Sr Manager, Construction DTV

Job Description and Qualifications
JOB PURPOSE
The DTV Construction and Construction Estimating Organisation provides
industry leading Construction Management and Construction Estimating support
for all bidding activity, project execution, and product development
engineering for the MEET region. The DTV Senior Construction Manager is
accountable for leadership and development of the DTV Regional Construction
Management organization, to ensure that the overall objectives set by Senior
Management, specific Construction group objectives and EH&S objectives are
met. This includes planning and development of resources and construction
engineering capabilities, delivering industry leading construction safety
performance, fostering productive coordination across regions, development and
implementation of key work processes and cost improvement strategies,
construction execution oversight, and delivery of competitive construction
cost estimates and winning construction strategies. The incumbent retains
close ties to external resources and organizations to ensure functional
excellence within construction management.

‎2. DIMENSIONS
* Financial: Range of values for annual construction contract stack: $150MM- $ ‎400 MM
* Number of projects: ‎3 - ‎5;
* Number of Direct Reports: (approximate) ‎6-‎8

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES
* Direct and Lead the MEET Construction teams to achieve excellence in Construction performance, against KPI's related to EHS, Cost, Schedule and Quality.
* Manage the recruitment, training and career development of resources in Construction Engineering Group to ensure that projects, proposals and development work can be resourced with the necessary skills and experience to ensure flawless execution
* Assess the Work Process for DTV Construction Engineering and work with the Global and Regional Functional Management to ensure that Work Processes, Procedures and Standards are available, applied consistently and followed in a disciplined manner.
* Formulate and implement strategies for executing Construction work in new and existing territories to support GEM's strategic objectives and markets
* Lead and direct the MEET Construction Group in the accurate assessment of safety, execution, resourcing and financial and schedule performance to ensure timely reporting to Executive Management
* Take lead during Proposal and Project stage to ensure constructability is built into the design of each plant, including the design team considering how the construction will be realized in the field.
* Support and drive improvements in the organisation across the functions to ensure ongoing improvements in EH&S and Engineering excellence
* Engage with external industry bodies as appropriate in order to obtain latest best practices for construction strategies and benchmarks for construction costs Approx % Time ‎30% ‎15% ‎15% ‎10% ‎10% ‎10% ‎5% ‎5%

‎4. ORGANISATION STRUCTURE
The MEET Senior Construction Manager reports to the Director of Projects,
MEET. All the Construction Field Personnel report directly to the DTV Senior
Construction Manager. The Construction EHS Manager also reports to the DTV
Senior Construction Manager

‎5. SUPERVISION
The DTV Senior Construction Manager directly supervises the Regional Home
Office Construction Superintendents / Managers and the Construction Estimating
Manager and the Construction EH&S Manager. You will be accountable for all
facets e.g. recruiting, training, goal setting, coaching, counselling for all
employees within the Construction Engineering and Construction Estimating
organisations some of which are local and a significant number are remote.

‎6. ASSIGNMENT AND REVIEW OF WORK
The DTV Senior Construction Manager is expected to be able to demonstrate a
high level of autonomy and to be able to set the necessary strategies,
objectives and select the appropriate resources to achieve the objectives and
goals.

‎7. DECISION-MAKING AUTHORITY
The DTV Senior Construction Manager is expected to be an experienced manager
able to operate independently and able to take decisions where appropriate and
to offer guidance without reference to higher Management. You are expected to
take decisions regarding safety, management, budget, schedule, strategies and
quality without reference to higher Management. Levels of financial decision
making are governed by the Corporate Approval limits.

‎8. CONTACT WITH OTHERS
The DTV Senior Construction Manager must have the highest levels of
communication skills both within and outside Air Products. He must be able to
inspire confidence and leadership ability through communication at all levels.
You have contacts at Management and Executive level within Air Products and
regularly with the Engineering Leadership Team, Project Teams, Procurement
Teams and each Construction Site You will be required to build relationships
and instil confidence with organisations outside Air Products including: -
Client's Senior Management - Contractor's Executive and Senior Management -
External National Bodies and Organisations

‎9. KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
A very broad experience of Engineering, Design, Manufacturing and Construction
together with relevant Commercial experience in Contracting / Procurement.
Experience must enable the ability to relate to Customers, Senior Executives,
Engineering, Operations, Manufacturing, External Engineering Organisations,
Suppliers and Contractors. A proven ability to show leadership qualities often
under difficult and arduous circumstances. An ability to handle a wide range
of demands and commitments and to have the skills to manage these while
maintaining the confidence of Senior Management and the support of the Project
and Site Teams. The proven ability to develop relationships with Key Stake
Holders such as the Business Area, Operations and Executive Management across
the Global Organisation and to establish credibility and trust with them. The
Manager of Construction DTV must act with the highest regard to the safety of
the work undertaken, the health of employees, contractors and himself, and for
the environment. He must have the highest personal standard of integrity.
Qualifications: Educational: - Engineering Degree or equivalent (required) -
Membership of an Engineering Institution and Chartered Engineer status
(desirable) Job Related: - ‎20-‎25 years in Engineering / Project / Construction
/ Contracting experience

‎10. MOST CHALLENGING PART OF JOB
To create a high performing, confident and diverse Construction Management
team and then to provide the leadership and direction to successfully set up
and execute the Construction phase of complex projects throughout the region
often in new territories which meet Air Product's Corporate Objectives for
budget and schedule performance that are seen by external organisations as
extremely demanding and aggressive. To achieve the expected standard of safety
in areas with a low safety culture, by imposing AP's standards and culture of
Safety on Construction Contractors to achieve this wherever Air Products may
be working.
Req No.
36459BR
Employment Status
Full Time
Organization
Global Engrg Mfg Technology & Equipment
Business Sector / Division
Global Project Execution
Region
Middle East, Egypt, Turkey (MEET)
Country
Saudi Arabia