KSA Site Establishment Project Lead Celeros Flow Technology LLC

GENERAL SUMMARY
The purpose of this role is an 18-month contract to oversee all Site Establishment aspects of Celeros FT Saudi entity resulting in a fully equipped service and manufacturing site, to achieve sustained growth, profitability within the Saudi market.
The KSA Site Establishment Project Leader has overall responsibility for actions related to Legal, Service & Manufacturing site establishment including buildings and services infrastructure, manufacturing/build/test equipment procurement and installation activities to ensure operational capabilities in line with agreed company plan.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategy and Leadership
• Implement the Celeros FT KSA Business strategy to maximize facility growth and revenue
• Project manage all aspects of KSA site establishment and ramp up during initial 18th month time
• Assign priorities as needed to ensure work is completed accurately and on-time
• Lead the phased upscaling of facility from Service, Aftermarket operations to full manufacturing and test facility in line with agreed timeline.
Financial & Legal
• Act as focal point and lead contact for IKTVA localisation submissions and requirements.
• Work with Local and Regional finance teams for week, monthly and quarterly updates on expenditure to match approved site establishment budget.
• Manage and approved expenditure in line with DOA overall site expenditure, fixed and variable to facility establishment.
Legal
• Provide awareness and responsible for all annual licence, certification and associated Saudi Legal requirements to operate in KSA.
• Local contact point with Company Legal Teams, external Legal Counsel.
• Responsible for creation, compilation and submission of all documentation required to ensure relevant legal agreements for licence establishment and any third-party Service Level agreement and interactions.
Operational & Planning
• Work with Celeros Team and 3rd parties to determine Building and infrastructure service requirements to establish specification, cost and program to support product strategy.
• Act as in-country lead for delivery of facility establishment, to include all compliance, health and safety requirements, build and installation, commissioning and accreditation, managing coordination of Celeros and 3rd party support and delivery to plan and within budget.
• Ensure timely procurement and installation of equipment to enable manufacturing and assembly of parts and products.
• Lead Supervise and schedule work assignments for Internal / external subcontract teams for site set up.
• Assist with establishment of local supply chain to ensure operational readiness day 1
• Oversee the establishment and expansion of IT - ERP system and associated process and procedures to ensure systems operational readiness on day 1 order receipt
• Lead Implementation ISO Quality System in KSA facility
• Responsible for the implementation all company, corporate and local, safety and environmental policies and regulations
Commercially
• Provide support to Commercial Operational teams to enable modelling of costing of local manufacture of product and projects as applicable
• Support Sales activities Client Workshop Audits and Client AVL submission as required to ensure growth of facility revenue.
HR
• Participate in hiring of key management personnel for future business operations
• Assist HR on Visa and local Saudization requirement to ensure timely start-up of business
METRICS
• Facility specification, plan and budget Within 2 months from Hire
• Legal Service & Manufacturing License acquired Within 3 months from Hire
• Service Level Agreement signed with 3rd Party Within 3 months from Hire
• Facility and Infrastructure Site Readiness Within 6 months from Hire
• Facility Equipment Procured and Installed Within 9 months from Hire
• ISO Certification Within 3 months of Site Readiness
• EH&S Certification Within 3 months of Site Readiness
• ERP Operational in Facility Within 1 month of Site Readiness
• Office Established IT and Infrastructure Day One Operation
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Must have achieved demonstrable success leading a prior Site Operational establishment and operational start up facility in line with the above-listed Principal Duties and Responsibilities
• Team management, cross functional team experience, matrix management experience
• Divergent thinking, Courage, Creativity
• Leadership skills and proven ability to manage a multi-functional facility and work across multicultural boundaries
• Experience of establishing a KSA local manufacturing supply Chain & logistic network
• Present concise pro-active solution-based reports to all parties concerned in the completion of Projects
• PC literate; confident and competent in use of software packages.
• Must be able to commit to being located within easy commute of selected facility to ensure full hands-on approach and co-ordination.
SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE
• Prior Experience of Project Managing a Manufacturing / Service Operational Start Up in Saudi Arabia
• Prior experience of ARAMCO, SABIC, SWCC, SEC Approval Processes preferred
• Preferably Prior Experience in Service and Operational environment of oil & gas, conventional power, renewable power, petrochemical, and Industrial markets.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• Bachelor s Degree in Project Management, Engineering or Similar
• Master s Degree preferred
• Ten plus years of relevant experience Project Management
• Pump and Closures product and market knowledge in Oil / Gas and Energy Sectors
• Arabic Speaking a plus
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods)