Senior Manager Electrical Engineering (Regional Discipline Manager)

McDermott; Dubai; On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Oil and Gas seeks a Regional Discipline Manager – Electrical Engineering to lead multi-disciplinary teams, ensure the overall performance of the department, and align operations with financial objectives. Candidates should have over 20 years of experience, proven leadership skills, and a strong engineering background to manage complex projects effectively.

Qualifications

• Over 20 years experience in Oil and Gas with major contractors.
• 5+ years management experience in electrical discipline.
• Registered Professional Engineer preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to managers and staff within a department.
• Accountable for performance and results across multiple disciplines.
• Develop operational plans to meet business objectives.

Skills

Leadership

Multi-discipline engineering knowledge

Project execution

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Overview:

The Regional Discipline Manager – Electrical Engineering is tasked with the development of departmental plans, including business, production, and / or organizational priorities. The role requires multi-disciplinary expertise and the ability to understand the industry to achieve financial and operational objectives. The Regional Discipline Manager – Electrical Engineering manages multiple related teams in multiple office locations, sets their organizational priorities, and allocates the appropriate resources. As the Electrical discipline Subject Matter Expert (SME), they must be able to identify and resolve a range of complex technical, operational, and organizational problems. The Regional Discipline Manager – Electrical Engineering directly impacts business results by supporting and function-specific projects, products, services, and / or technologies, and developing policies and plans.

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education:

•Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Engineering.
•Twenty plus (20+) years of experience and proven leadership experience in Oil and Gas with major contractors or consultant.
•Five plus (5+) years of proven management experience of leading the full electrical discipline in a similar Oil and Gas industry contractor or consultants.
•Preferably Registered Professional Engineer or member of Professional Engineering society as applicable.
•General multi-discipline knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and general knowledge of the theory, content, and application of statutory codes and guidelines as applicable.
•Detailed knowledge of project execution and managerial skills.

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Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

•Provide leadership to managers and professional staff within a department.
•Accountable for the performance and results of multiple disciplines within a department.
•Apply managerial expertise to achieve financial and operational objectives.
•Resolve a variety of complex problems that have implications within the area of responsibility.
•Develop operational plans to achieve business objectives.
•Influence customer and / or organizational leadership to achieve operational objectives.
•Manage the performance of Discipline employees through goal setting, ongoing assessment, and coaching.
•Contribute to functional strategy development.
•Propose scope splits between Engineering offices and / or subcontractors (as applicable) at the bid stage and award.
•Negotiate with other engineering disciplines, Fabrication, Marine, and Project Management Teams to ensure the best schedules and execution plans within agreed budgets.
•Attend project kickoff and review meetings, vendor meetings, and engineering meetings, as required.
•Interface with peers and Global Engineering.
•Foster teamwork of regional or functional managers.
•Provide and direct bid assistance.
•Ensure availability and allocate discipline manpower resources as required to provide agreed deliverables and meet agreed schedules and budgets.
•Maintain historical norms to establish budgets and forecasts.
•Prepare / review the department's budgets and forecasts.
•Manage financial and operational objectives.
•Ensure departmental plans are aligned with the business, financial, and operational objectives.
•Meet group DOE forecasts, within schedule and budget.
•Review / approve departmental key documents and drawings such as:
oProgress and productivity reports.
oManhours/timesheet bookings.
oRequisition for software, computers, and other departmental expenses.
oExpense reports.
oEstimate for proposals, including cost, schedule, and manhour estimates and execution plans.
oForecasting reports.
oProject-specific procedures and design reports.
•Conduct staff feedback meetings.
•Identify and resolve technical, operational, and organizational problems.
•Keep the Director, Area Manager, and Project Management Teams apprised of high-level activities and concerns, technical, budgetary, and manpower related.
•Plan and recommend department manpower, training / development, and assist in recruiting resources.
•Coordinate the training and development of Discipline personnel.
•Evaluate performance and recommend changes in the classification and compensation of department personnel.
•Travel on a regular basis to the other office locations within Offshore Middle East and if required, also to the Chennai engineering center.

Reports to:
Functional: Senior Director Engineering
Liaise with: Engineering Directors within each office location, Managers and Supervisors of other Engineering / Design disciplines, Project Managers, Project Engineers, and Project Management Teams; Offshore / Onshore Managers, Planning Managers, Proposals Department, Procurement Department, Safety Department, HR Department, QC, and Certification Group, External McDermott Offices, Client Representatives, Vendor & Subcontractor Representatives
Supervises: All Discipline Managers, Engineers, Designers, and support personnel within the department