Program Manager, Senior Adviser in Project Management
KCE Co.
Total des années d'expérience :31 years, 3 Mois
Job Description:
As Program Director have to supervise a wide range of programs and responsible for the delivery and overall success of each program. Supervise managers and inform Managing Director on progress and performance. As Program Director to have a broad knowledge of program management principles and have a strategic mindset as well as be able to lead and develop their subordinates.
The goal is to ensure every program will be delivered successfully and add the highest possible value to the organization.
Responsibilities
• Initiate and set goals for programs according to the strategic objectives of the organization
• Plan the programs from start to completion involving deadlines, milestones and processes
• Develop or approve budgets and operations
• Devise evaluation strategies to monitor performance and determine the need for improvements
• Supervise all program and project managers involved to provide feedback and resolve complex problems
• Discover ways to enhance efficiency and productivity of procedures and people
• Apply change, risk and resource management principles when needed
• Read reports prepared by managers to determine progress and issues
• Ensure program operations and activities adhere to legal guidelines and internal policies
• Keep senior management informed with detailed and accurate reports or presentations
Summary
An Innovative, results-oriented and highly skilled program manager with more than 15 years out of totally 23 years of experience in management of too complex, multi-disciplines and large scale industrial projects, budgets within $100-$350 million. An excellent track record in delivering projects on-time, within agreed budget and the best possible quality, exceeding expectation.
Area of Expertise: Strategic Planning, Strong Leadership, Effective Communication, Financial Management, Managing Profitability, Promoting Process Improvement, Solving Problems & Conflict Management, Analyzing Information & Data as well as Supervising at senior level to ensure the project objectives will be achieved.
Vast Knowledge on PMBOK, Project Management and Engineering Economics.
Job Description: Program Manager must organize and coordinate program and provide strategic guidance to teams and project managers in ways that promote the company’s culture. Also PM must oversee the progress.
The Program must be managed and leaded in an excellent way and also, company’s strategies must be developed efficiently so that the program goals and desirable outcomes are achieved in a timely manner.
Program Scope: This program consisted of 7 EPC, large scale, multi-disciplines and too complex industrial projects that mainly consist of activities: Site Preparation, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, installation of equipment, Automation and Instruments, Commissioning, Start-up and finally Delivering.
In this program, on a typical day, in addition too many tools, different types of cranes, batching plants and heavy vehicles like, loaders, bulldozers, trucks … at least 400 people worked only in projects sites, included project manager, site managers, engineers and workers.
PM is Responsible for, but not limited to: Delivering projects of program against agreed scopes, budget, schedule, quality according owners expectations.
Key Duties:
Planning and providing strategic direction to develop and set program goals
Organize and monitor inter-connected projects
Decide on suitable strategies and objectives
Lead and evaluate project managers and other staff
Develop scheduling & budgeting and tracking deadlines and budget expenses
Apply change, risk and resource management
Identify & delegate staff responsibilities, assist project managers and regular control as well
Assess program performance and aim to maximize ROI and company's profitability and focus on procedures improvement
Resolve projects’ higher scope issues and apply conflict management
Prepare reports for Managing Director
Program Achievements:
Smelter Plant 78% Progress
Sulfuric Acid Plant, 43.3% Progress
Oxygen Plant 100% Progress, Currently on Service
Off-Gas Transfer System 68% Progress
Wet Concentrate Storage 100% Progress, Currently on Service
Anode Furnace 100% Progress, Currently on Service
Two Overhead Cranes 100% Progress, Currently on Service
Saving more than 15 Million Euros because of process improvement and deleting unnecessary equipment
Enhanced Company’s culture and reputation because of program added value and promotion of process improvement
Project Description:
Two EPC slag concentrators Projects one of them in Sarcheshmeh for handling of Sarcheshmeh Smelter Slag + Khatoon Abad Smelter Slag and the other one in Sungun/both of them greenfield
Sungun Complex is 1500 Km far from Sarcheshmeh Complex and Khatoon Abad Complex as well as Sarcheshmeh & Khatoon Abad are 60 Km apart too.
Job description & Responsibilities:
a) Planning and providing strategic direction to develop and set projects goals & objectives
b) Effective Communication with stakeholders as well as with others if needed
c) Planning regular meetings with project managers for taking reports in order to project controlling, solving problems
d) Management at senior level of organization, human resources, staffing.
e) Team management, effective leadership, attention to staff training sufficiency & safety as well.
f) Identify responsibilities and delegation and regular control.
g) Managing to development tools and processes for continually project assessment.
h) To improve program processes and performance, to prevent from deviation of specified goals & to keep projects integrity as well.
i) Planning and development projects financial management, and to identify related strategy to allocate projects resources.
j) Monitoring of tendering, procurement and contracts management.
k) Strategic planning to determine projects risks, reviewing related reports and management of monitoring project risks regularly and assisting to identify solutions.
l) To report projects progress and necessary information to Deputy of Managing Director.
