Project Manager

I. PURPOSE OF ROLE
The Project Manager is initially accountable for establishing and mobilising the project objectives, as stated in the Statement of Requirement (SOR), during the preliminary project development stages of the project (Select). The Project Manager is then responsible for accomplishing the project objectives as stated in the SOR. The Project Manager is therefore BP's representative and is responsible for implementing BP's requirements specific to the project as well as the company's requirements generally. To do so, the Project Manager must bridge the gap between the business (who identifies the opportunity the capital project addresses), operations and engineering (who ensure a technical solution is feasible and workable) and finally the contractors responsible for delivery of the project. The Project Manager's purpose is to ensure that these competing interests are balanced for the benefit of BP.
This is a 24-month contract role.
II. KEY RESULTS/ ACCOUNTABILITY EXPECTED FROM ROLE
The key result for the role of Project Manager is the delivery of the new assets on time, on budget and producing high quality manufactured lubricants that meet the long term objectives of the business. These objectives must be met without any safety incidents during the design, construction or commissioning of the assets. To successfully deliver this result, the Project Manager is accountable for:
- A deep understanding of the business and project objectives and ensuring that the two are integrated.
- Challenging the business case to ensure ownership of the SOR and Financial Memorandum.
- The consistent and thorough implementation of safe practices throughout project development and delivery incorporating both process and personnel safety.
- Implementing clear and effective communications throughout the project team, stakeholders and interfaces.
- Development and implementation of the Project Execution Plan and Strategy.
- Ensure the timely planning, co-ordination and control the engineering, procurement construction and commissioning phases of the project.
- Development of Contracting Strategy (including procurement, fabrication, construction contractor, materials management).
- Manage contract disputes and the evaluation of contractor performance.
- Ensure clear agreement between the project and Gatekeeper of the project objectives and to achieve or better these.
- Effective management and control of risks from design through to installation and commissioning.
- Ensure timely close-out of all project risk and project assurance review action items.
- Timely, accurate and concise project reporting.
- Competently develop and document the Appraise to Execute stage strategies and plans to identify and manage project risks.
- Co-ordinate and represent the project for assurance and reporting, including regular project, steering committee and governance board reviews.
- Achieve the key delivery milestones for successful end of stage reviews.
- Be sufficiently detailed orientated to ensure that the Select, Define and Execute strategies are being implemented by BP and contractor teams.
- Ensuring delivery of the project to the parameters outlined in the SOR and Financial Memorandum.
- Guiding and mentoring the local Project Team to develop a thorough understanding of the BP's Project Delivery methodology in accordance with Project Common Process version 4.
- Identifying and proactively managing a complex and diverse set of stakeholders both in country, regionally and globally to ensure alignment around the project objectives.
- Maintaining team integration and cohesion throughout all CVP stages of the project.
- Ensuring that BP is appropriately represented both technically and functionally throughout the VNFR Project's development and delivery.
III. KEY CHALLENGES FACED ON THE ROLE
The Project Manager assembles the project team and ensures their suitability for their appointed roles. The Project Manager is responsible for aligning the project objectives with the business objectives and communicating the expectations for the project's performance to the project team. The role then guides and monitors the project team to ensure they are working to the parameters agreed with the business for the project's cost, schedule and quality targets. The key challenge for the Project Manager is therefore to provide guidance to both the business sponsor and the core project team (include contractors and contract staff) to ensure alignment between the parties.
The Project Manager is required to establish and maintain strong working relationships within the Project Team and with stakeholders to positively impact project development and delivery. In addition, the Project Manager has a role to ensure that BP's expectations regarding its values, behaviours and code of conduct are met consistently throughout project development and delivery.
It is essential that the Project Manager can effectively manage the following activities:
- To understand and stay focused on priorities but remain flexible whilst delivering a very complex and highly integrated project.
- To understand the detail and be able to communicate this in a clear and concise manner.
- To manage formal and informal teams and external parties; relationship management is critically important.
- Manage BP staff to achieve the project goals.