SICIM is a Construction Company established in 1962 and offering all types of services related to the installation of pipelines and relevant ancillary facilities for the transmission and distribution of oil, gas and water on an international basis.

Sicim is looking for a Project Manager for one of our upcoming projects in Iraq.

Job description

The Project Manager (PM) reports to the Country Manager. The candidate is responsible for coordinating all the activities and information concerning the project, cooperating with HO Offices and Project staff. Additionally, having hierarchical responsibility over the Engineering, Procurement and Construction Manager, the candidate is required to ensure that the Job Orders acquired are executed in full compliance with the project’s technical objectives, the contractual objectives in terms of costs and times, coordinating his activities with the functional department managers within the limits of his Job description document and Company procedures.

Assists in the management and supervision of all the construction activities of the project and ensures that the contractual commitments are met.

The Project Manager shall:

• Interface with Construction Manager and Clients, including attending project meetings.
• Maintain relationships with Top Management of the Clients.
• Ensure the correct application of the terms and conditions of the ongoing contracts.
• Monitoring of project resources identifying potential optimizations.
• Prepare reports, consolidating progress and highlighting areas of concern.
• Monitor the overall project/s performance in terms of scheduling, cost, quality and HSE requirements.
• Oversee budget and ensure financial accountability.
• Identify potential contractual Change Orders and Claims, and coordinate their preparation: negotiate with Client and control the pricing variations of the contract.
• Foresee clients’ requirements and be able to provide appropriate and precise solutions.
• Support the Procurement and Engineering Teams.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s or equivalent degree in Business Administration, Project/Program Management or Engineering from an accredited university with a minimum of fifteen (15) years relevant experience in the oil & gas or petrochemical industry. An advanced degree is desirable.
• At least ten (10) years of experience as a Project Manager in the industry.
• Project Manager on at least one EPC project with a TIC of >$200million.
• Experience in the Middle East, especially Iraq or another heavily regulated, harsh environment country is desirable.
• Must have familiarity with latest project management methods, practices and tools, Quality and HSE implementation practices, and regulatory/permitting aspects.
• Fluent in English with strong written and oral communication skills.

Work location: E&P phase tbd and then West Qurna