Group Head Engineering Designs at Peoplesource Consulting

Peoplesource Consulting - Our client is an indigenous energy services company and a major player in the Nigerian Oil&Gas sector. It provides integrated client focused and cost-effective services in the oil and gas industry with specialized expertise for both onshore and offshore oil and gas development.

We are recruiting to fill the position of:

Job Title: Group Head Engineering Design

Job Referrence: PIEHED - 01
Location: Nigeria
Reports to: The Technical Director and CEO

Job Description

• The incumbent will manage engineering processes in the group and also oversee engineering design projects in different phases as bid support, contracts negotiation & management and project execution & management.
• He or she will track and monitor all on-going projects in its execution and financial performance.

Job Requirements

• To manage the Engineering processes, ensuring the provision of efficient and effective design services, including design validation, engineering, and drafting components.
• To oversee engineering design projects in different phases such as bid support, contracts negotiation & management and project execution & management.
• Track and monitor all on-going projects in its execution and financial performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Identify and develop new lines of business and projects for Engineering Design, fostering the existing alliances, partnerships and generating new relationships to enable same.
• Proactively assess the Engineering resource gap in line with EPCM business plans and implement actions to build adequate Engineering capability to support the Operations Benchmark Engineering quality.
• Carry out budgeting activities annually for the Engineering business group including projections on manpower plans, costs and overall vision.
• Ensure correct estimation of budgets for engineering related to Proposals and Projects, as required.
• Assess and develop action plan to mitigate risk associated with project execution and the group’s profitable existence.
• Conduct market intelligence to assess potential jobs/projects.
• Build trusted relationships with operators, government agencies and viable technical partners.
• Participate in developing new business opportunities and assist in coordinating commercial deals.
• Collect and review industry related information on new projects, plants, pipelines, facilities etc. within the sector.
• Oversee the tendering and proposal function for the group and provide strategic direction.
• Support the formulation, execution and monitoring of company’s business development, market penetration strategies and operating plans for enhancing business growth and operational efficiency in the area of engineering projects.
• Act as a mentor by providing guidance and coaching to senior staff in management of their teams.
• Perform any other duty as may be assigned by management.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Engineering A second degree in Engineering will be an added advantage.
• Minimum of 20 years' experience in Engineering design/management in the Oil and Gas industry, out of which 8 years must have been in a business leadership position.
• Professional Membership of an Engineering Society (COREN is required).

Qualifications, Knowledge & Experience

• Organizational Competencies.
• Ability to Lead change.
• Result driven and Strategic Focus.
• Business and industry knowledge.
• Communication & interpersonal skills.
• Problem Solving, Analytical skills.
• Functional Competencies.
• Business Management.
• Engineering design and management.
• Marketing and Sales Acumen.
• Project Management.

Application Closing Date
27th April, 2015.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should kindly send their applications and CV's to: [email protected] quoting the job reference.