Head of Project Management

About the role

To manage and control major projects which are of significant importance to the business unit in terms of managing deadlines, cost and visibility.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• To be responsible for the development, implementation and monitoring of 1-3yr plans to ensure the achievement of project objectives.
• The job holder is responsible for prioritising multiple activities using mainly external contracted resources.
• Problems are usually complex in nature and require a high degree of troubleshooting skills.
• Problems faced tend to relate to changes in project timeline, budget, issues with contractors or resolving issues with external bodies/ community groups.
• To ensure that company and external Health and Safety and building regulations are adhered to throughout the project duration.
• External standards are continually changing and can require a high level of interpretation.
• To coach, guide and advise site based support teams and external contractors to ensure the successful deliver of project objectives.
• The role requires significant commercial and engineering acumen to control costs, to set budgets and to manage delivery of work to required standards.
• To follow standard project management techniques but required to assist designers and architects in changes to design brief and build quality.
• To be aware of current best practice in particular the utilisation of cost / energy efficient materials.
• Full accountability for project delivery, in time and on budget.
• To make regular decisions in relation to contractor management, the design brief, materials used and costs, decisions made will impact on both internal stakeholders (other departments) as well as external stakeholders (community groups, regulators).
• To communicate with a variety of both internal and external bodies, through telephone, email and face to face discussions.
• To requirement to complete complex paperwork in relation to planning consents and requests from external bodies.
• To ensure compliance with relevant construction design & management regulations.
• To ensure those working on the project comply with all SHE and quality requirements.

Experience Required

• A minimum of 8-10 years of project engineering or project management experience required.
• Experience managing the entire project lifecycle from $1-20M.
• Being involved as a project manager and not solely as a discipline lead.
• Prior former direct people management experience.
• Prior commissioning experience.
• Prior experience on the owners’ side within a large chemical or refining plant.
• PMP certification or former certification a plus.

Education / Specialized Training Required

• BS degree in Chemical/Mechanical Engineering.
• Chemical or petrochemical industry preferred.