Duties and Responsibility

• Capture the project high-level business and technical requirements from the project brief with realistic success criteria acceptable to all key stakeholders

• Identify project risk profile (Risk Identification)

• Examine the existing standards and key reference projects, assess similar projects implemented in other factories/ operations

• Define a holistic project organization that covers all project aspects such as Safety & Health, Process, Product, Operation & Start-Up Management, Building & Construction, and Project Management

• Coordinate the development of the project charter with the support of the sponsor/ owner and present to the steering committee

• Leverage the learning from existing standards, and ensure that applicable product and process standards are used in the project

• Identify the relevant project activities required to produce the project deliverables as identified in the Work Breakdown Structure

• Prepare the Operation & Start-Up execution plan with a clear strategy to develop, acquire and qualify: People, Materials, and Operational and Maintenance Methods

• Develop the integrated project schedule with critical path

• Establish a cost estimate with the level of accuracy required for AFCE approval; based on current market condition and best of technical expertise

• Define the project execution, monitoring, controlling and close-out plan (Safety, scope, time, cost, quality, human resources)

• Develop and get sign off on communication and stakeholder management plan

• Based on project risk profile identified define the Risk Management Plan (Risk Evaluation, Mitigation, Response and Responsibility)

• Consolidate the information developed during the planning phase in the project management plan, and obtain sign off by steering committee

• Direct and manage the project work as defined in the project management plan to achieve project objectives

• Deliver operational preparation, product validation and line performance qualification that demonstrate a project performance as specified.

• Control schedule, scope and cost by monitoring the status of project activities and manage changes to the project baseline.

• Document outcome in a bi/monthly progress report, and publish in the project dashboard.

• Analyze and manage the risks based on the risk management plan

• Verify that project work and deliverables meet the project success criteria, and formally validate deliverables acceptance at each workflow milestone/gate.

• Conduct Project Safety and Security Review together with Safety and Operations staff

• Provide project feedback (project final report including PDA) with operations team

• Handover the project with complete documentation to operation staff

• Acquire formal project close-out sign off by Steering committee

• Maintained Wilmar Health & Safety standards for all projects.

• Ensure inclusion of Health and Safety Requirements for all projects ahead of commencement.

• Enforce the use permits for all High Hazard Work carried out by contractors and own team.

• Monitor and direct daily/ weekly safety talk in projects for EHS compliance.

Reports to: General Manager  

Direct Reports: Project Heads for Civil, Mechanical and Electrical

Department: Plant Operation

Job Requirements

Qualification

• BSc Degree in Mechanical/ Electrical/ Civil Engineering Degree or equivalent Degree

• 6 years’ experience in a similar role within project management environment or manufacturing sector.

• Basic understanding of project management principles and ability to interpret these principles.

How to Apply

Interested and qualified applicant can send their CV to : repi@ethiojobs.net