Construction Operations Manager

A global engineering and construction contractor is looking for a Construction Operations Manager (Home Office).

Minimum Qualifications and Experience:

• Engineering degree or diploma
• 10+ years’ experience as a Resident Construction Manager on petro-chemical project sites

Knowledge/Skills/Requirements:

• 5 years’ experience in a senior position in a home office construction department, with particular reference to the preparation of project proposals
• Good standard of written engineer
• Candidate must be responsible and willing to participate as a member of the team, conscientious, methodical and prepared to adhere to corporate standards and procedures
• Willing to communicate with the group and other disciplines to ensure the smooth running of the project

Responsibilities:

• Manage home office construction personnel to provide cost effective construction input for proposals, studies pre-FEED and FEED's
• Deliver all home office generated construction execution strategies and procedure to ensure that the content is consistent and complies with company corporate and project requirements
• Manage, initiate and develop constructibility participation in reviews scheduled to address construction philosophies, paths of construction, methodologies and construction practices on a particular project
• Monitor design and construction alerts, identify critical execution issues and implement lessons learnt from previous projects on new projects
• Ensure technical documentation is reviewed and signed by relevant engineers in order to ensure constructibility has been done in accordance with the company policy and project requirements
• Ensure that the construction systems and procedure are compatible and interface with other corporate systems and project execution strategies
• Give the necessary support to construction operations on active projects, both in the establishment of the site and during the construction phase
• Manager and supervise the work of construction coordinators and the heavy lift engineers
• Manage all aspects of HSEQS o ensure compliance with the objectives of the corporate HSEQ policies and manuals
• Participate in the development of intelligence on contractor and competitor capacity in support of proposals activities
• In conjunction with project material control personnel, monitor procurement actions to ensure materials are made available for construction operations in accordance with the project schedule
• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities as required by the Manager Construction