Title:
Project Specialist - TLIS
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KBR’s Technology Led Industrial Solutions (TLIS) group is looking for a Project Specialist for long term role at our Dubai office, with Techno-Commercial experience.
Project Specialist
Division /Technology Led Industrial Solutions (TLIS)
Job Purpose
To support the successful planning, execution, and delivery of Maintenance projects by coordinating technical activities, managing contractor/ Suppliers and consultant interfaces, and ensuring compliance with project requirements, local regulations, and client standards. Prior experience within UAE is essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Assist in Preliminary estimation, planning, scheduling, and coordinating all technical aspects of projects.
- Review RFP Documents, specifications, and technical documents to prepare techno-commercial response for the maintenance bids ensuring their accuracy and compliance with standards.
- Set-up, take over / hand over of projects during initial mobilization ensuring their alignment with industry standard and Project bidding specifications.
- Support the Project Managers in managing site activities, contractor performance, and coordination with internal as well as external stakeholders.
- Monitor work progress and ensure alignment with project schedule and quality standards.
- Participate in the preparation and review of Project execution and management plan, technical submittals, method statements, RFIs, and progress reports.
- Assist in resolving management and site issues.
- Maintain strong communication with Internal/External stakeholders, and third-party consultants.
- Support in cost monitoring and control activities.
- Participate in internal and client meetings, providing technical input where required.
- Assist in preparation of handover documentation and project close-out reports.
- Ensures project progress as per approved schedule in close cooperation with Project Controls Team
- Set up and regularly maintaining a project dashboard in close cooperation with Project Controls Team
- Monitors with support of the Project Controls Team cost aspects of the project within direct control to forecast final costs, trends and takes action to avoid cost overruns.
- Evaluation of Earned Value / value of work for project completion with support of the Project Controls Team
- Builds and maintains a healthy relationship with clients and acts as project focal point for the client
- Proactively resolves scope and schedule issues with the 3rd party contractor as they arise.
- Ensures Change Order recording and participation from project team in technical parts of change order assessment
- Regularly provides input to project reports to internal Project Management and the Clients
- Defines and communicates team’s priorities such as achievement of milestones and other key project objectives.
- Listens to the team, discusses the issues, resolves problems and directs activities to remove roadblocks and achieve objectives.
- Regularly chairs and records project team meetings within the PMC organization and with the client and with the 3rd party contractors or consultants.
- Responsibility for preparation and status tracking of all projects related correspondence and transmittals / project documents.
- Perform technical bid evaluations (TBE) and award recommendations
Qualifications including Required Education, Experience, & Skills
- Bachelor of Engineering from an accredited college or university.
- Minimum 12 years of Techno- Commercial Experience
- Must have proven track record of managing and leading teams for large sized projects in the Oil & Gas industry or Equipment Manufacturer.
- Must have demonstrated ability of effective functioning in a multi-cultural environment, preferably in the Middle East.
Essential skills/experience
- Analysis and problems solving
- Creativity/innovation
- Communications, written and oral.
- Formal presentation skills
- Ability to influence and persuade.
