NES Fircroft are delighted to be supporting our client based in Iraq who are looking to add a Concept Development Manager to their team. Your role will be to develop projects from Conceptual to Pre-Feed stages, so experience within this area of the project lifecylce is required. This role will be based on Site in Basra, Iraq and will operate on a 28x28 rotational basis, in a 12+ month renewable contract, open to renewals and extensions.
Key Accountabilities5
- Continuous assessment and evolution of the Concepts project portfolio to ensure that the “right projects” are in-place to meet the ERP/LTP expectations and business value
- needs and exerting a restorative influence in the organization where this is not the case.
- Performance management of an international Contractor in the development and delivery of engineering from Concept through studies & pre-FEED
- Stakeholder interface alignment and management for timely and efficient delivery of Concepts/Optimize projects
- Definition of potential new / alternate technology applications for consideration within Concept designs
- Manage and report project cost, schedule, safety metrics to the relevant stakeholders
- Ensure that the processes and procedures in delivering projects are efficient and effective, making adjustments to implement lessons learnt.
JOB DESCRIPTION
- Ensure Concept Development health and succession plans serve in delivering
- engineering, concepts and operable projects that are safe, reliable and efficient.
- Leadership of a deeply experienced technical team that is geographically dispersed from site whilst fostering an agile and collaborative working environment
Essential Education
Bachelor degree in Engineering discipline
Essential experience and job requirements
- Technically strong in a core engineering discipline (Mechanical, or Process). With extensive engineering management experience.
- Experienced in facilities design and management together with delivery of engineering and projects with third party engineering contractors.
- Deeply experienced in application of PCP and MPCP with excellence in understanding and interpretation of deliverables.
- Deeply experienced in both greenfield and brownfield engineering, operations, and integration of modifications across the full value chain of hydrocarbon and water production facilities.
- Experienced and adept in working across multi-function / discipline teams, excellent communication skills and ability to influence both up and down the organization.
- Experience in most of world environments is preferred.
- Chartered and member of a professional body
Desirable criteria and qualifications
- Ability to develop others and foster diverse relationships in a multinational environment
- Ability to identify correct priorities of maintenance and engineering support activities
- Ability to speak Arabic would be beneficial but not essential
- Delivery of tier 1 and 2 decisions
Other Requirements
- Technical excellence and broad experience of continuous improvement delivery
- Deep understanding of safety, risk, analysis, interpretation, and evaluation.
- Able to prioritise work in a fast pace environment
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
