Project Director

Details

Description :

• Based in Nigeria, and repor­ting to the CEO and func­tio­nally to the Africa P&O Director, the Project(s) Director role is to ensure that local Projects are execu­ted in accor­dance with Company proce­dures, Clients and Contracts’ requi­re­ments, meeting targets set in terms of QSHE, budget and schedule.
• In charge of the local Project Managers’ popu­la­tion, The Project Director will have the autho­rity to act and commit on behalf of Management and is respon­sible for the deli­very of the local projects.

Functional responsibilities :

• Develop and manage the popu­la­tion of local Project Managers.
• Establish with the Clients and within each Project Team, a Project vision, goals and success crite­ria and imple­ment these.
• Together with his Project Managers, ensure Project Execution Plans are esta­bli­shed for comple­tion of the Projects demons­tra­ting excel­lence throughout.
• Put forward a clear unders­tan­ding of HSES throu­ghout the Projects and be seen as posi­ti­vely influen­cing Safety culture and measures in all Projects phases, encou­ra­ging and suppor­ting initiatives.
• Ensure the imple­men­ta­tion of an effec­tive Risks and Opportunities Management system for each project.
• Establish the Project orga­ni­sa­tion and secure suffi­cient and quali­fied resources throu­ghout the dura­tion of the Project.
• Manage and contri­bute to the deve­lop­ment of the human resources assi­gned to the project and ensure their yearly apprai­sal in liai­son with the func­tio­nal departments.
• Ensure clear lines of respon­si­bi­lity, clear split of scope of work, clear commu­ni­ca­tion chan­nels and deci­sion making processes throu­ghout the Project Organisation.
• Develop “team spirit” throu­ghout the Project for maxi­mum unders­tan­ding and owner­ship of Project goals at all levels to enhance Project performance.
• Establish a posi­tive working rela­tion­ship with all Clients parti­ci­pa­ting to Steering Committees when required.
• Ensure regu­lar feed­back of “lessons learnt” is done at each project completion.
• Ensure that the Company systems and tools are in place to allow real-time moni­to­ring of project para­me­ters and perfor­mance indicators.
• Together with the Project Managers, iden­tify and manage Contract changes and notify Companies in a timely manner, of their impact on costs, work sche­dule and Contract obligations.
• Through regu­lar contacts with the Functional Managers, align on project resources needs and performance.
• Ensure that the Projects finan­cial results are within target or above and initiate any correc­tive action that may be requi­red for this purpose.
• Accurate and timely repor­ting of Projects status to Company and to management.
• Ensure proper closing out of the Contracts, both with Company and Subcontractors.
• For GPC projects, align with the Projects & Operations Director and the Project Directors about expec­ta­tion, and ensure competent resources and support are provi­ded for success­ful deli­very of the same.

Required experience and qualifications :

• Engineering Degree asso­cia­ted with Mechanical, Civil, Offshore or Marine disciplines.
• 25 years’ Experience in Project Management.
• Experience is West Africa and Nigeria is a plus.
• Experience in pipelay.
• Fluent in English Language.
• Competent in Microsoft Office.