Project Manager Emerson

The Project Manager should be capable of handling large and medium size projects with Control Valves destined for mainly Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals, Power, Metals & Mining industries. The candidate should be able to handle independently the complete execution cycle of the project, including techno commercial support during project pursuit phase. The Project Manager has the overall responsibility and authority for the implementation and execution of Customer projects as per the FCV PMO process.

This includes having a complete understanding of the project scope (technical & commercial) and requirements and having ownership for timely approvals, timely delivery, profitability, price uplift and final hand off. The Project Manager has responsibility for developing the Project Plan and is responsible to the Customer, the Contractor, Impact Partners or Regional Sales Office and the Company for overall success and execution of the project.

This job is based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and will be responsible for projects in Emerson MEA and in other offices in Emerson as needed.

In this role, your responsibilities will be:

• Coordinate and own several KOB1 - large, highly complex, and multi-national projects during pursuit and execution phases as well as KOB2 projects (medium complex projects).
• Lead a virtual Multi-Functions Project Team from different groups (Global Project Pursuit/Global Industry Sales, Regional Sales office, Order Administration, Engineering, Drafting, , Specification Analyst, Project Procurement, Manufacturing & Intercompany project management) throughout the quote to Cash cycle of the project.
• Host & lead the quotation strategy meetings with Project Team & sets proposal schedule with due dates.
• Lead the negotiation of the initial scope of the project, change orders, progress payments, understand commercial terms and conditions and all additions or expansions to the project with the Customer, Impact Partners/Regional Sales Office and Global Industry Sales personnel.
  • Quote and own the Lead-Time and Comments to the Manufacturing Specs during the pursuit phase
    • Approve the lead-time commitment, especially during negotiations
    • Approve any deviations to the Comments to the Manufacturing Specs and understand comments to the Commercial T&C s, Legal T&C s ,Bank Guarantees and Technical Product Specifications.
    • Participate in joint project review/discussion with the pursuit team
    • Understand and keep updated on the basic product designs , manufacturing process, quality systems, product selection & sizing tools, International design, testing & NDE standards.
• Lead internal and external communication meetings at End User / EPC locations/countries, intercompany locations to ensure alignment on project schedule & execution plan
  • Lead the Customer Post Award meeting (or Pre-PO meeting) with end users / EPCs when the order is committed to Emerson
  • Lead the Internal Kick-off Meeting with Virtual Project Teams (Project Pipe Team) and resource managers in MEA & other world areas (as needed) to resolve all open issues and provide clarity to the Execution Plan
  • Coordinate the Pre Inspection meeting with the end user s Inspector, EPC QC team, TPIs and achieve clarity to the inspection requirements and process.
• Drive the Project team to conduct & complete the PO-to-Quote reconciliation process, which includes resolving all issues prior to PO Acceptance.
• Work with Internal Project Managers & Resources Managers at both MEA Operations & other world area Operations to develop the overall Project Plan that includes schedules, milestones, procurement strategy, execution strategy, financial targets, resources, communications and considerations of risks.
• Ensure the project team is aligned with project plan & conduct regular progress reviews meetings with them
• Ensure alignment with the Customer on the FCV Commitment Dates and the Customer PO Dates including milestone dates for drawing and procedure submittals, drawing and procedures approvals, equipment inspection notifications, and Ready for Inspection dates.
• Effectively provide leadership for Virtual Project Team (Project Pipe Team) including plant project personnel who are responsible for executing portions of the project. Provide input for performance evaluations on the projects handled.
• Establish and manage financial targets and metrics for the project with the help of the Project Financial Analyst.
• Coordinate manufacturing sites by taking into account material costs, project site location and best cost country capabilities through effective planning, scheduling and management. Interface with project procurement manager, factory project teams and interco project teams for this purpose
• Interface and continuously communicate with the Customer, Contractor and LBP throughout the life of the project to provide updates, milestones, and progress.
• Work with the KOB3 Team, LBPs to finalize completion of the project including the MRO handoff and documentation.