Site Manager

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This Position reports to:
Responsable des opérations projet

This role is contributing to Process Automation Business Area, Cairo; Egypt. The work model for the role is #LI-Onsite

**You will mainly be accountable for**:

- Leading the site team allocated to the project, defining main guidelines, allocating tasks, and motivating and monitoring internal and external resources and suppliers to accomplish all tasks and milestones.
- Providing performance feedback for resources allocated to the projects.
- Responsible, from receiving the assigned site area from the customer or Project Manager to handing over to the end customer on completion day, for coordinating all on-site activities to ensure the successful execution of start-up, construction, erection, testing, and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
- Ensuring detailed and up-to-date construction Health and Safety (H&S) plan is in place with respect to each work package, compliant with the ABB H&S plan
- Ensuring all on-site resources are properly trained on company HSE policy and proactively promoting H&S considerations to project partners throughout the project.
- Managing the ABB sub-contractors at site to ensure necessary quality and progress achieved to meet the delivery date, agreed standards, and the HSE requirements.
- Controlling cost estimates continuously and correctly, and ensuring deviations are approved by the Project Manager.
- Ensuring continuous and detailed update about progress is provided to Planning and Control function for schedule update and tracking of progress, cost, and resources.
- Monitoring events related to risk and opportunity and coordinates with the Project Manager
- Ensuring all documentation is modified and updated as necessary
- Planning project on-site activities with Project Manager including necessary local resources, equipment, and milestones.
- Coordinating agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, H&S requirements, site organization, and policy.
- Coordinating local accommodation, transportation, legal approvals/permits, site facilities, office equipment, petty cash, etc.
- Serving as a project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations such as authorities and suppliers to ensure their active support of field activities.
- Ensuring correct handling, storage, and installation of ABB-delivered equipment, coordinating on-site storage as well as shipment logistics to secure timely site delivery of equipment and material.
- Ensuring all site activities are executed as per schedule, reviews periodic reports, and ensuring timely handover of work areas from customer.
- Conducting periodic meetings with customer/sub-contractors along with the HSE team.
- Closing all punch list, handover of installed equipment, as-built documentation, material reconciliation, site de-mobilization, etc., and receive the final certification from customer

Qualifications for the role:

- You have Electrical or Mechanical Engineering background
- You have minimum 8 years’ experience in similar field
- Possess knowledge of ABB core values and cross cultures globally; regionally or on country level which helps a lot in understanding company policies and procedures
- Possess good communications skills
- Ability to demonstrate experience in: Project Finance & Cost, Contract Management, Site Coordination, Site Management, Site Works Management, Installation Works Management, Commissioning Works Management
- You are at ease communicating in English and Arabic
- Possess computer skills in Microsoft office (mainly excel, Word, Microsoft project and power point)
- Ability to form and work in synergy in teams with subordinates peers and superiors
- Ability to think in an analytical form especially when planning ahead or encountering a problem