Manager Commissioning

Job Overview

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Manage a generally homogeneous team; adapt plans and priorities to meet production and/or operational challenges
• Manage professional employees in the department to success by coaching, reward, and recognition
• Accountable for the performance and results of a team within its discipline
• Adapt departmental plans and priorities to address resource and operational challenges
• Decision is guided by policies, procedures, and business plan; receive guidance from manager
• Assign staffing for the departmental positions on projects and proposals
• Responsible for administrative and technical management of the Commissioning Department
• Identify performance gaps and corrects including systems, equipment, and people resources
• Provide leadership and instruction to their employees
• Ensure work is being coordinated between the other disciplines, offices, fabrication, and construction to meet project requirements
• Manage the technical execution to support the business considerations established for the project
• Responsible for the administration and technical management of the department
• Execute annual appraisals of the employees
• Execute performance appraisals of agency personnel
• Collect/identify training requests/needs, review for justification, and facilitate implementation
• Provide regular performance feedback to the employees in the department
• Implement communication plan
• Support recruitment activities for the department
• Assure good team spirit in the department
• Identify high potentials and support the effort of providing them with suitable career opportunities
• Propose salary increases upon request of company management
• Support the execution plan preparation of every project
• Assign resources to projects and proposals
• Stay up-to-date with the status of all projects through the Lead Engineers
• Ensure execution of PEA reviews and IDRs on projects
• Resolve findings and corrective actions as required
• Lead improvement initiatives within the department
• Support proposals as required
• Prepare or approve man-hours estimates
• Ensure the MPS system is kept up to date
• Establish a budget and salary plan for the department
• Identify and recruit staff for departmental positions
• Maintain staffing levels appropriate to the projected workload
• Provide leadership and training for the professional development of staff
• Responsible for the integrity of the work produced
• Own and lead the implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with all McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority to effectively implement the requirements of all McDermott policies and procedures
• Ensure the timely completion of all mandatory training by themselves and their teams
• Reports to:

Functional: VP/Director Engineering

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Engineering
• 15+ years of experience and proven leadership experience in oil and gas with major contractor or consultant
• Significant role in at least three (3) major projects in the oil and gas or chemical process industry demonstrating technical broad knowledge of commissioning and start-up
• Must have effective communication skills, able to establish confident relationships with discipline managers, technical engineers, and non-engineers. Presentation skills are required
• Good working knowledge of English, both oral and written
• Must have excellent computer software skills in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and other engineering software programs
• Must have excellent organizational skills and be adaptable to the needs of various discipline groups
• Proficiency in English, Multi-Language skills a plus
• The reassignment to other McDermott offices

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