Job Description and Qualifications

POSITION SUMMARY
The Process Controls Project Lead role is to oversee and ensure the development of a broad mixture of holistic process controls upgrade projects. Using a combination of project management skills and specific advance process controls and system knowledge. The Process Controls Project Manager should coordinate and manage the advance process controls projects through their progressive stages, with the goal of project completion within specified time and budget constraints. The Project Manager should ensure the implementation of necessary actions to adhere to applicable Saudi Arabian laws / regulations, Saudi Aramco standards, and guidelines.

The Lead will be responsible for simultaneously executing numerous process controls upgrade projects which are varied and complex in nature that is not limited to:

• Creating full scale Project plans.
• Defining and Planning projects' scope.
• Developing and managing comprehensive project plans.
• Tracking project deliverables.
• Manage, mitigate, and report project risks and issues to senior team.
• Manage and report project cost
• Manage up to 10 project team members

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assume full accountability of all phases of the project.
• Develop and update execution and resource plans and strategies in support of project execution plan and schedule for all phases of the project to ensure project deliverables are met in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Create full scale project plans and assist with monitoring and tracking of Advance Process Controls solution offerings with focus on external and internal stakeholder congruity and other key metrics.
• Ensure that all internal and external stakeholders have adequate opportunity to provide input, comments, endorsements and approvals.
• Minimize risks through early identification, planning, and selection of best possible contracting strategies and proactive Project Management practices which focus on prevention of problems.
• Monitor the progressive cost of the project against approved budgets. Identify potential problems with same and make mitigating recommendations.
• Control change to Project Deliverables during the life of the project
• Articulate the definition of project scope, milestones, goals, and deliverables.
• Plan and schedule project timelines (activities, tasks, dependencies, and resource allocation)
• Manage technical projects, utilizing established project tools and methodologies.
• Develop and manage comprehensive project plans and associated project documents.
• Manage and monitor project budget and procurement requirements.
• Track project deliverables using appropriate tools, manage, mitigate and report project risks and issues to PM team.
• The Advance Process Controls project manager is required to facilitate efficient communication across all levels of a project to ensure consistency in reaching the project's goal, and to help in the recognition of any potential opportunities, risks, or complications.
• The Advance Process Controls Project Manager is responsible to stay current with any advances or changes in equipment, technology, and methodology.
• Manage various DCS upgrade and security focused projects across a large complex organization. This includes facilitating the planning and the prioritization of complex process controls vendors. These may have significant complexity across many offices, departments, and entities. Projects may include significant business process and/or technology change.
• Work directly with partners, vendors, staff, and agencies to ensure project success.
• Coordinate with legal, contracting, procurement, finance, communications, agencies, and departments to ensure successful project rollout, communications and adoption.
• Manage the following tasks: multi-functional team coordination, opportunity screening, develop request for information (RFI) and Request for Proposals (RFP), benefit/cost analysis, vendor selection, schedule and budget oversight, management of consultants/contractors, issue resolution, reporting and closeout of project upon completion.
• Facilitates business case analysis on approved project proposals and assists in the development of project charters including cost estimation, project duration, expected benefits, and projected return on investment.
• Ensures all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget, while managing complex budgets, including planning and forecasting.
• Uses appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule, and costs.
• Overseeing data analysis of incident and threat response; developing and implementing plans to improve procedures.
• Proactively addressing changes in project scope, identify potential risks and devise contingency plans.
• Continuously reviewing, improving, and executing business policies and procedures.
• Creating thorough and accurate reports and providing status updates on projects; presenting findings to senior leadership on a routine basis
• Resolving varied problems and conducting internal audits as needed.
• Coordinate resources (team members, equipment, and consultants) across multiple projects and departments.

SKILLS

• Advance Process Controls improvement and upgrade project experience.
• Experience of large multivendor, integrated process control environment
• Primavera P6 Experience is beneficial.
• Project management Certificate (PMP) or PRINCE2

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in Process or Instrumentation and Control discipline desirable
• A minimum of 15 years of experience in Process Controls or IT/OT Project Management including experience managing complex DCS upgrade projects.
• Experience in a similar organization or industry
• Experience in consolidating multiple project schedules and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with Industrial Control System
• Saudi Aramco experience and familiarity with SA Engineering Specifications.
• Experience in working with Senior Management teams and achieving project objectives with support of key stakeholders.