'Interface Coordinator'

A major Owner currently has an active and urgent need for an Interface Coordinator to join its team by late January/early February of 2010.

The Interface Coordinator implements and stewards the project interface management process between the various Contractors on the project. The position monitors the performance of interface deliverables and works with the HSE Project Engineers to identify and resolve interface issues.

The role requires broad experience in project execution. The candidate must have good leadership and personnel management skills, including strong interpersonal skills to interact effectively with a variety of stakeholders including Contractors and Company Project Management Team individuals.

Roles and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to the following:
Ensure consistent and effective implementation of the Interface Management Plan project wide.
- Coordinate with Contractors to ensure the development of their Interface Management procedures and resolution of all Project interfaces. - Review and endorse Contractors’ plans/procedures
- Ensure alignment of Contractors with all interfacing parties
- Ensure that Contractors promptly develop interface agreements per the Contract External Responsibility Matrix & further identify interfaces as required for the Project
- Steward and regularly attend Contractors interface coordination meetings and facilitate interaction, where applicable, across all project groups, Contractor and Company.
- Facilitate regular communication between Contractors to ensure interface execution and close out
- Ensure Contractors produce and regularly maintain comprehensive Interface Data Registers of all identified interfaces and provide regular reporting metrics
- Acts as Coordinator for all Company functions where Company is named as an interfacing party.
- Monitor status of interface agreements across Project and provide regular updates to Project Manager and Interface Lead
- Technically assess criticality of interfaces and issues associated with late or missing information. Identify interface performance issues and work with Project Engineers and Project Manager to facilitate resolution
- Work with Project Engineers to highlight and help resolve any associated contractual issues/potential change orders arising from interface issues
- Seek guidance from Company Interface Lead as required

To qualify for this role, you must possess the following skills/experience:
- At least 7 years upstream oil and gas experience
- At least 3 years experience on an owner's Project Management Team
- Previous experience in some or all of the following project areas: project management, engineering management, construction management, business/project controls
- Previous experience in interface management preferable
- Minimum B Eng
- Good understanding of Project Technical requirements
- Multi-discipline experience desired in project management, facilities, marine, pipelines and/or drilling
- Strong communications and interpersonal skills
- Strong work ethic; self-motivated with excellent work organization skills

**** In compliance with the Atlantic Accord, Canadians from Atlantic Canada will be given preference to this role.

If you are interested and qualified for this position, please apply as directed or to Chad Wildman at cwildman@airenergi.com.

Air Energi would like to thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for short list will be contacted.