About the Role
The company is currently seeking an Operation Specialist to support our projects business. This role involves contributing to the development of a new gold mine and processing facility located at a remote site in Saudi Arabia.
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Responsibilities
- P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability, including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection.
- Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project.
- Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer, following Change Management processes to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality.
- Pursues and develops opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to the company and the customer.
- Establishes project procedures and leads the production of the project execution plan, including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, organizational charts, risk register, etc.
- Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer.
- Promotes and sets up a performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and within their supply chains.
- Responsible for the delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage.
- Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work.
- Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution.
- Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensuring a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed.
- Guides and directs a multidiscipline project team, which may include external specialists and involve staff from multiple offices and sites.
- Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties.
- Facilitates the setup of information management systems/applications applicable to the various life phases of projects and manages the information management project team.
- Participates in assurance activities and peer reviews.
Qualifications
At the company, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team.
Required Qualifications:
- University degree in a relevant discipline.
- Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM) or equivalent certification is preferred.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
- Typically requires more than 20 years of relevant experience, including experience managing projects or parts of projects.
- Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of work.
- Proven project management experience with a good understanding of business issues.
- Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices.
- Experience developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects.
- Knowledge of prioritizing stakeholders and developing stakeholder management plans.
- Proven experience interfacing with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria.
- Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes, qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment techniques.
- Strong knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in different situations.
- Ability to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and produce project execution plans.
- In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties and uses, as well as project monitoring and forecasting.
- Personal attributes include a safety-focused mindset with an uncompromising approach to risk management, customer focus, and exceptional negotiation skills.
What We Can Offer
- Medical Insurance: Specialist care is available for you and eligible family members. Pre-existing medical conditions are covered.
- Employee Assistance Programme: Confidential support for work or personal issues impacting well-being.
- GOSI (Social Insurance): Contributions paid by the company in accordance with government legislation to cover occupational hazards.
- End of Service Gratuity: Eligible under KSA Labour Law.
- Examination Leave: Paid leave for educational examinations upon company approval.
- Professional Memberships: One membership, registration, subscription, or certification reimbursement annually.
- Inspire Awards: Annual awards recognizing inspirational colleagues.
- Long Service Award: Recognition at 5-year service milestones.
- Career Development Champions: Structured growth through goal setting and feedback, with an emphasis on continuous learning.
