Senior Project Manager at Subsea 7

Vacancy ref: 57560
Business Area: Surf and Conventional
Working hours: 40 hours per week
Contract type: Staff

Description of Function

• Overall responsibility within the Project rests with the Senior Project Manager who has the authority to act and commit on the behalf of NigerStar 7 Management, being  the main point of contact with Company.
• The Senior Project Manager is to ensure that the Contract is executed in accordance with NigerStar 7 / Subsea 7 procedures and Contract requirements, meeting targets set in terms of HSES and Quality, while achieving schedule constraints and financial objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish with Company and within Project Team, Project vision, goals and success criteria and implement these.
• Establish a Project Execution Plan for completion of the Project demonstrating excellence thoughout.
• Put forward a clear understanding of HSES throughout the Project and be seen as positively influencing Safety culture and measures in all Project phases, encouraging and supporting initiatives.
• Ensure the implementation of an effective Risks and Opportunities Management system.
• 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 Company.
• Ensure that a complete package of tender documentation is available at or immediately after Contract Award to achieve effective handover of the tender.
• Ensure at the beginning of the Contract that the detailed budget against which the Contract performance will be measured is prepared, split by Functions and Work Packages, as applicable.
• Provide regular feed back of “lessons learnt”.
• Ensure that NigerStar 7 systems and tools are in place to allow real-time monitoring of project parameters and performance indicators.
• Identify and manage Contract changes and notify Company in a timely manner, of their impact on costs, work schedule and Contract obligations.
• Ensure monitoring, co-ordination and management of the work being performed by all Function Managers, Work Package Managers, Subcontractors and Vendors involved in the Contract.
• Ensure that all internal and external interfaces are identified and closed out in a timely manner.
• Ensure that the Project financial results are within target or above and initiate any corrective action that may be required for this purpose.
• Accurate and timely reporting of Project status to Company and to NigerStar 7 management.
• Ensure proper closing out of the Contract, both with Company and Subcontractors.
• Prepare a Contract Completion Report highlighting deviations from schedule and budget with reasons and explanations.

Authority/ Dimensions
The Senior Project Manager reports to NigerStar 7 P&O Director and to Subsea 7 Africa P&O Director.

Reporting to this position are:

• 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 Senior Project Manager 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
• Finance Department
• Legal Department
• Human resources Department
• Gabon, Nigeria, Angola offices and Yards
• Others Regions.

Requirements

• Engineering Degree associated with Mechanical, Civil, Offshore or Marine disciplines.
• 15 years’ Experience in Project Management
• Experience is West Africa is a plus
• Experience in pipelay
• Understanding of Subsea 7 installation environment and the needs of the various disciplines supporting the project
• Fluent in English Language
• Competent in Microsoft Office and Lotus notes applications

Work Conditions:
The Project Manager 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 Senior Project Manager will have to work offshore
• It is expected that the Senior Project Manager will have to visit fabrication yards, Construction vessels, and main Subcontractors during the course of the Project