Projects Director at Subsea 7

Vacancy ref: 62639
Location: Lagos
Business area: Surf and Conventional
Contract type: Staff
Languages in which you may apply: English

Description of Function

• Based in Nigeria, and reporting to the NigerStar 7 CEO and functionally to Africa P&O Director, the Projects Director role is to ensure that local Projects are executed in accordance with NigerStar 7 procedures, Clients and Contracts’ requirements, meeting targets set in terms of QSHE, budget and schedule.
• In charge of the local Project Managers’ population, he has the authority to act and commit on behalf of NigerStar 7 Management and is responsible for the delivery of the local projects.

Key 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 NigerStar 7 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 NigerStar 7 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

Authority/Dimensions
Reporting to this position are:

• Project Managers,
• Project HSES Manager,
• Project Quality Manager,
• Project Controls Manager,
• Project Engineering Manager,
• Project Supply Chain Manager,
• Project Operations Manager,
• Project Work Package Managers,
• Project Interface Manager,
• Project Assistant.

Interfaces
The Project Director will regularly interface with the following:
External:

• COMPANY representative and its Contractors
• Main NigerStar 7 Subcontractors and suppliers

Internal:

• NigerStar 7 partners
• Sale and Marketing Department
• Project Support Functions: HSEQ, ENG, SCM, OPS
• Business Support Functions: FIN, HR
• Services Providers: OR, PG

Profile - Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Behaviours
Preferred Experience and Education:

• 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

Skills:

• Planning and review
• Strong communication
• People development
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity
• Stakeholder Management
• Resource Management and Workforce Planning
• Financial management and reporting
• Risk management

Knowledge:

• Knowledge of Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental best practice
• Knowledge of Project Management, Planning and Performance
• Understanding of Subsea 7 installation environment and the needs of the various disciplines supporting the project

Working Conditions
The Project Director will be expected to carry out the work under the following conditions:

• Position based in Nigeria, full time.
• Standard working hours but occasionally will be expected to work extended hours to meet critical deadlines
• It is not expected that the Project Director will have to work full time offshore (however vessels have to be visited on a regular basis when offshore operations are going on)
• It is expected that the Project Director will have to visit fabrication yards, Construction vessels, and main Subcontractors during the course of the Project