Senior Project Manager

OVERVIEW

Position

Senior Project Manager

Job Code

Direct Reporting Relationship (Title)

Projects Director

Supervises (Titles)

Sr. Project Engineers/Project Engineers

Division

Sector

Projects

Role Purpose

To take ownership of the project design, procurement, execution and closeout processes and to ensure that projects are delivered as desired, fit for purpose, on schedule and to budget, whilst maintaining safety, environment, security and quality control and closure of contractual issues.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES

Key Accountability Areas

Key Activities

Project scope of work Development

• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables.
• Develop project scopes and objectives and ensure technical feasibility.

Stakeholders Engagement

• Involve all relevant stakeholders in project scope and objective development.
• Set communication strategy and develop communication matrix with all stockholders’ correspondence and documentations.
• Manage the relationship with all stakeholders.
• Constantly monitor and report on progress of the project to stakeholders.
• Ensure implementing the communication strategy and matrix.

Organize the project resource and tasks including Contractors, vendors and third parties.

• Define project tasks and resource requirements.
• Ensure resource availability and allocation.
• Assemble and coordinate project staff.
• Manage project resource allocation.
• Provide direction and support to project team.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Establish and maintain relationships with Contractors, third parties/vendors.
• Plan and execute the required steps to bring the project to fruition.

 Manage and Control Project Cost & Schedule

• Develop full scale project plans 
• Manage project budget
• Plan and schedule project timelines
• Implement and manage project changes and interventions to achieve project outputs and goals.
• Measure project performance using appropriate systems, tools and techniques
• Report and escalate to management as needed
• Provide  a project budget, and manage spending while controlling costs.
• Ensure processing the invoices on time after ensuring receiving the project deliverable.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.

Monitor and control Safety & Quality

• Ensure Safety compliance.
• develop Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC) Plans
• Confirm Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Plans.

• Ensure functionality and implementation of QA/AC and HSE plans
• Resolve all Non-Conformity aspects

Ability to Report and analyse. 

• Project evaluations and assessment of results
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.

• Present reports defining project progress, problems and solutions
• Provide alternatives to keep project under control from all aspects (Budget, Schedule, Quality)

Project Handover

• Facilitate the process of project handover such as conducting walkthrough and manage all exception items.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools
• Provide a clear and complete handover to project end users

MAIN CONTACTS

Direct reports

Main Interfaces

Sr. Project Engineer

Project Engineers

Site Supervisors

Follow up the day to day activities including technical issues.

Follow up the day to day site activities.

Follow up on training and development of staff.

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS

Knowledge and Experience

• BSc degree in Engineering.

• Should have a minimum 15 years of related experience.

• Leadership: Enable, motivate, and inspire the team to meet deliverables within project constraints by demonstrating commitment, expertise, confidence, genuine concern, and ability to help everyone solve challenges and achieve goals.
• Business Communications: Use the right , tone, and storytelling techniques when communicating, describing, or explaining issues over email, chat, reports, presentations, and other forms and channels of communication.
• Decision-Making: Make prompt, informed, and fact-based decisions for the good of the project.
• Accountability: Embrace ownership of and accountability for the project.

Education and Certifications

BSc degree in Engineering