Project Manager

Position Description:

The Project Manager - Shallow Water will be responsible for protecting the Company’s investment in the Shallow Water Development in South East Asia. This position encompasses all technical and commercial activities relating to the Shallow Water infrastructure offshore platform facilities, pipeline and onshore gas plant. In this role, you will act as the Company’s Representative to the Shallow Water team and interface with organizations as related to the development. You will work closely with the Senior Project Manager for the development and counterparties to provide the Company’s input to the Shallow Water development activity and relevant functional groups. You will work closely with other organizations and management team, delivering fit for purpose Shallow Water facilities within an approved budget. Your role will be to provide innovative strategies and solutions to maximize value for the Company. Priorities for this position will be to represent the Company within the Project Shallow Water Team to commercialize hydrocarbon resources as expeditiously as possible.

Preferably, we are looking for an expatriate currently working or residing in South East Asia. This position will require mobility therefore, a current and valid passport is required.

Specific responsibilities include:

• Providing input to the Shallow Water portion of the project to ensure project within approved budget, while minimizing risk

• Working closely with partners in identifying and selecting top quality engineering and construction firms for the project

• Taking an active leadership role to expand project and risk management skills within our organization

• Championing Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) behaviors to provide top quartile performance compared with peer companies

• Providing input to the contracting strategy and detailed contracting plan for project execution

• Providing input to project execution plan for project implementation

• Fully supporting the business unit in terms of environmental studies and regulatory requirements

• Confirming preferred vendors and approving all bidder lists on behalf of the Company for the shallow water project

• Ensuring Value Improving Processes (VIP's) are appropriately utilized and the results incorporated in project designs and plans

• Cost effectively managing all project costs with proper controls and ensuring that project documentation is controlled, managed and tracked

• Ensuring appropriate technical, scope, cost estimate and management reviews/audits take place on a timely basis and findings are actioned

• Controlling scope via effective change management process

• Managing the project risks through development of risk registers including project, operations, business and event driven risks, assignment of risk owners, mitigating strategies and regularly reviewing the project risk profile with project stakeholders

• Reporting and regularly communicating issues of critical importance to the Senior Project Manager

• Approving staffing plans, budgets and, as appropriate, assisting with recruiting and readiness activities for project execution

Qualifications/Experience:

The following skills, qualifications and experience are required:

• A degree in engineering

• Designation as a Project Management Professional (PMP) or advanced project management degree or equivalent experience

• A registered professional engineer

• A minimum of 20 years proven experience in project management of offshore project over $300mm preferably on a global basis

• Strong commercial acumen and negotiating skills. Experience in a wide variety of contracting and execution strategies

• Knowledge of up-to -date business processes and best practices as utilized on Major/ Mega Projects

• Recent experience in offshore shallow water projects (50-200m) would be a definite asset

• Proven experience in gas processing and oil treating

• Established network of industry contacts within the engineering and construction communities would be an asset

• Experience in presenting to executive audiences and Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors

• Effective technical writing skills

• Proven practical knowledge of current project management tools (cost management systems, scheduling, estimating, risk tools, etc.)

• Proven track record of strong networking and relationships with Chinese government bodies.

• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships with internal stakeholder and external service providers

• Strong organizational and time management skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Strong non-authoritative leadership skills with the ability to influence others

• Highly motivated, outstanding positive attitude and willingness to grow the position

• Proven leadership and team building skills

• Strong business focus

• Proven innovation skills

• Ability to assess and recruit key leadership staff to meet requirements

• Champion HSE leadership behaviours in support of top quartile performance with competitor peers

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