HEAD - Project Management & Execution

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Own project kickoff: scope, budget, schedule baseline and risk register for every order
• Build and manage L1L3 schedules; sequence civil, mechanical, electrical and instrumentation work
• Mobilise site teams, subcontractors and fabrication capacity against the schedule
• Govern all concurrent sites through Project Managers; hold weekly site reviews against baseline
• Manage interface between civil, mechanical and electrical works, and between company and client scope
• Own site QA/QC and EHS — inspection & test plans, welding/hydro-testing, safety compliance and incident reporting
• Control material at site — BOQ reconciliation, wastage control, surplus returns
• Track project cost against budget; flag margin erosion early
• Manage billing milestones, certification and collection support with Finance; maintain positive cash flow
• Identify, price and secure change orders and claims; protect against uncompensated scope creep
• Lead commissioning, stabilisation and performance guarantee runs to contracted parameters
• Complete client and O&M handover with full documentation, training and spares list
• Formally close out projects — final billing, retention release, defect liability tracking, lessons learned

Desired Candidate Profile:

• 15+ years executing turnkey ETP, STP, RO or ZLD plants, with several plants personally commissioned to guaranteed parameters
• Experience running multiple concurrent project sites through a team of Project Managers
• Strong planning discipline with MS Project, Primavera or equivalent
• Contract literacy — reading terms, managing variations, raising/defending claims, handling LD and guarantee clauses
• Hands-on commissioning capability — able to troubleshoot biological or membrane systems on-site
• Proven site safety and QA/QC governance