Project Manager - Pressure Control Systems at Baker Hughes

We devise smarter systems to control and monitor oil and gas extraction. Innovating in the energy industry, our subsea and surface pressure capabilities are industry leading. Our team is responsible for the successful development, deployment, and delivery of our cutting-edge, world class control systems.

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You will be responsible for project delivery, profit & loss accountability, and customer satisfaction through management of project related activities and resources. Positions requiring thorough understanding and application of approaches, theories, methodologies and application in a concrete organizational context.

As Project Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Organizing,  managing and controlling overall project, both within the Baker Hughes organization and towards Customer
• Ensuring that project objectives, project schedules and budgets are established and followed and that the Contract is managed in accordance with Customer needs.
• Monitoring and managing safety, quality, reliability, qualification, progress and cost and initiate appropriate corrective actions as required.
• Establishing a positive and aligned team spirit within the project by inspiring team members towards high levels of motivation/commitment
• Ensure correct resource levels are established and maintained for all elements of work. Ensure that services Projects and PL processes are aligned so as to flow down client requirements into execution.
• Establishing and maintaining good professional working relationship with Customer. Ensure clear allocation of responsibility and authority within project team
• Participating in the Contract Review process, assisting the translation of agreed Ts & Cs into project/sales orders. Ensure that all necessary project admin functions are established and organised in a way that ensure effective and safe execution of Scope of Work (SoW).
• Communicating effectively Project Goals and Objectives within the local Subsea Project & Service Project teams and PL teams. Define project start-up priorities and instigate generation of plans and deliverable documents required by the project, using standard suite of PEP plan templates as a basis.
• Introducing and maintaining an effective EHS and Quality culture. Identify and record all Quality, EHS, Technical and Commercial risks facing the project, ensuring these are recorded and mitigation plans are put in place and effectively executed/monitored.
• Establishing the project cost model and invoicing/payments schedule. Generate, in conjunction with the designated Commercial Manager, all appropriate cost reporting templates and continually monitor, control and report on cost performance throughout project life cycle. Meet or exceed, margin targets as determined by the Business, avoiding Liquidated Damages (LDs).
• Managing effectively Customer instigated Change Orders, including their internal price clearance, submission and negotiation, implementation and tracking.
• Consolidating and negotiating internally generated Variation Order on behalf of the PLs.Ensure schedule, safety and environmental impacts of all changes (in addition to cost) and maximize opportunities for margin growth through change process.
• Providing a high level of professional leadership to the Project Team in order to meet all assigned program and financial targets, meeting, or exceeding, margin forecasts. Lead/develop project team, fostering Continuing Professional Development (in conjunction with relevant functional managers)
• Developing/implementing procedures for reporting progress and issues in order to satisfy Customer and Baker Hughes requirements. Continually review Project Team performance against internal Baker Hughes standards, ensuring Baker Hughes requirements in terms of product quality, delivery performance, commercial targets and customer satisfaction are met/improved.

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor's / Master's degree or equivalent (Engineering/Math/Science degree preferred).
• Have at least 5 years of experience in Project Management.
• Have excellent relevant work experience with significant experience in Subsea Service &  Services Project Management in the oil & gas industry
• Have exposure to high capital value projects in a multi-disciplined environment.
• Have sound experience in a client facing role
• Be a successful written and verbal communicator. Have the ability to influence others and lead small teams.
• Have an excellent  business acumen and ability to sell Baker Hughes subsea products to the customer
• Be able to lead initiatives of moderate scope and impact. Have Ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously.
• Have an effective problem identification and solution skills. Proven analytical and organizational ability.
• Have ability to work both alone and as part of a diverse cultural team.
• Have great leadership and interpersonal skills.