Projects Development Section Head
Location: Ruwais, UAE
Basic Function:
• Supervises the development of contracts for consultancy services and construction work involving minor projects from inception to awards stage.
• Pre-qualifies bidders, technically evaluates bids, establishes scope of contracts, estimates costs, develops design, details, drawings and specifications, and assesses and approves variations claims.
• Ensures cost-effective delivery of assigned new system installations in the existing plant facilities.
Work Performed:
Supervision of Engineering Development Section:
• Plans, directs and supervises the activities of assigned personnel and contractors, including allocating work and determining priorities.
• Performs supervisory functions and exercises financial authority at Section Head level as established by the Delegation of Authority Manual.
• Ensures KPI targets and results are communicated to the Engineering Development (ED) Section staff effectively.
Supervision of Projects:
• Supervises and reviews the engineering design associated with all plant changes and modifications including software analysis, drawings, documents, data sheet preparation and issuance of construction packages.
• Supervises the engineering review of issues as they arise within units and plants, such as pipeline vibrations and failures.
• Oversees the development of minor projects initiated by other departments or by senior management including budget planning, opportunity and risk analyses and scheduling activities.
• Monitors the development of design details, specifications, cost-estimates, tender documents and evaluates bidders and technical bids.
• Reviews projects’ scope and documentation, develops implementation strategies, follows-up implementation and ensures that all commitments in terms of schedules, budget, performance, guarantee and quality are attained throughout.
• Implements project and engineering guidelines and procedures, petroleum architecture principles and practices.
• Evaluates the commercial and technical feasibility of projects against the scope of requirements put forward by user departments. Includes current trends and technological advancements in project scope development.
• Manages the document submission and endorsement in Work Service Orders and acts as secretary to the Contracts Committee.
• Supervises engineering document review associated with consultancy services during project execution.
• Supervises the documentation processing for the Management of Change (MOC) Procedure as per HSE-CP-29 for the entire Ruwais Refinery.
• Ensures there is interdisciplinary and departmental coordination while projects and plant changes are planned and executed.
Managing Compliance Requirements:
• Identifies, prepares and checks the required list of documents for project submissions. Prepares and follows up correspondence with authorities and related departments.
• Coordinates with government authorities for clarification, justification and approval by statutory authorities.
• Determines which permits, licenses, approvals, standards, guidelines, ordinances, rules, and regulations need to be obtained for a particular project to move forward and coordinates the approval process with the multi-disciplinary project team, boards and commissions, and governmental entities.
Financial Management:
• Prepares the annual budget for the ED Section and presents to the Integrity and Engineering Manager for approval.
• Provides accurate and timely costs and cash flow forecasting for each ED Section project contract.
• Monitors and updates actual project costs, risks, billings, invoicing, provisions, and project reports against forecasted budgets.
• Supervises and coordinates the Capital Budget preparation for the entire Ruwais Refinery.
Reporting of Operations:
• Leads and coordinates development studies, internally and outsourced, to provide management with recommendations for decision making on projects including technical, planning, cost and risk information.
• Reviews development reports or proposals submitted by ED Section staff and prepares weekly/monthly reports for the Integrity and Engineering Department Manager.
• Maintains a data bank of vendors, contractors, costs and prices.
Health Safety Environment and Fire Procedures:
• Knows the Company’s Health, Safety, Environment and Fire policy, procedures, regulations and objectives as they relate to his areas of responsibility; ensures that they are effectively implemented by subordinates.
• Ensures HSEF and quality standards are included in project scope and design, including necessary studies such as HAZOP, HAZID, SIL, WHAT-IF.
Staff Training and Development:
• Trains and mentors ED Section Developees, in accordance with the company’s Emiratisation policy.
• Liaises with the Training and Career Development Department to develop and deliver required development programmes to train, motivate and retain employees.
Miscellaneous:
• Performs other similar or related activities as assigned by direct supervisor.
Minimum Requirements:
• B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 10 years work experience in project design and construction in the Oil and Gas Industry.
• Experience working on Refinery Project.
• Knowledge of project management systems in the Oil and Gas industry.
• An understanding of commercial terms and HSEF requirements.
• Excellent planning, leadership and management skills.
• Knowledge of the standards and codes used by UAE local authorities.
• Knowledge of industry recommended practice, design methods, calculation procedures and QA/QC requirements with respect to development and checking of engineering procedures, incorporation of agreed changes and document control.
• An understanding of multi-discipline engineering design and field development.
• Able to lead project planning feasibility studies, conceptual/facility design cost estimation and cost phasing to support operating projects.
• Able to prepare method statements, project specifications and scopes of work, review design calculations and check construction drawings for discrepancies.
• Excellent communicator comfortable with written, spoken and electronic media.
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