KSA Site Establishment Project Lead

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries.  With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision.  We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas.  We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

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)

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended periods

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CELEROS FLOW TECHNOLOGY VALUES

All Celeros divisions are committed to the effective use of the Celeros Values.  It is important that all employees understand and utilize these values when performing the duties of his/her position.

INTEGRITY:  We work safely and respect our employees, business partners & environment. We always lead by example.

SPEED:  In our mission to bring mission-critical flow control equipment to the world, energy in our actions & urgency.

ACCOUNTABILITY:  We stand behind our actions and deliver on our promises.

PARTNERSHIP:  We collaborate across our teams & our customers to win together. We rely on each other to deliver the best outcome & celebrate successes.

EXCELLENCE:  We are passionate about being the best at engineering, manufacturing & maintaining mission-critical equipment.  We seek quality & community improvement in every interaction.

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of Celeros’ business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system.  All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

CELEROS Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.