Site Manager, Tutuka Power Station at ABB

Job description

Role Summary

As a Site Manager, you will be part of the Industrial Automation Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As a Site Manager you will be responsible to coordinate with the project management team to ensure cost-effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. Organize and coordinate activities of site staff during the startup, construction, maintenance, or erection phase of a project. Your tasks as a Site Manager will include the following:

• Site Planning: Plans project site activities with Project Manager including necessary local resources, equipment and milestones. Coordinates agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization and policy.
• Site Coordination: Coordinates all site activities assigned to ensure the successful execution of start-up, construction, erection and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
• Customer Relations: Serves as the project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations such as authorities, banks, and suppliers to ensure their operative support of field activities.
• Site Monitoring: Monitors and controls project activities and costs according to the defined guidelines and project targets. Provides status reports to management and identifies existing and potential problems that may impact project timelines or quality.
• Engineering Deliverables: Ensures the availability of engineering deliverables and equipment according to the schedule of plan by coordinating site storage and shipment logistics.
• Safety: Ensures all site resources are properly trained on company health, safety and environment policy. Proactively promotes Health and Safety considerations to project partners throughout the project.
• HR: Ensures (with HR manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct reports.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a Tertiary qualification in engineering coupled with 5 years’ experience each at a power station and as a site manager.
• You should be proficient in sub-contractors’ management and in MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)