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Ref: GP503-112
Job description / Role
Reports to and assists the Operations Manager for delivery of a group of projects within a geographical area.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Managing the delivery of a group of projects on a major programme of highways and infrastructure development works
- Provide support to the Project Managers to facilitate delivery of construction, coordinating logistics, permitting, commissioning and handover activities to contractual technical, budget, schedule and quality requirements.
- Interface with Government Civil Body, Construction Supervisors and the Controls and Commercial Teams to ensure consistent reporting of a level that allows timely decisions to be made
- Provide the interface between projects in a particular zone and ensure that lessons learnt are applied across all projects in this area.
- Ensure the availability and implementation of an effective operations strategy, standards, policies, procedures and best practices
- Interface with the Engineering Team to ensure the appropriate level of support is provided to Project Managers to facilitate resolution of design solutions that promote constructability and value engineering
- Review the performance of the construction supervisors and the contractors and take appropriate action where improvements are required.
- Ensure the required support is provided to facilitate the timely payment of invoices and resolution of variations and claims.
- Provide task force support to each project during start up and to resolve problems during construction.
Requirements
- Significant construction experience in a key role during execution of civil & infrastructure projects including roads services, structures, bridges, underpass, sewerage, underground HV power, ITS, lighting, water reticulation.
- Experience and skills of managing major highways, projects in excess of QR1 Billion.
- 25 years post graduate experience
- BSc in related subject
- Chartered or Professional Engineer
- Fluency in English language both written and spoken
- Arabic language skills desirable but not essential
- Experience use of MS Office.
COMPETENCIES:
- Team Management & Team player
- Strong customer focus
- Accepts Responsibility
- Strong interpersonal & communication skills
- Commercial Awareness
- HSE Awareness
About the Company
Orion Engineering was established in 1987 to supply Engineering personnel to the Oil and Gas Industry. Since then the company has grown significantly and presently has in excess of 4000+ personnel on secondment worldwide.
Our blue chip client list includes major oil companies such as Shell, BP, Chevron Texaco and Exxon Mobil and major engineering contractors and suppliers such as Technip, Wood Group. Talisman and Wormald Tyco.
The division has offices at various strategic locations throughout the world including London, Houston, Aberdeen, Lagos, Doha, Singapore and 5 offices throughout Kazakhstan.