Division: E&P
Direction: LNG Project – Onshore LNG Facilities
Job Title
Area Manager: Power Generation
Situation in the Organization
N+1: OSBL Manager
Job Dimensions
- Major LNG development project with a total investment value exceeding $20 billion.
- Onshore facilities include 2 LNG trains (13 mtpa total), LNG and condensate storage, marine offloading and loading facilities, utilities, and extensive early site infrastructure.
- Onshore EPC contract value approximately $9 billion, including ~ $4 billion in construction.
- Site manpower is expected to peak at approximately 15,000 personnel.
- The Power Generation Area Manager leads the centralized power generation system for the LNG plant, with an installed capacity of roughly 300 MW ISO.
- Position includes management of a team of superintendents and supervisors.
Activities
- Promote and demonstrate strong safety leadership, ensuring full compliance with all relevant HSE requirements and fostering a robust safety culture within Client and EPC Contractor teams.
- Ensure the team consistently meets performance expectations and corporate standards.
- Foster teamwork, encourage professional development, and build a cohesive team environment.
- Promptly report or escalate all safety, quality, or operational incidents.
- Oversee installation readiness for the 300 MW power generation system, ensuring infrastructure is built and integrated per project specifications and international standards.
- Monitor and coordinate all construction activities in the area, ensuring alignment with project procedures and timely handover to Commissioning.
- Build strong relationships with the EPC Contractor to manage routine execution and critical issues.
- Support development and review of execution plans, method statements, risk assessments, and related procedures to ensure safe, high?quality, and timely construction.
- Maintain regular presence in the field to demonstrate safety commitment and maintain close oversight of execution teams.
- Review and analyse construction progress, identify schedule risks, and propose mitigation actions.
- Contribute to overall site coordination and management.
- Identify risks and issues, propose solutions, and apply lessons learned and best practices.
- Support pre?commissioning execution and transition into commissioning, including SIMOPS phases.
- Participate in project peer reviews and technical assurance activities.
- Monitor and assess EPC Contractor construction management processes and propose improvements.
- Lead or attend construction planning meetings to ensure issue resolution and progress tracking.
- Ensure implementation and continuous improvement of QA/QC processes specific to power generation and distribution systems.
- Coordinate with procurement and logistics teams to ensure timely material and equipment deliveries.
- Ensure all work complies with local regulatory requirements, standards, and permitting conditions relevant to power generation.
- Manage interfaces between power generation, distribution networks, and other project disciplines.
Context and Environment
- The project entity is a multinational joint venture with significant social performance obligations and is financed by high?profile international lenders.
- Site location is extremely remote with limited infrastructure and communication networks.
- Operations must account for health and security risks, including malaria, ongoing regional security concerns, and other environmental constraints.
- Role is rotational.
Accountabilities
- Ensure safe delivery of onshore facilities during construction and successful handover to Operations, within the approved cost and schedule.
- Coordinate with other departments to ensure safe, efficient, and timely delivery of a fit?for?purpose facility.
- Ensure compliance with all environmental, regulatory, safety, and performance standards relevant to large?scale power generation.
Qualifications / Experience Required
- Degree in Engineering or similar discipline; advanced degree or professional accreditation preferred.
- Minimum 25 years of experience in oil & gas, energy, or power generation.
- At least 15 years of direct experience in power generation and distribution systems within major EPC projects.
- Strong knowledge of HSE standards, international codes, and industry best practices.
- Demonstrated experience in construction, commissioning, and handover of large?scale power generation facilities of comparable capacity.
- Solid understanding of key success factors for complex megaprojects, including safety, environment, cost, schedule, quality, and organizational competence.
- Experience working in Africa or similarly challenging environments is highly desirable.
- Strong safety leadership, communication, and decision?making abilities.
- Excellent English communication skills; Portuguese or French an advantage.