Job Description Summary

The Construction & Commissioning Manager is responsible for the construction scope management of all Grid Systems Integration projects (civil works, erection, commissioning) leading all site managers in Brazil. In tendering phase is the sourcing & tendering partner for the construction scope including lessons learnt. You will have solid reporting to the GSI Construction Leader.

Job Description

Construction scope

• The Construction scope is covering the civil work, erection, testing & commissioning scope including the management of subcontractors & consortium partners associated to this scope.
• He / she has to ensure identification, definition & deployment of proper procedures, processes, resources (internal & external) for organization of all site activities & ensure site works executed, coordinated & managed to achieve Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery targets of the project to the Customer satisfaction. Site management goal is to obtain provisional acceptance from Customer on time, in quality and in respect of budget.
• He / She has to support the Projects Managers in all regarding the sites information.
• At ITO phase, sourcing & tendering partner to select proper construction subcontractors/ consortium partners & provide secured tender full costs to ensure both winning the opportunity and operational excellence during execution (Safety, Cost, Quality & On time).
• Material control at sites.

Process

• Deploy standard & Lean procedures and processes for civil work, erection, testing & commissioning to ensure operational excellence
• Monitor & animate proper KPIs to support procurement & construction operational excellence (EHS, Quality, OTD, Cost)
• Prepare and present monthly meeting with HQ in order to explain our activities performed and KPI achieved with an action plan when needed.

People Management

• Lead and manage Region Construction teams (formed by site managers, administrative assistant and interns) to ensure proper performance with the respect of policies and procedures
• Ensure proper team development plan including coaching for leadership skills & construction expertise.

Resources

• Ensure proper construction expertise level to execute on time, with proper level of EHS, quality and within budget
• With regions & sourcing function ensure identification of qualified material suppliers & identification and staffing of qualified Subcontractors/ Consortium partners for construction, erection, testing & commissioning project scope
• Adapt site organization to contractual scheme : consortium or subcontractors to ensure operational excellence (EHS,Q , OTD, Cost)

ITO phase scope
At ITO ensure that construction function is the sourcing & tendering partner by

• Establishing accurate should cost for construction scope & technical analysis of subcontractors/ consortium partner to support sourcing negotiation
• Listing the associated risk
• Proposing cost solidity considering market, lessons learnt
• Being a key player of subcontrator / consortium selection process supported by team technical expertise
• Drive competitiveness actions related to construction scope to ensure cost out at tender stage

At OTR phase :

• Support project execution on scope civil work, erection & Test/ commissioning to reach Provisional acceptance from customer on time
• At region & project level ensure that the proper internal function interfaces coordination is in place with design engineering, procurement, logistics, project management, project control, contract management & EHS for construction scope
• Ensure proper process in place for management of subcontrators (manpower, material , tool, test equipment)
• Ensure proper process in place for coordination between engineering & equipment suppliers to develop the project test schedule plan and test procedures for precommissioning, commissioning, and dynamic testing.

Planning

• Ensure proper process for coordination with different parties ( internal and external) for schedule establishment, update & look ahead process for civil work, erection, testing & commissioning to ensure project completion
• Support & adapt site organization to project strategy evolution to maximize cash & margin

Quality

• Ensure Management of subcontractor performance : On time / quality/ productivity & be a partner to contract mgt for claims negotiation
• Support project management function vs customer on all topics related to construction
• Development & deployment of standard site Quality Inspection Plan & Test Plans with associated record
• Ensure proper process in place for site material reception & associated storage including Non Conformity issuance & management if linked to construction scope to ensure no missing material at start of site activities
• Drive cost erosion action plans to ensure non recurrence of issues having let to margin slippages resulting in the construction scope or caused by construction and resulting on other scopes
• Ensure lean deployment of construction process on tenders & projects and drive simplification actions to improve productivity and cut waste

Health and Safety

• Demonstrate EHS leadership as gemba, reward and ensure Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team
• Ensure Identification and evaluation of EHS risks at project level and implement practical measures
• Participate & ensure at region level hierarchical/ team safety visits and leads EHS improvement initiatives for construction scope
• Actively and routinely promote the identification of hazards and near misses to the construction team
• Actively participate in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed in close coordination with EHS function.

Key Performance Indicator Measurement

• I&I rate, Stop Work, PSE & Near Miss reporting
• Construction budget of projects & tenders
• Monthly OTD & say do ratio vs construction activities
• Average days Late
• Non conformity ageing linked to subcontractors and construction functions & associated cost recovery
• Subcontractor performance (OTD, quality, productivity) Punch list closure progress
• Monthly project Staffing positions mobilized/demobilized to the current regional/site staffing plan.

Requirements

• Engineering graduate
• 08 to 12 years of experience in EPC / turnkey projects management in Substation including civil works scope
• Knowledge & experience in the grid / electrical /renewable.
• Knowledge in AIS and GIS HV equipment (TC, TP, Power Transformers, Reactors, Capacitors, P&C and other Substation´s equipment.
• Strong Leaderships skills to work in matrix organization with experience of international management.
• Team player & networker Capacity to manage portfolio of projects in different countries
• Capacity to define, deploy a strategy & agile vs environment changes
• Organizational, program development and planning mind set
• Frequent travels (50% of the time) Fluent in English

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