Job Summary
The Project Manager will be responsible for the overall direction, performance and delivery of assigned construction projects. He will ensure on-schedule completion within or below budget in accordance with contractual obligations,. He will be responsible for contract activities and commercial performance to meet project goals and objectives. He will manage and provide guidance and input to all departmental heads in the disciplines of Engineering, Construction, Commercial & Contractual, Planning, Health and Safety, and Quality Assurance.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Act as the primary representative for all day-to-day project matters with stakeholders during the construction program execution. Identify and Negotiate changes to the scope of work with consultants and contractors. Responsible for following up on instructions & commitments associated with the project.
- Oversees establishment of Package specific briefs, contracts, and procedures. Assists other Package Managers and the Construction Director on matters that cross between projects.
- Establishes the program requirements for all areas of the project, and monitors all the deliverables for adherence to these criteria.
- Define the scope of the project construction in collaboration with senior management.
- Create a detailed work plan which identifies and sequences the activities needed to successfully complete the project.
- Develop a schedule for project completion that effectively allocates the resources to the activities.
- Review the project schedule with senior management and all other staff that will be affected by the project activities; revise the schedule as required.
- Work with Package Managers, Commercial Directors, Contracts Managers and the Construction Director to develop and manage construction budgets, schedules, and respective plans for the various elements of a project.
- Assist the Planning Manager to devise and execute action plans and also recovery plans to rectify potential cost overruns or schedule delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work.
- Monitor and report to management & the Team on the progress of all project construction activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions or risks which would affect project cost or schedule.
- Execute the project construction according to the project plan
- Monitor the progress of the project and make adjustments as necessary to ensure the successful completion of the project
- Oversee and approve the scope of work, schedules and identify the construction variables to document the deliverables, the cost budget and the approximate timeline to ensure the deliverables are achieved timely to meet customer satisfaction.
- Liaise with Senior Management figures in all other service providers entities such as Engineering Supervision and Design Consultants and interface contractors to drive through solutions on all aspects of project performance and delivery.
- Liaise with all Project Stakeholders from Permitting Agencies, end users, adjacent enterprises such as Utility Companies and any parties directly or indirectly affected or involved with the Project.
- Lead the team in project testing and commissioning.
- Work closely with other LEAD’s departments on project snagging and handover.
- Ensure that design and construction-related program operating policies and procedures are implemented and followed during all phases of the project in the accordance with program procedures and on a best-for-program basis.
- Assists in the management of design and construction-related risk and claims avoidance and is the primary developer and manager of risk mitigation strategies relating to project delivery.
- Liaison with Technical Services and Shared Services personnel for delivery of design, costs, schedules, and overall project support.
- Establish regular meetings to review package status and formulate action items.
- Responsible for developing, reviewing, and presenting (where appropriate) regular and ad-hoc program-level progress reports. Acts as last reviewer and signatory of all outgoing key Weekly and Monthly reports for integrity and professional standards; plus, all correspondence as required or as may be assigned by the Directors.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
The duties and responsibilities described above are not a comprehensive list and that additional tasks may be assigned to the employee from time to time, or the scope of the job may change as necessitated by business demands.
