Package Manager

About the Role
The Package Manager will be responsible for the engineering management of complex and challenging projects within the business. This role requires critical thinking along with complex organization and delegation of tasks. The Projects department is accountable for the coordination, performance monitoring and improvement, handover requirements, budget, schedule, quality, and site safety, with primary responsibility for individual projects. The Package Manager will serve as the focal point of the engineering team, ensuring leadership by example and may be assigned full responsibility for projects as required by the business.

Responsibilities
Project Management Responsibilities
The Package Manager is expected to perform the following activities on their own initiative:

• Implement Project Management/Execution Plan as required.
• Delegate effectively to team members and have a thorough grasp of resources required for project execution.
• Conduct Lessons Learned workshop and implement necessary mitigation and contingency planning.
• Ensure that HSEQ Plan and/or Control Plan are established and communicated to the team.
• Coordinate with Project Manager and participate in Project kick-off meetings.
• Obtain detailed knowledge of the Contract and its requirements through a thorough review of project specifications.
• Agree on Project Management Team Roles and responsibilities with leadership.
• Establish, monitor, and take corrective actions for the planning and schedule for project execution.
• Ensure necessary procedures, guidelines, and templates are available for project team processes and activities.
• Collaborate with the project controller to establish and gain approval for the Project Baseline Schedule.
• Manage the Project Execution for Technical Delivery, acting as the focal point for the engineering disciplines.
• Perform day-to-day management of the Project Organization, staying updated on the main status, issues, and challenges.
• Act as the focal point for interface with Client, Vendors, and disciplines regarding technical documentation and communication.
• Ensure that documents submitted to the client align with project scope of work and agreed timelines.
• Prepare Material Requisitions for Project Procurement with support from technical documents received from discipline engineers.
• Coordinate Technical Bid Evaluation of offers from project buyers, ensuring timely return of evaluations.
• Organize kick-off meetings with vendors upon the placement of Purchase Orders.
• Prepare and update Project expediting reports, holding weekly/scheduled meetings with vendors.
• Coordinate with vendors for timely submission and approvals of technical documents, alerting the Project Manager of any delays.
• Assist the Project Manager in preparing weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Demonstrate HSE Leadership by emphasizing personal commitment to HSE and promoting an HSE mindset.
• Develop stakeholder communications and relations, ensuring good communication throughout the project lifecycle, and arrange Client/Contractor meetings as needed.

General Responsibilities

• Drive the delivery of greenfield and/or brownfield projects.
• Ensure project buy-outs are delivered on time and within budget during execution, including design, procurement, fabrication, construction, and commissioning.
• Apply sound engineering knowledge of principles and practices across broad project assignments.
• Ensure project deliverables meet applicable specifications and contract requirements.
• Follow systems of quality control and checking on all assigned projects.
• Manage contracts and collaborate with contractors to resolve issues.
• Manage project contractors’ design and construction teams, ensuring work aligns with contractual requirements.
• Maintain close hands-on involvement with day-to-day engineering, procurement, construction/fabrication planning, and execution.
• Measure and initiate performance improvements for project execution.
• Drive continuous improvement in projects.

Interactions

• Work closely with peers to achieve common goals within the area of responsibility.
• Perform management and leadership consistent with company values, serving as a role model.
• Develop the team by setting clear objectives and providing regular constructive feedback.
• Conduct regular milestone reviews focusing on project issues and achievements.
• Record non-conformances and improvements, implementing corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensure clear interfaces are established with subcontractors, suppliers, and relevant parties regarding scope of work.
• Assist leadership with skills and competency reviews of team members.

Change and Risk & Opportunity Management

• Ensure integrated change management in accordance with company procedures, reviewing and approving/rejecting proposed changes to the project.
• Ensure all changes in Scope of Work/Contract are formally approved by the Client.

Project Execution
Ensure that the work is performed:

• In accordance with the Contract with the Client.
• In accordance with the Project Execution Strategy.
• In accordance with the Project Schedule.
• Within the Project Budgets.
• With a focus on HSE and quality standards.
• Prepare and present project status to the leadership team in Project review meetings as per review templates.
• Ensure that the Lessons Learned process is followed and documented.
• Prepare the Project Close-Out Report for handover to Life Cycle Services Project Leadership.
• Lead and perform project leadership in keeping with company values, motivating the team through constructive feedback and fostering excellent results.

Methods of Work

• Plan and manage the area of responsibility while accounting for various business requirements (laws, legislation, standards, and company guidelines).
• Ensure that relevant working methods are actively followed and updated.
• Ensure team members minimize environmental and health risks while performing their jobs.
• Regularly evaluate working methods and conditions to minimize the risk of workplace and environmental incidents and ensure project quality.
• Ensure owned processes are efficient, effective, compliant with requirements, clearly defined, documented, known to all involved, continually measured, evaluated, improved, and secured.
• Report process performance using common KPIs, addressing issues and risks as needed at higher management levels.
• Develop, own, and implement strategies while managing the budget for the area of responsibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering from an accredited university or an equivalent technical degree or relevant experience.
• Minimum of 5-8 years’ experience in the same/similar role.
• Experience in a similar position in EPC Projects within the Oil & Gas sector.
• Conceptual technical knowledge of separation and treatment technology in Oil & Gas projects.
• Expertise in managing Oil & Gas Projects.
• Good knowledge of fabrication/manufacturing methods for Skid Packages in the Oil & Gas sector.
• Collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Strong communication skills with high proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Ability to build relationships with clients and staff members while developing industry contacts and knowledge.
• Unquestioned business and personal integrity.