Project Description:
EPC Contract, Sungun Flash Smelter Multi-Projects/greenfield, agreed budget: $450 million.
Job Description & Responsibilities:
• Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
• Reporting the progress of the multi-projects at regular intervals to the Superiors
Projects Description:
EPC Contract, Khatoon Abad Refurbishment Project/brownfield
Job description & Responsibilities as project manager:
• Accomplishes human resource objectives by recruiting, selecting, orienting, training, assigning, scheduling, coaching, counseling, and disciplining employees; communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, appraising, and reviewing job contributions; planning and reviewing compensation actions; enforcing policies and procedures.
• Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends; determining system improvements; implementing change.
• Meets financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget; scheduling expenditures; analyzing variances; initiating corrective actions.
• Updates job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations.
• Enhances department and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
The Main Responsibilities:
As deputy project manager, I must reported to project manager and oversaw each phase of a project from beginning to end. Essentially, I had to ensure that all tasks were completed correctly, on time and within budget. In this during, I improved my skills such as leadership skill, time management and organization, communicating with a project manager, managing staff members, monitoring the budget, solving any issues that occur and attending meetings.
In most cases, I was responsible for creating employee schedules, giving assignments and helping when needed as well as evaluating each employee's performance and providing appropriate feedback
One of the most important my responsibility was monitoring the budget regularly. Throughout each stage, I as deputy project manager must kept track of money spent and how much more money is required to complete a project. If sometime the project was exceeding budget, I needed to implement changes to stay on target. It was often necessary for me to have considerable mathematical abilities and be able to think ahead.
Also I was often responsible for solving any issues that occur. This might included problems with scheduling, employee output, project goals or budget. When an unforeseen complication arises, I must efficiently handled it and make the necessary adjustments.
Responsibilities: Assistant to preparation of feasibility study and reviewing and report Develop and execute the operations projects with multiple project engineers and managers within the region including engineering, procurement, EPCM, owner’s team, and external construction management consultants. Responsible for project functions included but not limited to Project Management, Site Management, Project Control Management, Engineering Management, Procurement, Construction Management, etc. are all coordinated and properly staffed to meet the project(s) goals. Ensure accurate and timely reporting standards are maintained throughout the project(s). Coordinate and communicate projects group as needed on major projects in the Region. Coordinate with site management on status, significant trends and changes of approved projects. Establish the working relationship with operations management needed to facilitate the coordination and execution of project work, such that the operational impact is minimized. Ensure safety and QA/QC programs are established by all parties and maintained and conduct reviews of detailed design drawing and specifications. Monitor engineering progress against budget and forecasted schedule. Participate in and lead risk assessments and actively manage the risks of the projects and the business. Prepare project estimates, budget, schedules and execution plans. Preparing the engineering budget, project schedules and project control budgets for mechanical projects. Prepare and submit reports on the progress and status of the project Maintain effective and on-going communications with construction and contractor management teams Assist with project QA/QC and commissioning systems and documentation. Perform other project engineering and project management related duties.
Responsibilities:
• Design and optimization of mechanical components of all factories in sarcheshmeh complex
• Analysis of mechanical systems, including Finite Element analysis for structural, fatigue,
thermal, vibration, and acoustics.
• Analysis and specification of electro-mechanical and electro-hydraulic systems
• Develops manufacturing drawings in accordance with applicable standards
• Construct and oversee technicians in construction of developed systems
• Interfaces with outside vendors for component selection, manufacturing, and assembly.
• Read and interpret blueprints, technical drawings, schematics, and computer-generated
reports.
• Confer with system engineers and other personnel to implement operating procedures,
resolve system malfunctions, and provide technical information.
• Research and analyze design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data
to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications.
• Specify system components or direct modification of products to ensure conformance
with engineering design and performance specifications.
Responsibilities:
Fault finding during power plant operation.
Performing planned and predictive maintenance.
Assessing need of spare parts
Undertake effective planning and prioritization of workload wherever necessary.
Ensure that resources are used to optimum effect.
Understand and operate in line with relevant legislation, Company policy and Company procedures.
Complete and maintain accurate, timely documentation and records as required.
Maintain the required standards.
Support other teams and functions as required.
Undertake self-development activities as required.
Undertake any other tasks or duties as required by line manager.
Contribute to the continuous improvement of processes and practices operated by the Company.
Liaise with Coordinator to establish requirements
Conforming to health and safety procedures and policies.
In Iranian University Mechanical Engineering is teaching in four branches Heat and Fluids, Solids Design, Aviation and Manufacturing I studied in Heat and Fluids, this branch focused on behavior of fluids and heat transfer, the most important courses are as below: Thermodynamics, Fluids Mechanics, Heat Transfer, HVAC, Heat Power Plants, Internal Combustion, Turbo Machines and Water Transfer Systems.
