About this role
The Project Manager has the overall management responsibility for the project from contract award up to execution of a close-out agreement with the client. The PM has four major key functions: ● Support the proposal phase and assist on defining the project strategy, risk assessment, cost estimates, schedule optimization and preparation of the proposal. ● Lead and be the responsible for project execution since contract award until project close-out and formal transfer to Customer optimizing all project-related results by effective project and contract management ● Ensures respect of contractual obligations in terms of safety, quality, performance and schedule and represent Air Liquide Global E&C Solutions towards the Client, PMC, and Partner organizations. ● Organize and supervises the activities and works related with the project execution, ensuring a clear, transparent and effective reporting to his management.
The PM is an essential contributor of the overall project success and is responsible to : ● Provide leadership, development and direction to a multi-disciplined and multi-national EPC or EP project organization.
Plan, organize, and direct multi-office engineering disciplines, procurement, project controls, construction management, and subcontractors to deliver major EPC/CM projects from basic design through detailed design, procurement, construction, startup and commissioning, hand over, and contract close-out. ● Establish project teams, coordinate activities of multiple disciplines, and ensure the efficient, cost-effective utilization of staff. ● Develop project execution plans for project staffing, budgeting, scheduling and establishing critical project objectives, applying leadership skills to manage client and internal change. ● Manage (oversee) the production of engineering deliverables. The oversight of engineering deliverables requires continuous evaluation (percent complete analysis) of design discipline progress toward a construction issue deliverable. ● Manage the procurement of engineered equipment, administration of construction subcontracts, and overall safety, cost, schedule, and quality of assigned projects. ● Comply with the safety and quality standards, laws and requirements applicable for the project and apply the best practices to lead the project to the successful achievement, ensuring adherence to company policies, processes and procedures both local and global level. ● Identifying risks and opportunities early, ensuring effective mitigation of risks, and cashing in on the opportunities ● Optimize project result (HSES, quality, profitability, liquidity, schedule etc.) ● Administrates strict change management and negotiates changes with the client. ● Capitalize the projects good and wrong practices, close the loop with the proposal activities and promote the lessons learned process ● Reporte on the project on a regular clear and transparent basis to center or Global E&C Solutions management as well as to the client
● Project close-out and systematic handover for execution during warranty phase. ● Implement the defined GATE processes to enable smooth and error-free passage of the different phases of the project. ● Manage man-hour consumption, quantities, cost, schedule and achievement of milestones and deviations ● For the execution of the project, the PM shall demonstrate strong commitment in Safety, technical expertise, strong management and leadership capability.
● Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, or superior grades ● 5+ years experience in a plant engineering company as package manager / project manager with large scale engineering project coordination. Gas, and Hydrogen process knowledge would be appreciated. ● Fluent in english, Japanese speaking would be an advantage. ● Good understanding of the engineering function, cost basis and requirements within EPC projects
● Eager to work in a multicultural team, high level of mobility - willingness to travel for a short term business trips to plants under construction and operation worldwide and other engineering centers; ● Strong ability in technical matters with an emphasis on safe, compliant, reliable, efficient and practical solutions ● High communication skills, acts in an open, transparent and consistent manner, considering the interests and perspectives of others; behaves within the norms of local, legal, social, and business environments ● Anticipates and takes initiative to overcome challenges and barriers; reprioritizes as appropriate ● Maintains, develops and applies technical or specialist knowledge to stay up-to-date with innovations and developments in the industry and continues to offer best practice solutions. Develop people in the team,
● Interesting, challenging position in an international company, ● Work in a multicultural team, ● Modern office space, ● Training and opportunities to develop, ● Possibility of changing position, department, gaining new knowledge and experience, ● Attractive compensation and benefits package, ● Possibility to purchase company shares on preferential terms,