Project Manager

**Company presentation**
A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in **78 countries** with approximately 64,500 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.

Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

**Entity and activity description**
Reporting to the Managing Director, the Project Manager is responsible for the overall management and results of a number of projects. They are responsible for the control of those activities leading to the successful completion of an engineering project, from feasibility through basic and detailed engineering to construction, commissioning support and the final issue of all documentation. A team player with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate at all levels, the Project Manager will lead a multi-disciplinary team of engineers and be the point of contact with the client and the client’s project team.

**Missions and Responsibilities**
- Accept initial project budget from the marketing department. Participate in setting up the start calculation and the work breakdown structure for the purpose of cost control in SAP. Monitor and maintain this budget through the course of the project.
- Participate in the set up of the agreed baseline programme. Monitor progress against this baseline and conduct pro-active risk management where necessary to ensure that this schedule is maintained.

Manage project functions:

- Project communication management, scheduling & reporting,
- Vendor bids, cost control, invoicing,
- Engineering interface management.
- Review and manage the manpower utilisation to ensure that the hours expended are within budget and correspond to the overall progress achieved.
- Ensure through regular reviews that the quality of all work is in accordance with the project specifications.
- Co-ordinate the team of multi disciplinary engineers to ensure that the deliverables are produced on time and on budget. Monitor progress and set and maintain/measure deadlines.
- Review the critical purchase orders and sub contract documentation.
- Monitor the procurement effort to ensure timely delivery on or under budget.
- Develop and manage all contracts required for execution of the project.
- Oversee the appointment of and later manage the various construction subcontractors.
- Ensure that Early warnings, Compensation events, Non Conformance Reports, Project management Instructions, Site Work Orders are correctly prepared and issued in accordance with contract (eg NEC) requirements and that these are submitted as per required procedure, to client(s), subcontractor(s) etc.
- Ensure that safety on the construction site is of paramount importance.
- Report internally and to the client on a regular basis with those key metrics that provide management and the client with a view of the progress of the project. These metrics must be such that deviations are identified early so that corrective actions can be put in place.
- Interface management with client and the appointed EPC c

**Competencies and Profile**
A qualified **Engineer**, who has progressed from a discipline engineer through to project engineer to the role of project manager.

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES**
- Pro-active, curious, efficient
- Able to work without constant monitoring and guidance
- Hard working, tenacious and thorough
- Assertive, leading rather than led and able to handle high stress loads
- Accountable
- Ability to manage different people for optimal results.

Job Reference: ZA00623