Summary

Lead the Engineering Team to provide the company with professional support in their field of expertise in a cost effective manner, ensuring that all operations are meeting Legal requirements and Group standards and deliver the Business Capex plans

Responsibilities

• Provides project management review, control, and approval over multiple areas of engineering, procurement, and construction work for all capital and assigned expense projects
• Maintain and improve the standardized work process for effective project management, cost control, estimating and project scheduling to enable management of individual projects and overall portfolio performance.
• Responsible for performance of monthly capital and project spend forecasting for projects.
• Review project related reports, collect and publish departmental KPI reports, analyze trends for performance and report to and / or advise Distribution / Operation Managers and other department / Depots  managers as required.
• Directly supervise project engineers and engineering projects.
• Manage allocation of resources internally & externally to deliver projects as per Business requests.
• Benchmark internal engineering deliveries to market best in class service/cost.
• Leads and inspires the engineering team. Coach and mentor staff, including development of appropriate training programmes (together with HR).
• Enables value adding project selection, completion and reporting. Contributes as an active member of Tanzania Distribution Management team to build a winning team.
• Challenges and supports operational colleagues in OU to ensure compliance with legislation and all requirements of the HSSE MS and  Group standards in all operational activities
• Manages resources allocated such that all facilities positively contribute to maximize value to the business activities in the Area.
• Ensure cost effective delivery of engineering services through the use of fit-for-purpose standards, and practices.
• Deliver Capex project targets on quality, budget, and schedule and construction safety.
• Implement and embed in close co-operation with Depots Managers the D-Asset Management and D-GAME processes ensuring the Reliability and Integrity targets for each site (eg:  Tank & Pipeline Integrity programs).
• To participate in the company structured networking of engineering teams in order to contribute to and bring back best practice sharing
• Custodian of S&D CAPEX program, including project execution and close out and leadership for technical input to Investment Proposals
• Lead the process for technical input to S&D Investment Proposals (and PIR)
• Ensures proper staffing through attraction, coaching  and development of people, covering aspects like Competences, Performance Management and Recognition & Reward
• Participates in Tender Board for major contract events
• Participates in Contract Management Review process
• Other: This position is an HSSE critical position. The incumbent is:

              - Member of the S&D Leadership Team and S&D crisis team

             - A frequent business driver (more than 7500 km/year)

            - A contract holder

Education and Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering

Requirements

• Seasoned professional engineer with proven Project management experience
• Experience with Vivo Energy’s operations such as Supply & Distribution
• Ability to deliver on time and against budget
• HSSE experience
• Ability to lead teams, to motivate and coach

Reporting To

Supply and Distribution Manager