About the job

Airswift has been tasked to recruit for a Line Pipe Project Lead to join a large project in Tanzania:The Job Holder is responsible for:

• Ensuring Pipe mills productivity with regards to Project schedule
• Coordinating the review of all relevant Engineering / Qualification / Manufacturing / fabrication / Testing documents. This includes material selection, specifications, welding procedures & qualifications, anti-corrosion coating procedures & qualifications, testing procedures, ITP etc.;
• Ensuring the coordination of the Surveillance Quality Team at steel/pipe/bend/coating mills and ports
• Ensuring compliance of the Line-pipe and Bends Manufacture & Coating with Project Specifications;
• Awareness of and compliance with H3SE standards and business ethics by subordinates and contractors. Report immediately to his hierarchy any H3SE or Quality non-conformance. ACTIVITIES
• Ensures that Supply scope – Manufacture & Anti-corrosion Coating Engineering / Qualification / manufacturing / Fabrication / Testing activities are performed in line with Contract requirements (including suppliers’ commitment to Local Content) and Project Specifications and obtain derogations for any deviations from Project Optimum Requirements and PPS;
• Lead the review of Line-pipe Supplier specifications, inspection & test plans and any other material / welding & coating related documents with the support of Company and EPcm Engineering team; Ensure compliance to Project Documentation Control Procedures;
• Review and instruct Technical Queries, Deviation Requests and Non-Conformance Reports;
• Coordinate / call for inspections/audits at Vendor’s facilities when necessary;
• Attends progress meetings for the line-pipe manufacture;
• Ensures updated integrated schedule and daily progress is available for use and input into planning system;
• Participates to meetings with partners, authorities and other stakeholders as required;
• Monitors Pipe & Coating Mills achievements and provide in coordination with EPcm support team inputs to weekly and monthly reports and KPIs;
• Identifies potential quality, interface or schedule issue and report to Pipes Delivery Managers of main issues. Proposes mitigation plans;
• Leads, organizes and manages the assigned inspection teams. Oversees the contract internal interfaces between the Pipe and Coating Mills in a good working atmosphere. Holds daily/weekly meetings with inspectors at Pipe mills; Ensure that reporting is as per procedure;
• Ensure proper coordination with Logistics for Line-pipe delivery at FOB ports;
• Internally, co-ordinates with the Project Control team, the Engineering team, the Logistic team, the H3SE team and the Quality team. Externally, liaises and co-ordinates with the various Suppliers;
• Promotes 3C E&P. Follow up the activities of Contractor(s) and strives to optimise costs and achieve value at every opportunity;
• Ensures H3SE requirements are taken into consideration;
• Adopts and demonstrates exemplary behaviour with regard H3SE and H3SE rules; implementation; participates to H3SE risk identification during pipe mill inspections/audits
• Adopts and demonstrates exemplary behaviour with regards to Ethics and project 'code of conduct' policy;
• Carries out any other duties or tasks that may be required by the position. DURATION / LOCATION
• Starting date: May 2023
• Duration: 12 months
• Renewable: Yes
• Location (country/site): The position is based in Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) with frequent travel to pipe-mills locations.
• Status (residential/rotational): Residential with Single Status and Rotation of 8/2 QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
• Degree: MSc (or equivalent formal qualification) in a recognized Engineering discipline
• Experience minimum 10 years in Oil &Gas Industry) with similar large-scale projects & complex environment.
• Working knowledge of the key concerned engineering disciplines: - Materials, Welding and Coating
• Effectively and safely lead a team of contractors and vendors to a successful project outcome.
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Excellent organizational, time management, leadership, and decision-making skills
• Demonstrate project management and supervision skills
• English as mother tongue or Fluent in English (speaking and writing) OTHER OBSERVATIONS
• Ensuring that pipe is safely delivered (H3SE) in accordance with the approved Contract and main deviations are approved.
• Delivering the pipe within the approved budget and schedule.
• Timely delivery and handover to Logistic Contractor of pipe of the required quality.
• Business integrity in contract management and call for tender processes