MEP Operations Manager is primarily responsible for overseeing the whole MEP engineering department division and its sub-divisions including but not limited to projects, logistics, procurement, estimation, contracts, QA/QC, HSE, invoicing, payments collection, cost management, time management, scopes management, department organization, department’s HR and Admin matters of his team and all in coordination with the other related departments in the company. MEP Operations Manager shall be involved in the areas of pre-planning, budgeting, resource allocation, contract negotiation, and worker coordination. He might supervise construction site personnel and subcontractors, attend daily, weekly and monthly project progress meetings, and monitor compliance with building and safety codes and regulations.
MEP Operations Manager should balance between projects management and overall company strategical goals and vision. He must study all of his projects and manage their project manager against constraints, assumptions, risks in accordance with contractual obligations, good engineering practice and industry standards, and in a manner satisfactory to the Client and the Company.
MEP Operations Manager is the sole responsible of MEP department projects success or failure and all MEP projects managers reports to him, he involves total management of the project’s technical, financial, and administrative functions. Responsible of defining the WBS, cost and time baselines, and they should avoid gold plating and follow the activities exactly as per the WBS.
PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Responsible for planning, executing, monitoring and closing the projects, and liable for the results of his projects.
• Provides leadership and direction to the projects management and technical office staff. This includes: determination and/or approval of organization and staffing; selection, development and assignment of immediate subordinates; delegation of authority; work assignment and definition of areas of responsibilities; and determination and/or approval of compensation for subordinates.
• Keep the Engineering Director fully informed in a timely and candid manner of the conduct of the day-today operations of the Company towards the achievement of its established goals and all material deviations from the goals or objectives and policies established by the Board.
• Monitors and assists the Department Managers in projects financial aspects to maintain or improve margin/cost ratios of projects, advise on scope change settlements, variation orders and claims, cash flow projections, and follow-up projects budget costs.
• Participating/ assisting in tender process i.e. in Estimation, submission, review and design and being able to provide reasonable/justified breakdown of his inputs to the estimation department.
• Support business development whenever needed by visiting possible clients in case asked.
• Accomplishes projects objectives and company’s strategical goals by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Should have good potential shown by satisfactory past performance and growth in technical, fiscal, and management responsibilities in the engineering field.
• Review projects in-depth to schedule tools, materials deliverables and estimate costs.
• Oversee and direct MEP projects from conception to completion.
• Superior initiative, judgment, and ability required to assume the total leadership of a complete small, moderate and large-scale project(s).
• Oversee all onsite and offsite construction work to monitor compliance with building and safety regulations.
• Coordinates with Engineering Director to complete outlining scope, goals, deliverables, resources, budget, and timing
• Clearly communicating expectations to the management related to the ongoing projects and expected projects.
• Resolving all issues, disputes and overcoming obstacles throughout a projects’ life cycle.
• Tracking and reporting on projects milestones, and providing reports of project status, outstanding risks and issues, and key chances in scope or schedule to top management
• Effectively managing projects scopes by ensuring any changes are documented and approved
• Coordinating and control the sites activities in accordance with project schedule, terms and conditions of the MEP contracts / SOW.
• Being open and able to coordinate, adapt and sometimes adopt other trades schedules e.g. civil, infra structure and finishing which have influence on MEP scopes or might be influenced by MEP scopes.
• Supervise the performance of subcontractors and vendors to ensure projects built in accordance with contract requirements, plan and Execution.
• Any other tasks assigned by top management and performs other project management functions as required by Company higher Management.
• Generally responsible for all projects contractor(s) oversight, daily management of quality assurance, Quality Control and safety programs/procedures adherence.
• Reviews all works for compliance with the contracts, specifications, drawings, clients and consultants requirements. Identifies out-of-scope work requirements. Prepares contract change notices as required and/or Prepare Variation Orders and seek their approvals.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:The successful candidate is likely to meet all of the following criteria:Essential 1. A bachelor degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering with a valid engineering practice license.2. Minimum of (15+) years’ experience in the project management field (10+) as a project manager.3. In-depth understanding of construction procedures and material and project management principles and familiarity with quality and health and safety standards.4. Excellent written and spoken English. Arabic language as well.5. Valid Driving License. 6. Project management, supervision, leadership skills and decision making ability and experience in supervising construction drawings, survey measurements, issuing shop and as-built drawings.7. Familiarity with the planning and project management software packages, ability to plan and see the “big picture” and must be Competent in conflict and crisis management.8. Good team worker but able to exercise own judgment and able to work independently and make decisions Effective communicator, Excellent prioritization and planning skills.9. Excellent negotiation skills10. Excellent Knowledge of Auto CAD & Retail construction11. Proficient in using MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Power point), Outlook, MS Project, AutoCAD and Adobe Acrobat PDF.12. Capable of leading teams efficiently, resolve technical/commercial matters with client & Sub contractors.13. Understanding of International Building Codes & US Green Building Council LEED Project Requirements.14. Understanding of FIDIC requirements.15. Experience in managing multiple contractors at work space or at Project Site.16. Experience in Closing Out and Commissioning Projects.17. Mandatory construction experience in vertical and horizontal projects.18. Mandatory knowledge of claim mitigation. 19. Understanding of complex civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection building systems, and how they interface.20. Understanding of Oracle Primavera Schedules, Cost Engineering, Estimating, and Unit Price Contract Management.21. Willingness to travel as business objectives require.Preferred qualifications1. Preferred work experience with subcontractors, in the construction field.2. Preferred relative experience in the Saudi Market.3. Preference projects, Railway projects, pipeline projects, and governmental sector projects.4. ARAMCO certified candidates are a plus.5. Time and cost management, high sense of emergency, perform under pressure and high sense of flexibility.6. PMP certificate or any other management certificates are a plus.