Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Puma Energy is looking to grow this team, and is recruiting Senior Project Managers to employ on a full-time basis.

The role

The Senior Project Manager is required to lead a multi-discipline team from the engineering, procurement and construction phases of the projects. It is an expectation that the Senior Project Manager will create and maintain an attitude of leadership towards the project team with respect to overall management activities (including quality assurance, engineering, procurement, planning and controls, construction management, pre-commissioning  and safety) to achieve a quality project, while respecting the established budget and schedule objectives.

Our Senior Project Managers are required to live in one of the locations of our major projects for which they have responsibility, typically located within emerging market countries.

The Senior Project Managers are part of the Global Construction team, and report directly to the Global Construction Manager.

Education and Qualifications

• Extensive and progressive project management experience (within an EPC environment is an asset;
• A degree in Engineering from a recognized institution;
• Experience in contractor management, and EPC contracting;
• Experience in procurement;
• Experience in working in ‘difficult’ and emerging market countries;
• Strong client focus;
• Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and time lines;
• Commitment to working in a team environment, with established team building abilities;
• People oriented with an ability to establish a high degree of credibility with staff and clients;
• A strong leader who can motivate and engage a team with demonstrated strength in leading highly complex groups;
• An excellent written and verbal communicator with superior interpersonal and relationship management skills;
• Strong command of the English language with the ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form.