Study Manager at Wood

Job Description

• Responsible for the study life cycle of process mining projects, including concept origination, pre-feasibility and bankable feasibility
• Assist in tender and proposal preparation, as required
• Time and cost control
• Client liaison
• Quality of study deliverables
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines
• Promote team work.
• To actively pursue excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance standards and to encourage all staff to achieve or out-perform the indicated HSE KPI’s.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the studies team, to ensure that the capital estimate portion of all levels of studies, are completed to the required standard and proposed timeframes.
• Working closely with the study team, ensures that all levels of studies, as assigned by manager, are completed on time and within budget.
• Undertake site visits to the project location and areas for project sourcing.
• Identify local and foreign suppliers and vendors.
• Identify applicable local laws and rules.
• Co-ordinates the generation of specifications for enquiries on mechanical equipment from the Process Department’s equipment lists.
• Co-ordinates the compilation of bills of quantities and the issue of tender documents to prospective suppliers.
• Responsible for study report deliverable structure and content.
• Liaison and communication with the client, as required.
• Conduct infrastructure assessments and co-ordinates the costing thereof - includes tailing dams, power plants, accommodation, roads, water supply etc.
• Appoint consultants in areas where specific expertise is required.
• Responsible for risk management; co-ordinates risk analyses and HAZOP’s, as required
• Co-ordinates compilation of capital cost estimate; reviews and validates operating cost, co-ordinates input to financial model.
• Responsible for hand-over of a study to the Projects Department once MDME has been awarded the execution phase of the project.
• Assist in business development activities, as required.

Qualifications
Qualifications: 

• Bsc. Degree in Engineering or relevant diploma
• As a minimum, 7-10 years’ experience in engineering management within a projects environment.

 Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Good working knowledge of MS Project and/or Primavera planning system
• Advanced  MS Office skills (excel, word and power point)
• Advanced numeric skills
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and interact with design office personnel
• Good English language and communication skills, both verbal and written 
• Conversant with the principles of capital and operating cost estimating
• Clear logical thinker, with the ability to make good decisions under pressure
• Ability to prioritise/balance multiple complex tasks and demands 
• Ability to think outside of the box for problem solving
• Ability to ensure  completion of assignment, despite obstacles and challenges.

Desirable:

• Highly literate to ensure clear communication, both verbally and written.
• Thorough knowledge of and hands on experience with computers and associated software packages.
• Analytical decision - making skills
• Appreciate and promote team participation behaviour within management team.
• Ability to delegate appropriately without abdicating accountability

Personal attributes:

• High level of self-awareness, emotional maturity and resilience 
• Good interpersonal skills
• Cross cultural sensitivity
• Attention to detail