Job Description: Project Engineer / Project Manager
Location : Johannesburg, South Africa
Experience: 10 years (Petroleum Sector)
Academic qualification:
Bachelorin Engineering – Mechanical/Electrical
Expert/Specialist
Autocad 2D, Project Schedule, Risk Analysis, Microsoft Office
Additional training
Project Management, Contract Management
Occupation: Full time
Duties & Responsibilities
§ Manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex designs.
§ Oversees construction and commissioning in order to ensure completion of projects as efficiently and effectively as possible.
§ Supervise engineering review and proposals; after budget approval, assigns projects to engineering staff; sets priorities and adjusts workload accordingly.
§ Prepare and updates project engineering procedures including description of the project administration process and contract documentation guidelines; ensures projects are implemented in accordance with District purchasing, Request for Proposal (RFP) and contracting procedures.
§ Provide technical oversight and coordination of project engineering work; through project coordination meetings and other means, monitors progress against project schedules and budgets; recommends allocation of resources as required to accomplish goals.
§ Reviews inspection reports and assists in resolution of field construction problems; authorizes or recommends change orders and claims resolution; represents District in construction contract dispute resolution meetings.
§ Monitors engineering aspects of facility start-ups; ensures project start-up plans and required documentation are completed and coordinated with Operations and Maintenance Department personnel.
§ Review of engineering deliverables, redlining drawings
§ Serves as liaison person with the Contractors regarding the design and construction of new water impoundment facilities, and all safety or stability issues related to any existing jurisdictional facility.
§ Prepares the annual budget request for the program; estimates staffing, equipment supply needs based upon recent trends and planned activities; monitors expenditures after budget adoption; approves purchase requisitions.
§ Performs other related work as required.
§ Familiar with a variety of the field’s concepts, practices, and procedures.
§ Schedule preparation and resource forecasting for engineering and other technical activities relating to the project.
§ Project status reports; budget monitoring and trend tracking
§ Effective communications between engineering, technical, construction, and project controls groups
§ Reports to the Puma Energy Global Construction Manager.
§ Responsible for planning, scheduling, conducting and coordinating the technical and management aspects of projects.
§ Participating in Client (Puma Energy)/contractor meetings and resolving Client/engineering and management project issues
§ Review and propose project Client invoices.
§ Ensure effective engineering and Client communications.
§ Confer with management and Operations to discuss and prepare project specifications and procedures.
§ Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.
§ Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation, maintenance, and repair of facilities and equipment.
§ Prepare monitoring and trend tracking of budgets, bids, and contracts, and direct the negotiation of research contracts.
§ Review and recommend contracts and cost estimates.
§ Present and explain proposals, reports, and findings to Puma Energy Management
§ Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
§ Track project milestones and deliverables.
§ Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises, and devise contingency plans.
§ Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
§ Conduct project post mortems and create a recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Knowledge of: Process, Electrical, Mechanical and Civil engineering principles, practices and methods, particularly as applied to Petroleum industry; engineering economics including cost/benefit analyses; federal, state and international codes and regulations governing the operation of petroleum facilities, environmental regulations, and workplace safety; engineering project management methods and techniques; budget administration principles of employee supervision and personnel management.
§ Ability to: Plan, organize and direct an effective project engineering program; apply engineering principles and techniques to the solution of engineering problems; review alternative engineering processes and calculate life cycle costs; prepare engineering specifications, requests for proposals, contract documents, and design drawings; plan, assign and supervise the work of subordinate staff; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; present technical information to nontechnical audiences; maintain detailed and accurate records; prepare clear and concise written reports; establish and maintain good working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work; Manage Contractors and Puma Energy Local Engineering Teams in Countries where Projects are in Progress; Report to Puma Energy Senior Construction Management
§ Working Conditions/Physical Requirements: On a continuous basis, overtime as required; located in Africa, extensive use of computer and telephone on daily basis; travel frequently domestic , stay long periods to remote places and abroad; occasionally getting into confined spaces or climb at heights to inspect construction activities.