Superintendent

Job Summary

Direct and manage implementation of investment projects from inception to commissioning as per company requirements, quality & safety standards, costs and recognized industry practices and handover projects to operations. Our client is primarily engaged with exploration, refining, storage, production, marketing, training and development, and environmental initiatives in the kingdom

Key Result Areas

Project Management and Control

Responsible for planning, management and financial control of projects under implementation for execution within stipulated time with desired cost and quality standards.

Investment Programme

Attend Engineering Department Investment Programme meetings to advise on the progress of investment work performed and agree on revisions to the schedules where necessary. Advise on the scheduling of new high value projects.

Risk Management

Review all the projects related risks and approve risk mitigation plan to ensure effective project risk management.

Quality Control/Assurance

Ensure quality assurance of all deliverables of assigned projects including quality of letters, reports, memoranda, requisitions, project proposals, expenditure requests, specifications, design drawings, project schedule, and cost estimates. Approve project related drawings / documentations, cost, invoices, schedules. Approve material / equipment requisitions prepared for the project within the limit of available funds for approved projects to ensure that the work performed is complete and accurate and conforms to company standards, procedures, costs, schedules, instructions and recognized practices.

Safety Management

Chair HAZOP, MOC and PSSR meetings related to projects to confirm that all Engineering Design work is safe and operable.

Contracts support

Scrutinise project contract documents and attend Tender Committee Meetings to ensure correctness of technical specifications and approve Summary of Bids and sign Variation Orders on the contracts within the limits of delegated authority.

Standards and Procedures

Recommend approvals on changes to Company Standards and Procedures and Engineering Design Instructions and ensure that all changes pertaining to the Engineering are correctly recorded. Also ensure completion of project documentation is as per company procedures.

Administration

Perform a variety of administrative tasks such as preparing performance and development appraisals; recommending salary revisions and conducting interviews, attending to personnel problems within the team in a timely manner in accordance with company requirements.

Job Context

Superintendent –Projects mainly implements new and upgrade projects in all areas of company. Superintendent-Projects’ role is to direct and manage the assigned projects from inception to commissioning, handover of the plant and facilities to operations, As-Built documentation of project, Management System and completion of financial close out. At times multiple projects shall also be handled. Execution of project or multiple projects is extremely challenging.

Communications and Working Relationships

Internal

Job holder is required to communicate extensively with the majority of Company Departments and in particular all technical departments, soliciting advice, assistance and information. Also regularly meets all project stakeholders and project team to review the project status and take the necessary actions.

External

Job holder has extensive communication, both written and oral with outside agencies, contractors and also specialist companies providing services and supplying equipment. Both internal and external contacts frequently involve negotiations requiring understanding, tact and firmness.

Framework Boundaries, Decision Making authority and responsibility:

Directly responsible for the total implementation of company investment projects from inception to commissioning and project hand over to Operations. Superintendent-Projects is directly responsible for the judicious spending of investment funds. Job holder has authority to approve requisitions to the value of the available funds for material and equipment required for assigned projects. Also authorized to approve and assign, on behalf of the company, variations to contracts up to the limit of financial authority. Job holder is directly responsible for approving the use of materials and products used on all approved assigned capital investment projects. Position is authorized to approve or recommend for approval, the purchase of new and/ or replacement equipment required for assigned capital investment projects. Work is governed by the standard procedures, company policy, established standards for safety and quality. Job holder must work within tight budgetary constraints as cost over-runs are subject to intense scrutiny by the appropriate authority

Essential skills

• Minimun Bachelors in Mechanical or Chemical engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in project management, engineering design along with experience in construction in the Oil refining , Oil and Gas production or Petrochemical industries with minimum 5 years’ in a supervisory capacity.
• A broad Knowledge of American, British and other international desihn codes and standards and familarity with widely used well known company/licensors standards.
• Excellent leadership skills with ability to lead the project team.
• Excellent communication and problem solving skills.