Project Manager, MEP

Ghobash Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 391,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

Ghobash Group in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Project Manager for oil and gas projects. You will lead the project team, manage scope, schedules and budgets, and coordinate with the client, planning team and subcontractors to deliver on time and within cost.

Key duties include risk and change management, information management, HSSE leadership, and ensuring compliance with contract conditions. You will report progress to senior management, develop the execution plan, and maintain strong client

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) with extensive Oil & gas experience (onshore/offshore).
• Minimum 12 years of experience; 10+ years in UAE or Middle East.
• Experience as Project Manager on medium to large scale projects; HSE leadership.
• Experience with brownfield projects and switchgear replacements is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Formulate project team and lead kick-off meetings; define scope, estimation basis, subcontracting strategy.
• Coordinate with client Project Manager and management team; set up information systems and communications.
• Establish work procedures, schedules, budgets, staffing, vendor lists, and milestones.
• Manage technical issues; report progress to senior management and client.
• Lead project team to track safety, scope, schedule, and budgets; ensure compliance.
• Develop execution plan, scope of work, deliverables, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register.
• Facilitate information management systems setup for project phases; manage team.

Skills

Project management

Electrical projects

Change control

Forecasting

Cash flow

HSE leadership

Information management

Close-out

Contract conditions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Overall responsibilities:

• Formulate the project team and participate in project kick-off meetings understand scope of work estimation basis execution and subcontracting strategy and execute the project.


• Coordinate with client Project Manager and project management team and set up project information system and communications.

Day to day responsibilities:

• As per project scope in collaboration with the planning team establish work procedures sequences and develop schedules budgets staffing requirements vendor lists and progress milestones.


• Manage technical issues with team and client. Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the client.


• Manage a project team to ensure project safety scope schedule and budgets are being tracked and implemented.


• Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan including the scope of work deliverables list master schedule budget org charts risk register.


• Facilitates the setup of information management systems / applications as applicable to suit various life phases of projects and manage information management project team.


• Reviews and analyzes the cost and cost control progress financial and other site-generated data to evaluate job status and progress.


• 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.


• Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the client. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope cost schedule and quality.


• 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 and responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties.


• 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.


• Interact with client to proactively resolve issues and at projects completion to obtain final client approvals.


• Maintains a continuing business relationship with all client as part of ongoing business development efforts.


• 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

Qualifications :

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical) with (15Years minimum) in the Oil & Gas industry. Affinity and familiar with Engineering Procurement and Contracting aspects in the business both onshore and offshore.

Experience Requirements:

• Experience level: 12years


• 10years or more experience UAE or Middle East


• Minimum 03years as Project Manager on medium to large scale projects in similar business or industry


• HSE leadership compliance and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Skills & Professional Requirements:

• Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of business issues.


• Good level of experience in the related field industry and locations of the work in UAE.


• Have worked as a Project Manager on the electrical projects.


• Experience working on brownfield projects is preferred.


• Brownfield experience in replacement of switchgears in oil and gas industry.


• 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 subcontractors and interfaces (if any).


• 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 client and suppliers.


• Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion.

Attributes and Behaviours:

• Coaches mentors and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters.


• Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies.


• Excellent personality with strong communication interpersonal and organizational skills.


• Strong computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft office products specifically Outlook Excel PowerPoint and Word

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time