Project Manager [Offshore Island Project]

Role Overview

Project Manager for the Offshore Island Project at Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC, a subsidiary of Ghobash Group. The role is based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and leads full-lifecycle EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) projects in the Oil & Gas sector.

Company Overview

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC has delivered vital contributions to the Oil & Gas sector of the UAE for nearly 20 years, executing both onshore and offshore projects. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is one of the main clients, alongside Tier 1 and Tier 2 EPC contractors. The company delivers full EPC&M services for electrical and instrumentation works, providing expertise in measurement and automation of exploration, production, separation, refining processes, and distribution through localized services.

Role Purpose

The Project Manager leads the full lifecycle of EPC projects from initiation and planning through execution, commissioning, and closeout, ensuring safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery in alignment with client and business objectives. This role carries full P&L accountability and serves as the central point of accountability for all project performance metrics, technical and commercial aspects, and client satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Initiation

• Formulate the project team and participate in project kick-off meetings to understand scope of work, estimation basis, and execution strategy.
• Establish work procedures, sequences, and develop schedules, budgets, staffing requirements, vendor lists, and progress milestones in collaboration with the planning team.
• Establish project procedures and lead production of the project execution plan including scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, organizational charts, and risk register.
• Coordinate with the client Project Manager and project management team to set up project information systems and communications.

Execution & Operations

• Manage a project team to ensure project safety, scope, schedule, and budgets are tracked and implemented.
• Manage technical issues with the team and client.
• Facilitate the setup of information management systems and applications to suit various project lifecycle phases and manage the information management project team.
• Ensure competence of project team members to carry out assigned work and responsibility for verifying team members are qualified to perform assigned duties.
• Maintain a continuing business relationship with all clients as part of ongoing business development efforts.

Financial Management & Control

• Hold P&L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment.
• Conduct reviews and analysis of cost and cost control progress, financial and other site-generated data to evaluate job status and progress.
• Manage risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable, billing, and cash collection.
• Understand and manage Cash Flow projections and forecasts of cost at completion.

Schedule & Delivery

• Deliver the agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage.
• Regularly report project progress to senior management and the client.

Change & Scope Management

• Negotiate changes to project scope or specification with the client.
• Follow the Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule, and quality.
• Manage the change control process on projects with subcontractors and interfaces.

Risk & Safety Leadership

• Lead ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution.
• Lead project HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment) leadership and ensure a program of initiatives and auditing schedules are established.
• Proactively address HSSE and quality management issues.
• Ensure HSE leadership compliance and ability to work in multidisciplinary teams.

Client & Stakeholder Management

• Interact with clients to proactively resolve issues and at project completion to obtain final client approvals.
• Coordinate closely with clients, contractors, and internal stakeholders to manage all technical, commercial, and contractual aspects of the project.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical, Instrumentation, or Mechanical).
• Minimum 15 years in the Oil & Gas industry.
• Minimum 5 years or more experience in the UAE or Middle East.
• Minimum 3 years as Project Manager on medium to large scale projects in similar business or industry.
• Affinity and familiarity with Engineering, Procurement, and Contracting aspects in the business, both onshore and offshore.
• Experience working on brownfield projects preferred.
• Brownfield experience in replacement of switchgears in the Oil & Gas industry preferred.
• Experience as a Project Manager on electrical projects.

Skills & Competencies

• Proven project management experience and good understanding of business issues.
• Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the work in UAE.
• Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services.
• Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting.
• In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its uses and capability to manage information management project teams.
• Good knowledge of all handover and closeout activities required for clients and suppliers.
• Coaches, mentors, and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters.
• Champion and role model for ethical behavior and compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Excellent personality with strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills including knowledge of Microsoft Office products, specifically Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.