Senior Project Manager - Open For Referral Program

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Purpose of the job

The Senior Project Manager’s role is to plan and execute large greenfield/brownfield capital projects for the Aromatics business (with the PET plants as first projects in the pipeline). Provides oversight and coordination of contract resources for a variety of activities. This position is the single point of accountability for planning and delivering the project, budgeting, cost management, communicating and tracking progress, scheduling, leading the project team and ultimately overall project success.

Environment/Context

The Senior Project Manager will work in a global project team, with different cultures at different locations. This requires traveling regularly, possibly move temporarily to the location where the engineering will be done, and for sure move temporarily to where the project will be built.

In this role the project manager oversees the project scope development to meet project objectives and create maximum value, to deliver maximum return on investment. This involves

Internal:

• Communications up-and-down the organization
• Resource management
• Coordination between various internal stakeholders

External:

• Organizing contract engineering companies
• Organizing construction

Accountabilities Of The Job

This position is responsible for

• The development of and compliance to the quality plan in engineering, purchasing and assembly
• To manage interfaces with the operating unit as required to share resources, understand tie-ins, permitting and ongoing interfaces post start up
• The development of a project team, project plan (including detailed schedule), resource plan and budget in line with the defined business goals and objectives
• Identification and communication of best practices and lessons learned throughout the project team, site, and / or organization, as appropriate
• Safe and efficient execution of construction activities through planning, oversight and state-of-the-art contractor management. This includes process hazard analysis, updating of required drawings and records, final documentation of project changes, as well as technical resolution of all resulting recommendations from major unit HAZOP studies
• The development and execution of all project deliverables, incl control of scope and management of changes throughout design and execution
• Technical assurance of engineering deliverables, including appropriate design reviews, to ensure projects are designed to support safe and reliable installation and operation
• Setting project performance targets (safety, operability, quality, cost and schedule) based on benchmarking and continuous improvement
• Definition of the contracting strategy and related procurement processes, including contract negotiations
• Document control and record keeping throughout the project and completion of close-out processes and post-project assessments
• Identification of risks at appropriate project stages and management of those risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle

Dimensions

• Site 1: Cooper River
• Site 2: Merak
• Indirect number of staff: up to 500 contractors
• Direct number of staff: up to 20 INEOS or INEOS representatives
• Project TIC (Number or amount in $): 350-500 m$

Main contacts

Operations director

• Purpose of contact: strategic direction, issue resolution, reporting
• Role contacts: consulted, informed
• Frequency of contact: weekly

Project steering team

• Frequency of contact: issue based/weekly
• Role contacts: responsible, consulted, informed
• Purpose of contact: Strategic Direction, Issue Resolution, Technical Support, Systems development, Reporting, Auditing

Site director

• Frequency of contact: issue based/weekly
• Purpose of contact: Issue Resolution, Technical Support, Interfaces
• Role contacts: responsible, accountable, consulted, informed

Project team members

• Purpose of contact: Issue Resolution, Technical Support
• Frequency of contact: daily
• Role contacts: responsible, accountable

Licensors

• Purpose of contact: Issue Resolution, Technical Support
• Frequency of contact: daily
• Role contacts: responsible, accountable

Engineering contractor

• Frequency of contact: daily
• Role contacts: responsible, accountable
• Purpose of contact: Issue Resolution, Technical Support

Construction contractors

• Frequency of contact: daily
• Purpose of contact: Issue Resolution, Technical Support
• Role contacts: responsible, accountable

INEOS technology team

• Purpose of contact: Issue Resolution, Technical Support
• Frequency of contact: issue based/weekly
• Role contacts: responsible, accountable, consulted, informed

Required Profile

Level of education & Experience in general

• Educational background: University degree in Engineering
• Large capital project experience preferred
• 20+ years project management experience preferred

Technical skills

• Knowledge of relevant industry practices, codes, and standards
• Thorough understanding of project controls and project management systems
• Long term experience in managing engineering and construction contractors and deep understanding of engineering deliverables and construction practices
• Experience of working with and influencing cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams in a project environment
• Seasoned experience in and highly advanced understanding of a stage gated project execution processes
• Seasoned experience in and highly advanced understanding of Front-End Loading (FEL) concepts and project development
• Substantial experience in project engineering and project management is a key tool for job execution
• Experience in personnel management, development, skill assessment, and resourcing
• Management experience including knowledge of plant safety regulations and unit preparation procedures. This ensures that project plans integrate well with operations preparation associated with turnarounds/builds
• Long term experience in and highly advanced knowledge of project execution planning including project contracting and construction strategy development
• Must be able to manage multiple/conflicting priorities, appropriately prioritizing and allocating resource, with a strong track record thereof
• Trained in application of process safety management (PSM) and process hazard analysis, this is essential as this position manages the PSM system and responsible for resolution of safety recommendations for the unit
• Thorough experience in and significant understanding of contracting strategy development and Procurement and Supply Chain Management (PSCM) practices
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders across multiple disciplines, cultures and geographies, across Ineos and with external stakeholders such as government, third party partner, and suppliers
• Industry knowledge of chemical plant technical issues including catalyst, metallurgy advances, new equipment options, and safety/accident prevention
• Experience in interacting with the Technology Licensor companies where this position is a leading manager of this licensor/licensee relationship

Behavioral skills

• Coach and develop project team members to grow their capability
• Direct the activities of the project management team to execute the plan through all phases of the project
• Lead multidiscipline team
• Communicate project goals and objectives, setting expectations for timely and effective delivery by the project team as agreed to with the project sponsor
• Promote communication, coordination, teamwork and alignment of all project team members
• Select appropriate resources to create an integrated, cross-functional project team of owner and third-party resources to design and implement the project
• Eliminate project obstacles and barriers. Ensure resolution of conflicts and negotiate trade-offs in line with the project objectives

Performance indicators

• Deliver the project in accordance with INEOS IGNN28, SHE, ethical standards, and in compliance with all relevant statutory requirements.
• Deliver the project safely, on time, on budget and with fit-for-purpose quality.