Interface Manager
Jasara
- Tabuk
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Internal client and external stakeholders (Eg Sponsors, Urban Planning, Civil Defence, Neom Tourism, Line Proponent etc)
- Marina Project team
- Module Delivery Teams
- Spine Project team
- District and Module SHEQ Teams
- Other Project Control staff – document control
- Module Delivery Directors
- Module Engineered Design team
- Line centralised PMO team
- Line, District and Module Commercial team
- Package Delivery Teams and framework suppliers.
- Delivery of the Hidden Marina, main channel and associated precinct works – end to end responsibility for schedule, cost, and quality from design stage 3A to handover to meet current and future commitments and to maximise opportunities with the emphasis on safe, collaborative delivery, quality, logistics and handover.
- Oversee the construction programme, identify deviances and act to ensure programme targets are met.
- Oversee the quality of construction and act where necessary to ensure the required quality is delivered.
- Manage the multiple interfaces between the marina utility services (including but not limited to; electrical systems, district cooling, water distribution, air systems, fans, pumps, IT system infrastructure, fire life safety systems, waste-water systems, waste transfer systems, people mover systems etc) and between the marina utilities and the marina structure and the Spine Infrastructure.
- Implement strategic and operational plans for utilities to ensure and assure that interface management arrangements are developed and implemented and receive acceptance from all interested parties including stakeholders.
- Ensure and assure that all interface arrangements are traceable and set out critical success factors (CSF’s)
- Conduct and co-ordinate lessons learnt, return of experience in making continuous improvements.
- Be an active member of the IPMC and NEOM team.
- Take a lead in cross-sharing learning of Interface Management arrangements and similar with the Module teams with the purpose of eliminating waste and duplication whilst sharing best practices and lessons learnt.
- Capture and document interface arrangements and create regular updates on progress and escalate critical issues that require senior leadership governance endorsements. Develop a tracker using and adopting digital tools to eliminate paper-based systems.
- Assist in the management of the library of interface arrangements and their associated plan with the ability to retrieve information and documents quickly.
- Project management leadership skills established in major/mega project multi-discipline schemes/projects/programmes
- Interface Management - ability to operate in fast paced and pressured environments, whilst being able to maintain clear decision making. Capable of working within a multi discipline team and across multiple interfaces.
- Data Management - able to process schedule requirements, analyse multi-layered construction schedules and react to change. Able to be able to concisely report on progress and challenges.
- Conflict Management - Reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can find common ground and secure cooperation and constructive outcomes with minimum disruption.
- Decision Quality - Gathering and synthesising information, identifying options and applying sound judgement based on logic and reason, making use of a variety of analytical approaches to provide relevant information to suppliers, stakeholders and decision makers using key facts and data.
- Clear Direction - Defining and prioritising objectives, analysing inputs, assessing and challenging data, defining strategies and supporting rationales.
- Strong co-ordination backbone
- The ability to balance the stakeholder expectations and perceptions against the needs of the module/business.
- Manage multiple interfaces with different stakeholders
- Able to influence decision making
- Possess practical knowledge of safety management, design & integration management and construction management
- Able to effectively communicate at all levels, both inside and outside the business
- Able to absorb and recall large quantities of information quickly
- A well-developed understanding of lean principles, systems engineering, schedule, supply chain & cost management
- Strong co-ordination and integration achievements
- Be able to manage multi-location, multi-discipline and multi-cultural design centres / entities to deliver high quality design products to meet the project requirements
- Partnership and collaboration
- Conceptual and logical thinker
- Influence and impact
- Strong communicator
- Reading the big picture
- Achievement drive/Outcome focussed
- Digitally orientated
- Knowledge and awareness of task/activity control measures
- Construction methodologies and sequences
- 15-20 years’ experience – ability to demonstrate major projects experience (design and build) at senior levels
- Chartered Engineer status - degree qualified in engineering / project management
- Package Management experience on Major/Mega multi-disciplined projects
- Cruise Ship or Airport Terminal design experience (desirable)
- Strong proven experience in organisation co-ordination and data sharing.
- Complex multi-disciplinary interface experience
- Possess practical knowledge of design & integration management and construction management
- Able to effectively communicate at all levels, both inside and outside the business (verbal and written)
- Strong co-ordination backbone with the ability to prioritise workload and demands
- Well-developed resolution skills;- enabling win-win solutions
- Approaches to provide relevant information to suppliers, stakeholders and decision makers using key facts and data.
- Experience in construction activities and strong awareness of risk, mitigations and control measures
- Collaborative Management style
- Ability to be objective in decision making
- Operates comfortably in a matrix environment, with high influencing and communication skills
- Able to persuade on the basis of objective argument in fact and analysis, in order to respond to challenge and scrutiny.
- Safety first