Project Engineering Manager

Job Description Summary

Own the project control activity globally and drive consistent functional specifications and common global processes for projects implementation. Activities that are conducted to better understand or ultimately meet the expectations of the customer Responsible for departmental operations planning/execution or is focused on execution of professional activities within a technical discipline. Functions with some autonomy but guided by established policies or review of end results.
The job allows modification of procedures and practices covering work as long as the end results meet standards of acceptability (quality, volume, timeliness etc.).

Job Description

Roles and Responsibilities as a PEM :

• Supervising co-ordinating and leading the engineering activities of the project in line with the project’s safety, quality, on-time time delivery, and cost criteria.

• Manage the scope and engineering deliverables in coordination with responsible functions / disciplines. 

• Manage global time schedule of concerned engineering activities, check coherency & alignment with other project functions activities (procurement, construction, commissioning) and organise follow up of critical activities impacting project performance.
• Lead and drive project execution strategy, manage internal / external outsourcing for design work-packages.

• Respect and guard the engineering aspects of contractual limits and liabilities towards partners, suppliers and customers.

• Operate under the matrix organisation, supported by technical experts and design teams, and ensure to achieve project objectives.

• Follow the engineering budget and identify potential savings and highlight to the Project Manager all instances requiring additional budget.

• Participate and contribute to the project multidisciplinary design reviews according to the EMH procedures and per the project strategy.

• Manage scope or design changes & prepare related claims and VO to be approved by Project Engineering Director or Project Manager.

• Lead and ensure design validation throughout customer acceptance,

• Lead the technical specifications and supplier’s documents to enable procurement of materials and plant detailed design from RFQ to SAT.

• Lead the technical ownership of the project towards customer and all internal / external stake-holders.

• Follow and enforce adequate governance actions to manage engineering performance of the project.

Required Qualifications:

• Engineering degree level or equivalent education/experience.
• Experience of Engineering activities to lead and deliver grid transmission projects in EPC type environment.
• Successful experience in project technical management in a multi-disciplinary team’s context including multiple interfaces and with products coming from several countries.
• Able to lead and excel with the teams in matrix organisation.

Desired Characteristics:

• Strong Knowledge of the Transmission or Distribution industry is essential.
• Awareness and ability to comply with local regulations & customer practices in the country/area of operation is key to the role.
• Ability to coordinate multi projects & remote multi-functional teams with clear communication and leadership.

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