Deputy Project Director

Required Experience

Essential

Proven experience as Project Director / Senior Project Manager on large EPC projects

Demonstrated capability in:

• Construction and commissioning delivery
• Managing complex project execution environments

Experience leading large integrated teams and contractors

• Strong understanding of and adherence to Anti Bribery and Corruption laws
• Strong understanding of and adherence to the Employer Policies (including a code of conduct regulations and standards)

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Summary

The Deputy Project Director (is accountable for delivery of a major EPC projectsupporting the Project Director during early-stage development through to EPC execution commissioning and handover.

The role ensures that early project definition technical maturity and commercial structuring are optimised to enable bankable executable EPC delivery with full P&L accountability and leadership of large-scale project organisations.

Key Responsibilities

1) EPC Execution Leadership

• Provide overall leadership from NTP through commissioning and handover
• Lead integrated EPC teams across engineering procurement construction and commissioning
• Ensure seamless transition from LNTP NTP into full EPC execution (no scope gaps or rework)

3) Core Delivery Accountabilities:

• Full EPC/EPCm experience from set up to commissioning & Commercial Operations
• Schedule cost and quality performance
• Contractor and vendor management
• Construction and site execution
• Commissioning and start-up readiness

4) Commercial & Financial Accountability

• Accountable for project financial performance during execution (cost margin cash flow contingency management)
• Manage:
  • Estimates and contingencies across maturity stages
  • Contract performance (lump sum reimbursable alliance models)

Demonstrate strong commercial awareness and risk-based decision making

5) Client & Stakeholder Leadership

• Act as the primary delivery interface to the client during execution
• Participate in:
• Project reviews and governance forums
• Client engagement during delivery
• Maintain strong working relationships to ensure delivery success

6) Risk & Execution Readiness

• Own execution risk management (cost schedule interfaces contractors:
• Ensure:
  • Effective interface management across EPC scope
  • Delivery aligned to defined execution plan
• Drive execution discipline across project teams

7) HSEQ Leadership

• Establish safety expectations from concept stage through execution
• Understands Health Safety and Environment (HSE) regulations and the Employer/project HSE standards
• Complies with the Employer Project and Client HSE standards regulations and guidelines
• Provides visible HSE leadership and be a role model
• Ensure design incorporates:
  • Safety-in-design
  • Environmental compliance
  • Operability and maintainability

8) Organisation & Leadership

• Define and lead project organisation across phases
• Build and lead multi-disciplinary teams from FEED through EPC across home office and site
• Drive performance culture accountability and delivery focus
• Build collaborative relationships with Customer leadership and executive team
• Strong organisational skills and time management
• Ability to work under pressure during peak workload and meet expectations
• Ability to delegate tasks appropriate to the skills of nominated staff
• Ability to impart skills and train others
• Problem solver and proactive with approach to tasks
• Honest ethical collaborative and inclusive
• Self-motivated with demonstrated communication and team building skills

9) Key Interfaces

• Client (development project and executive teams)
• Technology licensors and OEMs
• EPC contractors / JV partners
• Regulators and permitting authorities
• Corporate leadership (finance legal risk HSSE)

10) Digital Execution

Familiar with data centric delivery setting Construction up for success