Project Manager

Leadership and Stakeholder Management Duties and Requirements Ensure that values are adopted, adhered to and communicated such that the integrity of the company is upheld to the highest level Provide leadership, motivation and inspiration to the team Coach the team to create a positive culture throughout all departments Demonstrate confidence to lead /coordinate a team in complex multi-disciplinary projects with multiple interfaces and stakeholders Establish a strong and cohesive project team Build and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as client, fabricators and suppliers to enable smooth delivery of a project Strong negotiation and influencing skills to deliver effective relationship building at all levels Strong presentational and verbal communication skills Provide supplementary assessment reports for project personnel as requested by department line managers to support performance management Recommend future training for project personnel Recommend project personnel for succession planning Project Management Duties Provide overall management of projects through engineering, procurement and construction/fabrication phases Ensure that the project works are executed safely and efficiently, with quality, programme and cost objectives achieved to the mutual satisfaction of the Customer Ensure all appropriate Health & Safety procedures are applied at all project locations Ensure that the project team operates to VWS procedures and any other specific requirements of the contract Issue the Project Execution Strategy and Execution Plan, identifying any changes to procedures and any project specific requirements which are necessitated by the contract. Delegate appropriate tasks and responsibilities to project team members, extending intelligent trust for monitoring and follow-up Identify and manage risk and opportunity to project delivery utilising systems and procedures Utilise and champion change control systems Hold internal progress review meetings as necessary Ensure, in conjunction with departmental heads, that adequate resources and facilities are available to the project team at the right time Act as the focal point for all project communications with customers, financial authorities, agents, consortium partners and site Report regularly to the customer on project progress, areas of concern, risks and mitigations Visit customers, consortium partners, suppliers, sub-contractors and site as necessary Represent the company in all contractual and consortium matters Prepare project budget and agree target with senior management Provide accurate and timely management information, reporting progress, financial forecasting and risk & opportunity to senior management Attend senior management progress review meetings Establish set up of project administration systems including the filing system Prepare a project close-out report and archive the project records Business Improvement & Operational Excellence Duties Combine analytical thinking and excellent problem solving skills with ability to explain complex issues to different levels in the company Drive, manage and achieve the business operational objectives and ensure that these are aligned to the overall business strategy Capture lessons learned and review operations to identify and implement efficiencies and identify and manage risk and exploit opportunities Use up to date project methodology and process to implement and improve current project management procedures across the company Provide commitment to innovation by proposing, facilitating and delivering innovation projects Provide assistance to the Tendering Dept. in the preparation and submission of tenders Competencies Communication Leadership Decision Making Execution Critical thinking Team Management Requirements Degree qualified in a relevant Engineering discipline or Quantity Surveying Turnkey process plant contracting required Minimum of 10 years relevant experience required Previous experience of managing and leading large, complex projects of a lump-sum nature in the Oil and Gas/Water contracting industries Experience of dealing with overseas fabricators and customersEqual Opportunities: First People Solutions is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age