Operation Specialist

About the Role

EHIF is seeking an Operation Specialist to support its projects business. This full-time role involves contributing to the development of a new gold mine and processing facility located at a remote site in Saudi Arabia. The position requires over 10 years of experience in a relevant field.

Company Overview

EHIF is a global leader in consulting, engineering, and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 employees across approximately 50 countries, the company supports clients throughout the entire asset lifecycle, delivering predictable outcomes, enabling resilient operations, and contributing to a lower carbon future. EHIF forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara, a global partnership of leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage P&L with associated commercial and financial accountability, including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing, and cash collection.
• Contribute to and review project proposals and plans to determine timeframes, procedures, staffing, and resource allocation.
• Negotiate changes to project scope or specifications with customers, following the Change Management process for modifications.
• Develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalization, technology use, work share, and high-value engineering centers.
• Establish project procedures and lead the production of project execution plans, including scope of work, deliverables, master schedule, budget, organizational charts, and risk register.
• Report project progress regularly to senior management and customers.
• Promote and implement a performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and within supply chains.
• Ensure the delivery of agreed schedules and financial performance, proactively intervening to prevent slippage.
• Lead ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution.
• Oversee project HSSE leadership, ensuring a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established, and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed.
• Guide and direct multidisciplinary project teams, which may include external specialists and staff from multiple offices and sites.
• Facilitate the setup of information management systems/applications suitable for various project life phases and manage the information management project team.
• Participate in assurance activities and peer reviews.

Qualifications and Experience

• University degree in a relevant discipline.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Associate in Project Management (APM), or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Typically requires more than 20 years of pertinent experience, including managing projects or parts of projects, with mastery in a specific area and knowledge of impacts on other areas.
• Demonstrated experience in the related field, industry, and work locations.
• Proven project management experience and a solid understanding of business issues.
• Thorough understanding of project management techniques, practices, goals, drivers, and strategies.
• Experience in developing and implementing measures of success and benefits across multiple projects.
• Knowledge of prioritizing stakeholders and developing stakeholder management plans.
• Experience interfacing with key stakeholders to obtain, create, and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes, including qualitative assessment methods and some quantitative assessment techniques.
• Ability to use common estimating techniques for standard projects.
• Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types, and their suitability in different situations.
• Capable of delivering effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and producing project execution plans.
• Well-versed in international and company quality assurance standards.
• Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various goods and services.
• In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties, and uses.
• Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting.
• Ability to manage change control processes on projects with multiple sub-contractors and interfaces.
• In-depth knowledge of all types of project information (deliverables) and its uses, capable of managing an information management project team.
• Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customers, the company, and suppliers.
• Understanding of cash flow management and projection/forecast of cost at completion.

Personal Attributes

• Safety-focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management, prioritizing the welfare of both internal and customer employees.
• Passionate in pursuing, supporting, demonstrating, and embedding company values.
• Able to motivate, engage, and influence diverse groups of people, including those without a direct reporting relationship.
• Customer-focused, developing sincere and open relationships with current and potential customers, striving to exceed expectations and add value.
• Ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials, etc.).
• Exceptional negotiation skills and ability to handle sensitive communications.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentational communication skills.