Construction Engineering Lead - Johannesburg at BP Southern Africa (BPSA)

Job Summary:

• The Regional Construction Lead is Responsible for managing a large team to conduct all construction activities across the marketing territory, supporting BP retail’s growth agenda by coordinating construction engineering efforts to execute a range of projects in line with the relevant processes, procedures and regulations, in order to build competitively advantaged retail sites.

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities:

• Contributes to the development of regional construction strategies, and holds direct responsibility for the construction process, from award of permits through to financial closure of projects, ensuring adequate resourcing and supervision of contractors to achieve project goals.
• Holds accountability for site construction safety, quality, schedule and cost, championing BP’s HSSE values by implementing its policies and practices, and applies new technology and value engineering principles to minimize construction duration and cost.
• Develops internal construction management processes and utilises and improves existing processes to bid for project work, track costs and identify saving opportunities.
• Develops strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders, and provides regular activity and spend forecasts and progress reports to senior management.
• Manages a team of direct reports, building construction capability and driving the appropriate behaviours to achieve success, whilst delivering performance management, technical development and coaching.
• Ensures personal and team compliance with the function’s safety and ethics rules and processes, follows procedures, and provides an exemplary BP’s Values & Behaviours.

Education & Experience Required:

Educational background

• Degree/National Diploma qualified in Commercial, Engineering or Project Management  

Experience (years and nature)

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a similar environment
• Strong project planning skills and experience, underpinned by analytical capacity
• Ability to engagement stakeholders in the business, developing strong networks and interfaces to achieve programme results
• Deep understanding of the Fuels ESA business and the ability to create a strong network in support of the project objectives.