Project Operations Director (Oil & Gas EPC - Asia Pacific)

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Project Operations Director (Oil & Gas EPC - Asia Pacific)

Our Client is a reputable MNC and they are currently looking for a Project Operations Director to manage their projects in Asia Pacific for the Oil & Gas industry.


Reponsibilities:
Project Proposal & Pursuit

*Overall responsiblility for project proposals including bid preparation, costing, procurement, margin analysis, equipment selection, engineering drawings, documentations and calculations resulting in a professional and competitive quotation package.
*Develop and manage a project proposal team comprising of experienced proposal engineers in pursuing successful project wins. These include working closely with the Regional sales managers and channels to establish targeted projects and proactively pursue with the team’s strong technical and commercial skills.
*Manage and lead project sales and its associated P&L. All costs and resources are wholly self-funded by project sales & its margins.
*Develop and manage a procurement process to attain best cost for all buy-outs associated with projects.
*Establish buying agreements with strategic suppliers/vendors and inter-division purchases Qualification and approval of vendors in compliance with company’s sourcing policy to ensure quality assurance.
*Lead sales managers and their channels in winning project orders including developing project strategy, competitive/ strategic selection of equipment, negotiating best commercial terms/ contractual models and conducting customer meetings.
*Liason with Sales Order Administration (SOM) group and CST Manager to review all commercial contracts.
*Must be familiar and manage all project contractual terms & conditions of sale.


Project Management

*Supervise project management teams in executing all project orders including metering and regulatory skids integration in Asia with low cost in-country project execution. This comprises of co-ordinating subcontractors, local integration, customer’s factory acceptance test (FAT), third party inspection and quality controls.
*Ensure good project management & execution maintaining high engineering standards and practices at all times. This includes successful commissioning and start up at customer sites if necessary.
*Qualify local engineering fabricators to ensure all Natural Gas Technologies standards are met through a qualification program so that skids are of Conpany's quality and standards.
*Ensure targeted profit margins are met or exceeded for all projects shipped through efficient cost management and effective project management.
*Liason with sales order administration group for seamless shipping and invoicing of projects.
*Lead and conduct technical training in all aspects of Natural Gas Technolgies to sales channels, local project partners, internal staffs and customers.
*Provide after sales services to sales channels and customers in maintaining a high level of customers’ satisfaction.

Important Note:
*Require extensive travel.
*Chinese language skills are preferred for managing projects in China.

Pre-requisites:
*Degree in Instrumentation, Mechanical, Control Engineering. Instrumentation background is a must.
*Minimum of 8-10 years experience in process control industry and project management in Engineering, Procurement & Construction firm, with at least 5 years in a managerial capacity.
*Solid people management skills with excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all level.
*Knowledge of commercial and financial issues.
*Decisive, drive and ability to deliver effective, innovative solutions.
*Hands-on management style with focus on customer needs and satisfaction.

Interested candidate with relevant experience, kindly email your profile in MS Word format to lilin@pplesearch.com