ASSISTANT MANAGER / MANAGER, PROJECT

Duties & Responsibilities

• Achieve the overall business objectives of the Projects/Construction Section.
• Together with the Manager, Marketing & Proposal focal point define pricing strategies based on market intelligence and competitor knowledge, understanding of cost elements, and past project reference data.
• Coordinate the projects Tendering and Proposal, Procurement and inventory function of constituent units so that their collective performance will achieve the business objectives of the section.
• Together with all the Unit Heads, develop detailed business plans to maximize available materials, human resources, and existing structure and processes based on the formulated business objectives.
• To implement the business plans ensuring that they are executed effectively and that continuous efforts are being made to refine and improve the business activities.
• Monitor the Section’s budgeted expenditure and take corrective actions to avoid over-running the allocated budget.
• Implement the work breakdown structure based on the approved job number convention.
• Improve the work flows and processes of reporting Units to ensure that efficiency and productivity are maximized.
• Chair the weekly coordination meetings with various disciplines to review operational efficiencies deliverable, Quality, lead-time and safety compliance/requirements. Construction and logistics complexities; detailed project execution progress status such as Planned vs Actual, Contingency plan if any.
• Together with the head of procurement and inventory unit, formalize purchasing and inventory management policies and systems.

Qualification & Experience Generally Required

• Diploma/ Degree in Mechanical/Civil/Chemical Engineering or its equivalent.
• Minimum 7 years of relevant experiences in managing projects in the Oil Refinery/Petrochemical industries.
• Strong leadership qualities.
• Good communication skills interact effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Good presentation skills, capable of presenting the company to external entities.
• Preferable have knowledge and if possible application of planning tools such as SAP, Primavera P6/3, MS-Project, Excel and Access are an added advantage.