Projects & Modifications Manager

We are seeking a Projects & Modifications Manager to join our client, a leading Independent Oil and Gas Operator, based in their office in Aberdeen, with site visits when required. This is a PAYE contract role and duration will be approx. 18 months.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manages the portfolio of projects across the company, as well as the portfolio of modification projects via the chose execution methodology
• Selects, develops and manages multi-disciplinary project teams of company and contractor personnel ensuring outputs and outcomes are delivered to meet the agreed business case.
• In conjunction with the procurement team, agrees contracts for the provision of services, monitoring compliance and managing variances.
• Leads the project framing through preparation of the requirements of projects and determines the best means of satisfying requirements.
• Consolidates and documents the fundamental components of projects (scope, schedule, resource requirements, budgets, risks, opportunities and issues, and quality requirements) as part of project planning.
• Managing stakeholders, taking account of their levels of influence and particular interests.
• Identifies and manages project budgets, risks (threats and opportunities), planning and implementations including responses to them and responding to other issues that affect projects.
• Responsible for ensuring highly effective communication and reporting processes are in place and that all key contributors/parties involved in the project. 
• Prepares, gains approval of, refining and updating business cases that justify the initiation and/or continuation of projects in terms of benefits, costs and risks.
• Prepares and maintains schedules for project activities and events, taking account of dependencies and resource requirements.
• Developing and agreeing budgets, controlling forecast and actual costs against them.
• Implement Management of Change (MoC) to change the scope of projects, updating configuration documents as required

REQUIREMENTS:

• Degree qualified in Marine or Subsea engineering or relevant discipline.
• Offshore certification (BOSIET, Medical, MIST)
• Direct experience of major decommissioning projects.
• Direct experience of working with both reimbursable and lump sum marine contractors.
• Technical competence to safely and efficiently manage subsea Diving and Wells Contractors with topsides operational interfaces.
• Competent to ECITB Intermediate or equivalent in the oil and gas industry, preferably with an operator and / or Tier 1 contractor.
• Sound commercial awareness of supply chain management and have a clear understanding of project financing/cost control principles.
• Good communicator and influencer, able to present complex issues in a clear and concise manner.