Interface Manager – PMC

Position Summary

The Interface Manager is the PMCs senior integration professional responsible for managing all technical contractual organizational operational geographic and regulatory interfaces across the Solar PV BESS HVAC transmission substations and IndonesiaSingapore subsea interconnector project. Acting independently on behalf of the Owner through the PMC appointment the role ensures that multiple EPC/EPCI contractors Chinese suppliers marine contractors utilities regulators and project teams operate as a fully integrated delivery organization reducing interface risk preventing gaps and overlaps and enabling safe efficient and successful project execution.

Role Purpose

The Interface Manager is the PMCs senior integration and interface management authority responsible for establishing implementing and governing the project-wide Interface Management Program throughout the project lifecycle.

Acting on behalf of the Project Owner the Interface Manager provides independent oversight to ensure that all interfaces between contractors suppliers utilities regulatory bodies stakeholders project teams and operational entities are clearly identified assigned coordinated tracked and successfully resolved.

The role does not direct or manage engineering procurement construction commissioning or operational activities performed by EPC/EPCI contractors or suppliers. Rather it ensures that responsibilities and dependencies that exist between organizations contracts disciplines locations and project phases are effectively managed to prevent gaps overlaps conflicts omissions delays claims and integration failures.

Given the projects complexity involving utility-scale Solar PV generation Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) transmission infrastructure subsea cable systems marine construction activities cross-border IndonesiaSingapore integration and multiple international contractors and suppliers the Interface Manager serves as the principal project integrator to ensure delivery of a fully integrated safe compliant and operational project solution.

Key Responsibilities

1. Interface Management Leadership

• Establish and lead the Project Interface Management Program including procedures governance tools reporting and interface management frameworks.
• Serve as the PMC focal point for all interface management matters and facilitate multidisciplinary interface workshops.

2. Interface Identification and Management

• Identify define and manage technical contractual organizational geographic and stakeholder interfaces across the project.
• Ensure interface ownership responsibilities dependencies and closure requirements are clearly established.

3. Interface Register Administration

• Establish and maintain the Master Interface Register.
• Monitor interface actions deliverables milestones risks dependencies and closure status.
• Ensure all interface records remain accurate auditable and up to date.

4. Engineering and Technical Integration

• Coordinate interfaces between Solar PV BESS substations transmission systems subsea cables SCADA telecommunications and grid connection infrastructure.
• Facilitate design integration technical coordination and resolution of engineering interface issues.

5. Contractor and Supplier Interface Coordination

• Manage interfaces between EPC/EPCI contractors suppliers marine contractors utilities and third parties.
• Resolve scope gaps overlaps responsibility ambiguities and execution conflicts.

6. International Contractor Coordination

• Coordinate interfaces involving Chinese contractors and suppliers across engineering procurement manufacturing inspection testing and project delivery activities.
• Mitigate interface risks associated with language cultural and organizational differences.

7. Cross-Border Interface Management

• Manage project interfaces between Indonesian and Singaporean facilities utilities regulators and stakeholders.
• Coordinate transmission integration permitting regulatory approvals and operational readiness requirements.

8. Marine and Subsea Cable Interface Coordination

• Coordinate interfaces relating to offshore surveys cable manufacturing logistics marine installation landfalls port operations testing and commissioning activities.

9. Construction Commissioning and Operational Readiness

• Manage construction commissioning and operational interfaces across contractors utilities suppliers and operators.
• Monitor installation sequencing SIMOPS system turnover integrated testing and readiness activities.

10. Commercial and Risk Management

• Identify and manage interface-related commercial exposures contract boundary issues claims risks and responsibility gaps.
• Lead interface risk identification mitigation planning and monitoring.

11. Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor interface milestones critical dependencies action close-out performance and schedule impacts.
• Prepare interface registers dashboards risk reports executive summaries and governance reports for the Project Owner and PMC leadership.

Key Accountabilities

The Interface Manager is accountable for:

• Effective implementation of the project interface management program.
• Maintenance and integrity of the Interface Register.
• Timely identification of interface risks and issues.
• Resolution of contractor and stakeholder interface challenges.
• Successful management of cross-border project interfaces.
• Coordination between multiple EPC contractors and vendors.
• Early identification of contract boundary risks.
• Accurate and timely interface reporting.
• Supporting integrated project delivery without gaps or overlaps.

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Engineering Construction Management Project Management or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years experience in the delivery of major infrastructure energy or industrial projects.
• Minimum 8 years experience in Interface Management Integration Management Project Management or Major Package Management roles.
• Proven experience on large-scale EPC and/or EPCI projects.
• Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary multi-contractor and stakeholder interfaces.
• Strong understanding of engineering procurement construction commissioning and project delivery processes.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in renewable energy developments.
• Utility-scale Solar PV project experience.
• Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) project experience.
• High-voltage transmission and substation infrastructure experience.
• Marine and offshore construction project experience.
• Subsea cable installation and transmission system experience.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

• Experience on cross-border energy and transmission infrastructure projects.
• Direct project experience in Indonesia and/or Singapore.
• Experience working with Chinese EPC contractors suppliers and manufacturers.
• Experience on projects exceeding US$1 billion in capital value.
• Utility grid connection and power system integration experience.
• Experience managing complex multi-package and multi-contractor delivery programs.

Core Competencies

Interface & Integration Leadership

• Interface Management
• Project Integration Management
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Facilitation and Negotiation
• Conflict Resolution and Issue Management

Project Delivery & Execution

• EPC/EPCI Project Delivery
• Multi-Contractor Coordination
• Risk and Dependency Management
• Schedule and Critical Path Awareness
• Systems Thinking and Project Integration

Technical Knowledge

• Renewable Energy Infrastructure
• Solar PV and BESS Systems
• High-Voltage Transmission and Substations
• Marine and Offshore Construction
• Subsea Cable Systems

Commercial & Contractual Awareness

• Contract Boundary Management
• Claims and Dispute Awareness
• Responsibility and Scope Allocation
• Change Management
• Dispute Avoidance and Resolution

International Project Delivery

• Chinese Contractor and Supplier Coordination
• Cross-Cultural Communication
• Multi-Country Project Delivery
• Regulatory and Utility Interface Management
• Executive and Senior Stakeholder Engagement

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and influencing skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship management abilities.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Proactive problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to operate effectively within complex fast-paced multicultural project environments.

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Employment Type :

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