Project Manager - Engineering

KBR Inc.; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 374,000 - 488,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering company in Saudi Arabia seeks a Project Manager - Engineering to oversee multiple project phases from design to commissioning. This role requires 15 years of professional experience managing EPC projects and a strong ability to work in international environments. The successful candidate will drive project teams and ensure quality standards are met, maintaining client relations effectively.

Qualifications

• 15 years professional experience in managing EPC projects.

Responsibilities

• Accountability for all phases of Project management.
• Set up project team and procedures for project management.
• Manage client and contractor interfaces.
• Ensure quality and technical issues are addressed.
• Train and develop management staff.

Skills

PMC /EPC experience Downstream Projects

Adaptable in international environments

Commercially astute with knowledge of contract management

Good interpersonal skills

Understanding of Project financial drivers

High level of personnel drive and initiative

Education

Undergraduate degree in appropriate discipline

Job description

Title: Project Manager - Engineering

Job Summary

The Project Manager is responsible for all aspects of the Project. The Project Manager has the authority to coordinate and execute the successful safe completion of construction on assigned projects, within schedule and budget and in accordance with engineering specifications, drawings and contract requirements. He will recruit all necessary staff for projects, set strategies and execution plans in order to deliver the Project within the agreed schedule and budget as well as ensuring that it functions as per an agreed performance specification. He will retain responsibility for the commissioning or the facilities and until handover to Client.

Primary Responsibilities

• Have total accountability for the management all phases of Project from Preliminary Engineering, through Detailed Design, Fabrication, Integration, Installation and Commissioning
• Set up project team and all procedures necessary to manage the project both technically and commercially
• Manage interfaces with Client, and other contractors.
• Participates and contributes Constructability Reviews
• Manage, motivate and develop project team, with specific attention to developing national staff
• Ensure that the project team manage all technical and quality issues to deliver a quality product to Client that fulfils its purpose
• Develop strategies to deliver project on time and within budget
• Retain responsibility until all facilities are fully functioning and all commercial issues closed out satisfactorily
• Ensure smooth transition and handover to operations
• Makes effective client, labor, and public relations.
• Manages a team of construction specialists that are responsible for the actual construction, field engineering, quality assurance, craft supervision, administration, material control, and project controls.
• Coordinates the preparation of and issuance of reports on the construction status of the project.
• Keeps client informed of daily activities on the site.
• Makes sure that each field staff member understands his/her role and responsibilities on the site and that entire staff functions as a team.
• Makes sure that all plans and procedures for the project are implemented in the field and manages the activities accordingly. These include:
  • Safety Programs
  • Project Controls
  • Client Relations
  • Administration
  • Quality Assurance
  • Warehousing
  • Field Engineering
  • Subcontracts
  • Field Procurement
  • Craft Supervision
  • Labor Relations
• Trains, develops and appraises General Superintendent, Technical Service Manager, Administrative Manager, Site QC Manager, Project Controls Manager and Project HSE Manager

Qualifications

Skills

• PMC /EPC experience Downstream Projects to produce liquefied natural gas, gasoline, heating oil, synthetic rubber, plastics, lubricants, antifreeze, fertilizers, and pesticides.
• Adaptable and able to work in international environments
• Commercially astute with good knowledge of contract management economics
• Good interpersonal skills with ability to achieve results in an environment where they may have to be achieved largely by influence
• Good understanding of Project financial drivers and management
• High level of personnel drive and initiative

Academic

Undergraduate degree in appropriate discipline

Experience

15 years professional experience – Proven track record of successfully managing EPC projects