Principal Package Management Spec

Role Overview

Principal Package Management Specialist at McDermott, managing high-value and critical procurement and subcontract packages. The role reports to the SCM Lead and functionally to the Area SCM Lead.

Company Overview

McDermott is a global energy infrastructure company with more than 100 years of history and over 30,000 employees across 54 countries. The company works across the energy value chain, delivering subsea infrastructure, offshore platforms, offshore wind infrastructure, and onshore energy projects. McDermott is driving the energy transition with expertise in Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) project delivery.

Role Purpose

The Principal Package Management Specialist oversees all aspects of package delivery from inception to completion, ensuring packages are delivered on budget and on schedule while maintaining full compliance with Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, and Security (QHSES) and project requirements. The role combines technical acumen, commercial knowledge, management skills, and leadership to identify risks and opportunities, establish mitigation plans, and resolve all matters with appropriate stakeholder involvement in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

Delivery and Compliance

• Deliver purchase orders and subcontracts on budget and schedule while abiding by QHSES and project requirements; packages vary in complexity, criticality, and value as assigned by the function and project.
• Track cost and schedule bid basis against actuals.
• Maintain an accurate account of package cost, commitments, changes, and forecast.

Strategic Planning and Risk Management

• Identify risks and opportunities and maintain a strategic outlook throughout package execution.
• Develop and maintain contingency planning and lessons learned.
• Hold periodic discussions with the Project Management team for buy-in on risks, opportunities, and strategic direction.
• Analyze Release on Schedule (ROS) dates with schedulers to identify priorities and establish Installation Work Packages and Advance Work Packages where applicable.

Project Controls and Financial Management

• Provide inputs and ensure alignment with Project Controls on current and forecasted cost and schedule.
• Review key documents including Technical Bid Evaluations, Commercial Bid Evaluations, Purchase Orders, and supplier data.
• Manage formal correspondence with suppliers, clients, and other involved parties.
• Oversee the documentation process and manage priorities to ensure cost and schedule effectiveness; coordinate documentation discussions between suppliers, McDermott, and the client as applicable.

Stakeholder Management and Communication

• Maintain clear and thorough dialogue with the Project Management Team and provide accurate, periodic status updates and both short- and long-term outlooks.
• Report status and outlook at executive level to the Project Management team and, at times, Corporate Management.
• Interface with all stakeholders to achieve package goals; stakeholders include Supplier/Subcontractor, Engineering, Supply Chain, QHSES, Construction, Installation, Commissioning, Joint Venture Partners, and the client as needed.
• Arrange and attend periodic status meetings with suppliers and clients as required.
• Attend key meetings such as progress meetings, kick-off meetings, PIM, and others.
• Work with the end user to ensure alignment and expectations are met.

Process Oversight and Governance

• Oversee and enforce all day-to-day applicable processes and interface across various functions to identify and resolve technical or commercial matters and resolve bottlenecks.
• Enforce the Management of Change process and Project Change Notices.
• Ensure that prime contract flow downs are correctly administered, including variations.

Team and Resource Management

• Oversee the planning, performance, and resource allocation of their team throughout the project.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a relevant discipline.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience, ideally in Engineering, Project/Package Management, Manufacturing, or similar roles.
• Technical knowledge of all phases of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Installation (EPCI) projects and specific knowledge in the domain of proposed packages is preferred.
• Commercial knowledge of contracts, purchase orders, and relevant Supply Chain disciplines such as proposals, purchasing, expediting, logistics, and material management.
• Understanding of the requisitioning process from bid stage through clarifications until Purchase Order award and post-award activities such as execution, receiving, and at times commissioning.
• Strong understanding of and adherence to QHSES requirements and ability to ensure compliance.
• PMP and/or PE is a plus.

Skills & Competencies

• Proactive attitude in determining opportunities and risks, particularly those attributed to Quality, Safety, Budget, and Schedule.
• Leadership characteristics that naturally relate to all members of the team, from the floor to the project team and executive management.
• Effective communicator with strong written, verbal, and public speaking skills.

Additional Information

• Willing to travel to various locations such as shops, supplier offices and headquarters, job sites, labs, and other relevant locations as needed.
• At times, there may be a requirement for extended deployment at a supplier's location or the job site.