Construction Director Thermal

Date de publication : 09/07/2024

Requisition ID : 31420

Construction Director – Western Region, UAE

ENGIE group is a global reference in low-carbon energy and services. Together with our 96,000 employees, our customers, partners and stakeholders, we are committed to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral world, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally friendly solutions. Inspired by our purpose (“raison d’être”), we reconcile economic performance with a positive impact on people and the planet, building on our key businesses (gas, renewable energy, services) to offer competitive solutions to our customers.

ENGIE’s Business Unit for the Asia Middle East and Africa (AMEA) region is headquartered in Dubai. The region has activities in large scale power generation, water desalination, district cooling, energy solutions and renewables including green hydrogen, wind and solar. We act throughout the value chain: strategy, design, engineering, energy-efficient asset construction, digital platforms, operations management, financing syndication and outcome assurance. And, by using globally leading technologies, we create innovative energy and smart solutions that help to make the world a better place.

Engie AMEA Flexible Generation & Supply is engaging in the retrofit of one of its operating power and desalination asset in the UAE. The site is located about 250 km West of Abu Dhabi. The Project will consist of the conversion of the asset into an Open Cycle Power Plant in view of a new Power Purchase Agreement of 15 years. The Project works will be carried-out by multiple Contractors and the plant Operator. The plant will provide flexible reserve capacity, as required in support of the country’s move towards zero carbon emissions. The Project is expected to achieve financial by end 2024 and reach commercial operations by June 2026.

In agreement with its partners, ENGIE will appoint the Construction Director to the Project. The Construction Director will report to the Project Company’s Executive Managing Director and will manage the Project through its construction until reaching commercial operations. The Construction Director will be responsible and accountable for all aspects and stages of the construction of the plant, placing health and safety as top priority. The Construction Director will be based permanently at Site. After Project is completed, ENGIE will assign the Construction Director to another mission to be agreed upon.

Purpose of the Job

The Construction Director is responsible for:

Delivering the Project, on time, on cost, to the required standards of health safety, environment and quality, to achieve the acceptance tests and deliver reliable operation.
Monitoring, coordinating, reporting of the Contractors’ activities at site and during the design review stage with a view to defend the best interest of the Project Company.
Directing the Project Company’s construction teams and the Owner’s Engineer team at site.
Coordinate the Contractors’ construction activities with the plant Operator and supervise the Operator’s Project related decommissioning, plant modification and rehabilitation works.
Ensuring a smooth and timely completion of all interface activities/information exchanges with the Project’s stakeholders (in particular, but not limited to water supply and electrical grid).

Reporting

As an ENGIE employee, the Construction Director will report to the UAE Asset Manager.

As secondee to the Project, the Construction Director will report to the Executive Managing Director of the Project Company (Owner).

Key Accountabilities

Leads from the Owner’s side the plant construction activities with the assistance of the Owner’s staff, the Owner’s Engineer and the Operator to ensure that Project is performed properly in terms of quality, schedule, and budget in line with the Construction Contracts and without lost time accidents, severe injuries and/or fatalities.
Will ensure Engie HSSE standards and Guidelines are applied and strictly followed. The Construction Director is accountable for HSSE results of the Project.
Monitors the Project works at site and liaises with and coordinates the efforts of the Owner’s Engineer, the Contractors, the Operator, the local authorities and the interface parties.
Makes sure that the Project will follow the Good Engineering and Constructions Practices, and the best practices for Project Management according to the Project Management Institute guidelines as set up by the ENGIE’s group guidelines by the Industrial Project Oversight & Support team.
Timely reports technical variances to the Executive Managing Director and proposes jointly with the Owner’s Engineer mitigation or alternative solutions.
Make sure that agreed corrective actions to mitigate the effects of variances are planned and carried out.
Will monitor and keep updated when needed the overall schedule of the Project, integrating the Contractors and Operator schedules with the schedule of permits, authorizations, and other contractual obligations and other .
Will lead technical meetings with the Contractors and the Operator, water supplier, power off-taker, Environmental and Regulatory Authorities.
Will coordinate with the Operator and the Contractors the decommissioning and commissioning activities in relation to the Project.
Will prepare with Owner Engineer the Acceptance Test procedure, integrating the Contractors and Operator input; Will coordinate with the Contractors and Operator the performance of Acceptance Test and issue the notifications and reports as required under Power Purchase Agreement.
Will lead design review meeting session and take technical decisions with the support of the Owner’s Engineer.
Works with the Project Company’s Health and Safety Officer, to ensure that the Contractors and the Operator implements health and safety and environmental measures on site in accordance with the respective contracts.
Under the supervision of the Executive Managing Director, manage the Project contractual/commercial issues and claims.
Will analyse request for Change Order received from the Contractors and give recommendations to Executive Managing Director in that regard.
Will handle technical issues which may occur during the Project execution with the support of the Owner’s Engineer.
Will supervise the Owner’s Project team and and Owner’s Engineer team and assess their performance.
Will interact with the Lenders Engineer, Construction and Operational Insurance advisers.
Will issue Project Weekly Progress Report, Monthly Progress Report and Quarterly Report for the Project Company.
Will manage all daily interfaces between the Plant and the relevant stakeholders (Off-taker, Load Dispatch Centre, local authorities, fire brigade, power supplier, Environmental Authorities as applicable).
Will host various visitors at the site (Shareholders, Authorities, etc.).
Shall work in close collaboration with the Executive Managing Director of the Project Company, ENGIE UAE Asset Manager and with all key members of the technical and operating support teams of shareholders.
Regular reporting to Shareholders for construction follow up, steering or technical committees, ensuring interfaces with relevant shareholders’ internal stakeholders.
Will be familiar with construction contracts and contract management.
Will assist the Executive Managing Director in writing the contractual letters towards the Contractors, the Off-taker and other relevant parties (ie. in relation to interfaces).
Will identify/anticipate deliverables to be given to Off-taker, environmental authorities, and power supplier in due course.
Will coordinate smooth progress of the commissioning with the Off-taker and Load Dispatch Centre.
With the support of Operator, will manage the power, water and consumable consumption during the Project execution.

Degree / Experience

University degree in Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
Minimum 10 years international experience of construction and site work in power generation projects.
Would have preferably worked as a Contractor in a senior Project management/site position.
A PMP® certificate is a plus.
Would preferably hold recognized H&S qualification (NEBOSH general certificate or similar).
Experience in the Middle East is a plus.
Proven experience leading complex construction activities on a challenging HSSE environment.

Competencies

Strong HSE skills and leadership
Grounded and assertive negotiations skills with strong capacity to convince
Strong Contract management skills with experience in EPC and multi-contract
Sound technical knowledge of large-scale power project, which allow him to rapidly identify potential technical issues on site during the execution, to investigate and discuss those issues with the Contractors, with the support of the Owner’s Engineer.
Comfortable with contractual terms of IWP/IPP/IWPP Project documents and able to enforce those contractual terms towards the Contractors.
Excellent communication and reporting capability. Must be able to work independently and to bridge cultural differences.
Ability to coordinate and direct and influence others. He should show capability of leadership.