Deputy Section Lead - Commissioning

Role Purpose:
Lead and oversee Commissioning Section in CIC (Construction, Installation and Commissioning) department, develop Commissioning standards relevant to CIC commissioning activities, ensure projects are following corporate standards and procedures. Foster a culture of continuous improvement within the project commissioning team. Participate and support Bidding and Proposal activities.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Section Management
   Maintain the overall function of the Section and quality of its output toward the Company’s goals by setting and monitoring the goal of the section in line with CIC overall goals.
2. Commissioning Standards and Procedures
   Develop and improvise on various commissioning standard deliverables to ensure that the updates are in accordance with the findings and continuous improvements opportunities identified during project execution.
3. Resource Plan
   Manage Commissioning resources based on corporate and project needs. To recognize project needs and accordingly assign SMEs to support projects.
4. Benchmarking
   Perform benchmarking of past and ongoing project data to help analyze and identify areas of opportunity, performance gaps, set or adjust goals, manage workflow inefficiencies.
5. Bidding and Proposal Support
   Review Client Requirements to identify gaps with regards to commissioning standards and practices. Support with bid documents preparation and align in bridging the gap between MODEC completions process and contract requirement. Prepare budgets (CAPEX estimation) relevant to all commissioning activities and services for bid proposal.
6. Commissioning Cost Monitoring
   Ensure that projects are complying and managing the execution cost during EPCI phase as per the approved budget for Commissioning related services i.e. FSR, Third party Commissioning services, manpower cost.
7. Assessments and Training Campaigns
   Plan Assessments respective project commissioning as per CIC assessment plan.
   Assign and Manage SME (discipline specific) to conduct Assessments of project commissioning phases.
   Assess and verify competency of CIC commissioning personnel.
   Ensure adherence to campaign and trainings organized following the surveillance plan.
   Ensure project team members are adequately trained in CIC commissioning standards and procedures.
   Assure quality of the work of the Section by developing, maintaining, and complying with standards and guidelines.
   Develop technical proficiency and competency with the training required and recruiting necessary resources.
   Establish and monitor CIC commissioning objectives and key performance indicators (KPIs) during respective project commissioning execution phases.
8. Continuous Improvement
   Coordinate with all the stakeholders in conducting the Root Cause Analysis, interpreting, and evaluating various patterns and data.
   Ensure projects are providing Lessons learnt / Improvement Opportunities based on the project experience.
   Review and identify the Lesson Learnt from Projects and qualify & recommend them to be incorporated within company Lessons Learnt database.
   Ensure projects are incorporating best practices / improvement opportunities as received and shared from past project experience.
9. Coordination & Relationship Responsibilities
   Interact with all departments / functions within MODEC to facilitate any coordination efforts that is required for the seamless functioning and continuous improvement of CIC commissioning section.
   Manage demanding expectations of clients which may range from addressing gaps to unexpected work scope variations while ensuring conformance to the corporate, regulatory and contract requirements.
   Interact with Suppliers / subcontractors / yards / client as required for project execution support.
   Participate in Client Meetings to address the customer findings and feedback.
   Develop relationships with client technical or service personnel.
   Maintain good relationships with team members and motivate as required.
   Willingness to work and train others in a team environment, assisting other multi-cultural and interdepartmental team members.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s Degree or Technical college certificate.
2. Track record of commissioning of at least 3 MODEC or related FPSO projects with marine and topside modules.
3. Minimum of 15 years' work experience in EPC of onshore/offshore oil and gas or FPSO projects.
4. Experience of department general management.
5. Experience in working and managing teams comprising members of diverse culture, race and nationalities.

Technical Competencies:

1. Understanding of EPCI execution process, project target, and translate it into plans and actions.
2. Comprehensive knowledge in commissioning management, project management, commissioning methodology principles, quality assurance and HSSE requirements.
3. Knowledge of contractual documentation (contracts, waivers, addendums, annexes, scope changes, contractual schedule etc.) and ensures planning and execution complies with contractual requirements.
4. Conduct analytical review of complex progress reports to systematically identify issues.
5. Strong knowledge of commissioning processes and standards and possess in-depth concepts of completion process.
6. Experience of both marine & topsides systems and EPCIC to handover to operations.
7. Project experience and skills within the field of testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning execution.
8. Work experience within strict regulatory environments and aligning commissioning independence with engineering compliance and contractual requirements.
9. PC skills with proficiency in MS Office, project management (MS project/P6), software & database systems related to system completion.

NOTE: Due to National Content requirements, priority will be given to local Malaysians and expats with RPT (residence permit).