Project Interface Lead

Kuala Lumpur , W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Job Reference 1253553

Location Kuala Lumpur , W.P. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Industry Oil & Gas - FPSO

Function Inspection

Job Type Contract

Date Added January 14, 2025

Job Purpose:
  • Report to the Project Manager to strategize, coordinate, and integrate the project team for EPCIC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation & Commissioning) project management.
  • Ensure cost-effective, timely solutions and apply win-win strategies for all related parties throughout the project.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Task Management: Organize, control, and report on specific tasks/interfaces, including:
    • Engineering Contractors (Marine, Topsides & Riser, and Mooring)
    • DNVGL Classification Societies
    • Shipyard Construction Team
    • Vendors
    • Contractors
  • Communication: Ensure effective communication across internal project members for timely information exchange.
  • Decision Making: Delegate tasks to enable quick, well-informed decisions while maintaining control.
  • Support: Assist the Construction Team in focusing on project objectives.
  • Objective Cascade: Communicate project objectives/targets to the team and ensure understanding.
  • Issue Resolution: Coordinate the resolution of issues and ensure the Management of Change process is followed.
Organizational Perspective:
  • Reporting: Regularly report key information to the Project Manager.
  • Corrective Actions: Ensure corrective actions are in place.
  • Meeting Coordination: Review and follow up on actions from various meetings, including:
    • Project Progress Meetings with Shipyard
    • Engineering Progress Meetings
    • Client Progress Meetings
    • Classification Society Meetings
    • Technical Queries
    • Hold Register
    • Verifying AFC from Detail Engineering and IFC for Fabrication Engineering with the latest information from vendors and contractors.
Principal Accountabilities:
  • Lead the implementation and timely completion of specific tasks in accordance with contractual and internal requirements.
  • Ensure delivery of tasks related to Interface Management, Delivery Management, Area Management, or Change Management.
  • Resolve differences between project, engineering, and operation teams to minimize impact on asset productivity and deliverables.
  • Maintain efficient and clear records of all interface information related to the project.
  • Manage and ensure efficient integration between existing systems and new conversion requirements.
  • Identify and analyze root causes of project engineering and asset operational problems, incidents, or accidents, and recommend effective solutions to prevent recurrence.
Job Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
  • HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment):
    • Uphold company safety rules and policies.
    • Ensure project HSE targets are achieved.
    • Promote best practices to the PMT and contractors through meetings, toolbox discussions, visits, walkabouts, etc.
    • Performance Indicators: Number of observation cards, attendance at safety walkabouts, no LTIs related to own discipline.
  • QAQC (Quality Assurance and Quality Control):
    • Coordinate with the QAQC site team.
    • Ensure mechanical works are closely controlled by QAQC.
    • Ensure works are carried out as per the latest drawings.
    • Coordinate with QAQC to follow the construction schedule.
    • Ensure all equipment vendor requirements are met.
    • Performance Indicators: Number of inspections missed, delays due to poor coordination.
Construction Management:
  • Supervision: Oversee the team on all design and design changes for mechanical packages.
  • Feedback: Provide feedback to the Construction Lead regarding constructability and schedule.
  • Compliance: Ensure the team and yard teams are fully aware of and strictly follow vendor installation requirements.
  • Coordination: Supervise interface with other disciplines for optimal work sequence.
  • Daily Activities: Manage the discipline team for day-to-day activities.
  • Site Instructions: Control all site instructions for own discipline or those impacting own disciplines.
  • Completion Forms: Manage job completion forms.
  • Mechanical Completion: Supervise Mechanical Completion (ITRs A) for mechanical equipment.
  • Interdisciplinary Management: Collaborate with other disciplines (piping, structure, E&I) to achieve mechanical completion.
  • Vendor Management: Manage vendor service engineers on-site as necessary, liaising with the package engineer.
  • Timeliness: Ensure tasks are completed based on the construction schedule.
  • Nonconformances: Monitor and address nonconformances for own discipline.
Reports and Meetings:
  • Progress Monitoring: Monitor and report yard progress and production indicators for own discipline to the Construction Lead.
  • Scheduling: Report on the schedule and lookahead, alerting to any schedule slippages.
  • Site Instructions: Assist in managing site instructions for own discipline.
  • Progress Reports: Report and comment on yard progress reports.
  • Daily VSCC Participation: Participate in daily VSCC meetings.
  • Production Indicators: Monitor production indicators (manpower, installed equipment, etc.).
  • Team Coordination: Participate in team coordination meetings.
  • Progress Reporting: Report on progress for own discipline, including issues and proposed solutions.
  • Timeliness: Ensure timely reporting and meeting attendance.
Competencies:
  • Functional:
    • Presenting & Communicating: Excellent communication and teamwork skills. Maintain direct communication with the Project Manager and stay fully aware of project progress, status, and problems.
    • Teamwork: Strong ability to work collaboratively.
    • Commercial/Contractual Awareness: Knowledge of commercial and contractual aspects.
    • FPSO Knowledge: Familiarity with FPSO operations.
    • Brazilian FPSOs: Awareness of specific requirements for Brazilian FPSOs (plus point).
    • Language Skills: Proficiency in English (mandatory).
  • Leadership:
    • Teamwork: Ability to assist and supervise a team, coordinate with other teams, and seek the overall best for the project. Work effectively with yard/contractors.
    • Execution: Drive execution to mechanical completion.
    • Integrity and Trust: Demonstrate integrity and inspire trust.
    • Commitment: Focus on project completion.
Experience:
  • Minimum 5 years’ experience in a project interface role for FPSO hull conversion projects.
  • Experience in a project interface role for at least 2 major FSO hulls or 1 major FPSO (hull conversion size up to 10,000 DWT).
  • Supervision experience for at least 2 major FSO hull interfaces or 1 major FPSO, managing project and construction interfaces for all disciplines until mechanical completion.
  • Preferably, a minimum of 2 years working experience in China.
  • Good understanding of international shipyards is preferable and an added value.
  • Strong understanding of schedule and resource planning.
  • Fundamental understanding of concepts, principles, and practices in the oil and gas industry.
Qualification:
  • Minimum Degree in Mechanical/Marine Engineering or equivalent.

 

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