Manager Package Management

Manager Package Management utilizes their technical acumen, commercial acumen, management skills, and leadership skills to oversee all aspects of delivering a package from the cradle to the grave. Their core responsibility is ensuring the package is delivered on budget and on schedule while abiding by Quality, Health, Safety, Environment, and Security (QHSES) and project requirements. A successful Manager Package Management identifies risks and opportunities and sets up mitigation and capture plans accordingly. This entails developing a strategic outlook for the package and ensuring that all matters are resolved with the involvement of the right stakeholders and in a timely fashion. Manager Package Management must report status and outlook at an executive level to the Project Management team and, at times, Corporate Management.

Responsibilities

Deliver a package (purchase orders and subcontracts) on budget and schedule, abiding by QHSES and project requirements; Maintain clear and thorough dialogue with the Project Management Team and provide accurate periodic status updates and short/long-term outlooks; Identify risks and opportunities and maintain a strategic outlook throughout package execution; Maintain an accurate account of package cost, commitments, changes, and forecast; Provide inputs and ensure alignment with Project Controls on current and forecasted cost and schedule; Analyze ROS dates with schedulers to identify priorities and applicable Installation Work Packages and Advance Work Packages; Track cost and schedule bid basis against actuals; Interface with all stakeholders to achieve package goals; Arrange and attend periodic status meetings with suppliers and clients as required; Manage formal correspondence with suppliers, clients, and other involved parties; Attend key meetings such as progress, kick-off, pre-inspection; Oversee and enforce day-to-day applicable processes and resolve technical or commercial matters; Enforce the Management of Change process and Project Change Notices; Oversee documentation process and manage priorities for effective delivery from cost and schedule aspect; Review key documents such as Technical Bid Evaluations, Commercial Bid Evaluations, Purchase Orders, and supplier data; Work with end user to ensure alignment and expectations; Ensure prime contract flow-downs are correctly administered, including variations; Oversee planning, performance, and resource allocation of team; Develop and maintain contingency planning and lessons learned; Lead implementation, enforcement, and verification of compliance with McDermott policies and procedures; Ensure employees understand their responsibility and authority and complete mandatory training timely

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering or Supply Chain Management (or a relevant discipline); 10 years of relevant experience (ideally in Engineering, Project/Package Management, Manufacturing, or similar); Strong negotiation skills; Commercial knowledge of contracts, purchase orders, and relevant disciplines within the Supply Chain function, such as proposals, purchasing, expediting, logistics, and material management; Strong understanding and adherence to QHSES requirements and ability to ensure compliance; Understands the requisitioning process from the bid stage through clarifications until Purchase Order award and post-award activities such as execution, receiving, and at time commissioning; Proactive attitude in determining opportunities and risks, particularly those attributed to Quality, Safety, Budget, and Schedule; Characteristics of a leader that naturally relates to all members of the team, from the floor to the project team and executive management; Effective communicator with strong written, verbal, and public speaking skills; Willing to travel to various locations such as the shops, supplier offices and headquarters, job sites, labs, and other relevant locations as needed

Nice to have

General Management experience is a plus; Technical knowledge of all phases of an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Installation (EPCI) project and specific knowledge in the domain of the proposed packages is preferred; PMP and/or PE certifications a plus