Project Engineering Manager (Abuja)

About the RoleWe are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Project Engineering Manager (PEM) to lead and coordinate the gas supply workstream for a proposed petrochemical plant while also providing technical and project coordination support across the Clients wider oil and gas energy and technology PEM will be primarily based in Abuja and will serve as a senior technical and project representative working closely with gas suppliers pipeline operators regulators government authorities advisers contractors and other key successful candidate will combine strong technical understanding with commercial awareness project management capability and the ability to manage complex stakeholder Responsibilities1. Gas Sourcing & Supply StrategyIdentify and assess potential gas suppliers capable of meeting required volumes quality and delivery pressure gas reserves supply reliability infrastructure access and competing technical and commercial due diligence on shortlisted and execute the gas sourcing and supplier engagement negotiations on gas pricing supply tenure volume commitments take-or-pay obligations and supply guarantees.2. Gas Contracting & Commercial CoordinationCoordinate technical commercial financial and legal inputs for the development and negotiation of gas supply and transportation agreements including GSAA GSPA and and provide input on key commercial terms including price quantity delivery point gas specifications payment security and on transportation tariffs capacity requirements pressure specifications and pipeline negotiations outstanding issues approvals and conditions gas supply and transportation arrangements are aligned with the projects operational commercial and financing requirements.3. Pipeline & Gas TransportationAssess available pipeline infrastructure and potential connection with pipeline owners and operators regarding capacity and tie-in preliminary pipeline route right-of-way and connection negotiations for firm transportation alternative gas transportation solutions including CNG and LNG where appropriate.4. Project Management & ReportingDevelop and maintain gas supply workplans negotiation schedules and critical path internal teams external advisers contractors and other project project risk registers commercial issues logs and action project milestones and provide regular progress reports and recommendations to issues requiring management attention and escalate appropriately.5. Regulatory & Government EngagementSupport engagements with NUPRC NMDPRA and other relevant regulatory and government regulatory requirements relating to gas sourcing transportation and supply permits approvals licences and regulatory relevant regulatory and market developments and advise leadership on potential implications.6. Stakeholder & Partnership ManagementDevelop and maintain strong relationships with gas suppliers aggregators pipeline operators regulators government authorities financiers advisers and industry stakeholder briefs meeting materials negotiation positions and decision stakeholder engagement and follow-up business development activities partnership opportunities and due diligence on prospective partners assets and technology providers.7. Other Projects & Abuja-Based SupportProvide technical commercial and project coordination support across other oil and gas energy and technology projects as project screening technical and commercial assessments risk reviews and go/no-go technical proposals studies contractor submissions and technology as the Clients senior technical and project representative in Abuja where engagements with government agencies regulators development partners financiers and industry coordination support for executive meetings workshops and stakeholder engagements in Abuja.8. Transaction Readiness & Conditions PrecedentEstablish and maintain a comprehensive Conditions Precedent (CP) tracker for gas supply and transportation progress relating to site readiness gas supply and transportation agreements pipeline connections FEED/EPC progress offtake arrangements financing and FID relevant regulatory environmental technical and commercial internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely satisfaction of CP & ExperienceBachelors degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.A postgraduate qualification or MBA will be an experience in the oil and gas industry particularly in gas commercialisation midstream operations gas transportation and/or gas contracting in experience in project engineering project management or delivery of complex energy understanding of the Nigerian oil and gas regulatory environment particularly NUPRC and relationships with relevant government regulatory and industry stakeholders in Abuja will be an working across multiple projects and coordinating technical commercial legal and financial with energy industrial engineering or digital technology solutions is an commercial analytical negotiation and stakeholder management written and verbal communication to work independently manage competing priorities and provide sound recommendations to senior CompetenciesProject Management & DeliveryGas Commercialisation & ContractingTechnical & Commercial AnalysisNegotiation & Stakeholder ManagementRegulatory & Government RelationsRisk ManagementStrategic ThinkingBusiness DevelopmentCommunication & ReportingProblem Solving and Decision Making