Director Project Controls

 Laurentis Energy Partners are seeking to appoint a Project Controls Director who shall assume duties from the Operational Director to provide oversight into the Unit 1 Refurbishment Project at Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant Constanta.

Work type: Onsite

Responsibilities:

• Ensure that the refurbishment project is completed within the allocated budget, schedule and applicable quality requirements, managing all the risks that may affect its execution.


• Ensure the development, review and issue, in collaboration with all stakeholders (i.e. contractors, regulators, etc.) of the integrated project execution plan including the integrated execution schedule.


• Implement processes for monitoring and controlling the overall project execution.


• Develop, analyse and accept opportunities to optimize the execution schedule in line with project needs and implement corrective measures to address the associated risks.


• Monitor the progress of all project activities from quantitative and quality point of view.


• Monitor, update and revise the project execution schedule to ensure compliance with the critical path.


• Develop and monitor project specific performance indicators, including coordination and monitoring of vendor’s specific KPIs and initiate the necessary corrective actions.


• Support the preparation of third-party contracts and participate in the negotiations with various suppliers, as required.


• Develop integrated risk management plan, monitor and manage project risks, including the identification of new risks or changes in the risk profile, and develop appropriate risk mitigation strategies.


• Develop reporting templates for the overall refurbishment project and third-party progress reports.


• Establish/modify the existing processes, policies, practices to create an appropriate project interface and facilitate efficient collaboration and communication between internal and external stakeholders.


• Monitor the overall budget, prepare forecasts based on data collected from stakeholders, including the impact of proposed scope changes on the accepted budget and schedule.


• Evaluate deviations from the scope, cost and schedule baseline and the associated proposed contract changes with emphasis on contractor performance.


• Develops and implements individual development programs for the staff reporting to him and assesses the subordinated staff leadership potential to identify potential future managers/successors


• Further Roles and Responsibilities as required and discussed with the Manager.

Requirements

Professional Knowledge and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree (or higher) in Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, or Social Sciences is required & at least four years of experience in the field of completed studies. 


• At least 3 years of experience from previous CANDU unit refurbishment projects in a similar position.


• Fluency in English is Mandatory


• Ability to communicate verbally and in written form to an exceptional standard, in a clear and concise manner.


• Ability to define high standards and expectations to increase the performance of subordinate staff.


• Ability to use analysis, value judgments, experience and logical methods to make the right decisions, leading to effective solutions


• Experience of building strong teams within the organization, building constructive and successful relationships to help the team excel and achieve.


• To set clear, realistic and measurable objectives, to correctly determine the duration and difficulty of activities and projects and to establish priorities and schedules for their completion.


• To anticipate the factors that favour but also the obstacles to achieving the objective.