Work-Site Company Representative / Nigeria

My client is a leading Operator, looking to add to their team in Nigeria. This opportunity is suited to an individual with extensive Client Rep experience across different regions (Africa is desirable).

Mission

To manage Worksite fabrication, construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning activities for the Brownfield onshore scope of works, including AMD2 Extension Modules, AMENAM piping and structures, ancillary items, etc., ensuring achievement of the works according to Contract specification and quality

Responsible for ensuring implementation of Contract HSE requirements and improvement plan with accountability for achievement of Project HSE Objective at the Worksite.

Activities

• Manage the company Worksite team, in order to achieve a proper control of all CONTRACTOR activities for all areas and disciplines. Ensuring resources adequacy with regard to the needs, including proposing optimisation in the organisation to Brownfield Package Manager
• Ensure good coordination and communication within his team, CONTRACTOR team and other relevant parties at the Worksite to promote good team working environment and highly motivated team.
• Ensure adequate supervision of all the Worksite project activities: fabrication, assembly, integration, construction, load-out, etc., to ensure completion of scope and achievement of the project objectives in terms of safety, schedule, cost, quality and in accordance with contract specifications.
• Coordinate Contractor and Subcontractors fabrication, integration, assembly, construction and load-out activities in terms of work preparation, scheduling, interfaces, etc., to ensure effective organisation and efficient performance on the work.
• Ensure appropriate control of project documents at the Worksite and assure proper dissemination of information within the team.
• Continually assess Contractor / Subcontractors resources mobilisation and organisation for adequacy and optimal utilization; proactively highlighting shortfalls and following up with Contractor to ensure remedial action early with impact on scheduled progress
• Be proactive at anticipation of problems related to the work; articulating necessary preventive, mitigation or corrective actions, and enforcing Contractor and Subcontractors implementation of necessary actions.
• Keep abreast of contract requirements as they affect the Worksite scope of work, and to participate in evaluation and analysis contractual communications from Contractor related to the Worksite activities.
• Verify consistency between detailed engineering, construction engineering, procurement documentations and construction methodology, as relevant for fabrication, integration and construction activities, ensuring to seek assistance when necessary from COMPANY engineering team on site queries from Contractor.
• Identify and report to hierarchy potential change request or scope modification. Asses challenges and prepare recommendations with necessary supporting document.
• Review and comment (or approve where applicable) project documents: Method Statements, Work Procedure and any other Contractor deliverables in due time as required.
• Review and analyse Work Planning and Schedule updates, in coordination with the company Project Control team, in order to optimise and avoid clashes in work sequences and between activities of Contractor / Subcontractors.
• Monitor the expected versus achieved Works using necessary tools and techniques including computer software, focusing on potentials for delay and adequacy of resources, and reporting accordingly.
• Organise project meetings at the Worksite involving relevant entities: Contractor, Subcontractor and company team, as required or necessary on issues related to or that affects the works and ensure tracking and implementation of action points and dissemination of information within the package.
• Consolidate and issue the Worksite activities daily, weekly and monthly internal reports; and any other specific report as may be requested by hierarchy.
• Assist with inputs to any specific project reports, presentations, etc., as may be requested by hierarchy.

Required Qualifications & Background

• Degree or Higher Diploma (or equivalent) in relevant engineering discipline: mechanical, structural, etc, with proven sound Oil & Gas fabrication and construction working experience at level of a Construction Superintendent or its equivalent.
• Extensive experience of working in Oil and Gas industry construction activities.
• Good knowledge of international design codes / standards and company general specifications.
• Experience in management of multiple skilled and diverse teams. Should be team oriented with good communication, motivational, coordination and delegation skills.