Manager Mega Projects ;Petrochemicals Program Director - Jobs in Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Job Description

Our client based in Saudi Arabia is looking for a Program Director to join their team.Position DescriptionÿWe are seeking an experienced Manager of Mega Programs (known in the industry as Program Director) who is specialized in Petrochemicals to join our Project Management team (PMT). Project Management Teams are responsible and accountable for the delivery of best in class capital projects. PMT is directly involved in executing and managing assigned projects safely, on schedule, within budget and to the highest standards of integrity and compliance. This will involve engineering design, procurement and construction of various sizes ($), types and complexity of small, medium to multi-billion-dollar mega projects.ÿProject Management Team manages and executes projects usually from multiple site offices or engineering contractor design offices, geographically scattered throughout the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ÿThe primary role is to lead and manage a division with several sections and units in charge of executing capital projects. Ensure that engineering design, procurement, construction and project completion is done in compliance with the project objective and contractual requirements i.e. project schedule, cost, HSE, company standards and procedures. The Manager role also involves managing the business aspects of the division consisting of but not limited to HR, training, cost control, schedule control, cybersecurity requirements and manpower planning.ÿDuties and responsibilitiesÿ

• You will be required to perform the following:ÿ
• Lead the Execution of capital projects according to the scope, schedule and budget. Manage the team under the division in executing the projects and provide guidance and directives to ensure successful completion of the project.ÿ
• Leverage expertise in Petrochemical projects and provide the appropriate actions for the team to follow in all phases of the project.ÿ
• Provide the technical and project management oversight to the design, construction, pre commissioning, commissioning, startup of facilities, and close out of projects. Ensure timely resolution of project issues arising in all phases of the project development. Ensure safety measures are implemented in the projects? execution.ÿ
• Implement company initiatives in projects and business processes under the division. Be fully familiar with company Key Performance Indices (KPIs) and achieve them for projects under the division.ÿ
• Prepare/Review monthly project performance reports showing the status of design, material procurement, construction, milestones, commitments, payments, charges, variances from standards, waivers and problems and present them to higher management.ÿ
• Anticipate and plan for changes in project scope, timing or costs. Prepare documentation and obtain management approval.ÿ
• Assign appropriate manpower to all parts and phases of the project.ÿ
• Ensure appropriate training and development paths are assigned to each division employee. Oversee and review incoming and outgoing correspondence concerning projects assigned. Ensure that proper job records are maintained on all assigned projects.ÿ
• Negotiate agreements and change orders with design and execution contractors. Guide and direct team members in the application of Aramco standards. Assure that variances from standards are minimized.ÿ
• Responsible for project development: engineering studies, licensors selection, technical bid reviews, preliminary engineering, detail design, materials procurement, construction, pre-commissioning,
• handover, commissioning, startup, and close out.ÿ
• Review weekly and monthly reports on the status and progress of the contracts, including project costs and schedule. Attend project meetings e.g. progress, stakeholders, design review, value improvement, etc.ÿ
• Review of project schedule, coordinate and monitor the assigned project progress and challenge below par performance of the contractor.ÿ
• Uphold engineering ethics and maintain high standards of professional behavior and conduct.

Working environmentÿOur high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.ÿ, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world?s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development. We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs ? one of the largest in the world.

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