabi to initially manage a FEED project associated with an element of the offsite facilities for a major Oil and Gas downstream development. After completing the project, the role will play a key part in developing the Engineering business further through winning and then leading the delivery of new projects. Successful candidate will be responsible to perform below duties;
Project Execution
• P and 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 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
• Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer
• 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
Leadership
• 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
Skills / Qualifications
• Bachelor degree in relevant discipline
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred
• Minimum 15 years experience in the Oil and Gas industry including more than 5 years managing FEED / EPC for significant projects
• Good level of experience in projects within the UAE and the GCC
• Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of business issues
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices
• Thorough understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies
• Experience of developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects
• Knowledge of prioritising stakeholders and the development of stakeholder management plans
• Has interfaced with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria on several occasions
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes. Well versed in qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment techniques
• Able to use common estimating techniques to derive estimates and costs on standard projects
• Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in different situations
• Able to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and produce project execution plans
• Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services
• Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting
• Ability to manage change control process on project with several sub-contractors and interfaces
• In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its uses and capable of managing information management project team
• Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, company and suppliers
• Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection / forecast of cost at completion
Company Overview
Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world’s most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
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