Engineering Careers Kenya
National Content Technical Lead
Do you have what it takes?
Tullow is looking for you.
Tullow Oil is Africa’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production company and is a constituent of the London FTSE100. The Group has interests in over 100 exploration and production licences across 25 countries focusing on four core regions: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South America. Working for Tullow Oil in Kenya, you will be given the freedom and responsibility to make a difference. We provide the opportunities to build a solid future within our rapidly expanding portfolio and provide competitive rewards as part of our people strategy. Our high level of employee engagement is also one of our key success factors that we want to continue building on.
Tullow Oil is seeking talented, motivated, skilled individuals to fill the following positions: National Content Technical Lead
Reports to: Development SCM Manager
Job Purpose:
- Ensure National Content considerations are included appropriately within the Development program agenda.
- Act as the chief advisor to the development team on technical matters of national content and advice on technical capacity of local enterprises.
- Liaise with Development SCM (Contacts & Procurement) to ensure National content elements are featured appropriately within
- Contract Strategies, Tenders, Contracts and Post Award Contract Management.
- Responsible for the development of National Content Initiatives with Suppliers of technical services.
- Take lead in the completion of an Industrial Baseline Survey, and subsequent National Content initiatives.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure National Content considerations are included appropriately within the Development program agenda
- Act as champion to promote National Content agenda and ensure that technical solutions for the Kenya development include full consideration of strategies to maximize National Content opportunities
- Liaise with Development SCM (C&P) to ensure National content elements are featured appropriately within Contract Strategies, Tenders, Contracts and Post Award Contract Management
- Ensure that Contract strategies reflect National Content Opportunities
- Support CRB’s at Strategy and Award stage to check that NC is included
- Review and develop tender evaluations for NC elements
- Review bids and contracts to ensure NC factors are considered and suitable NC KPI’s are embedded in contracts and are effectively managed as part of post award contract management
- Responsible for the development of National Content Initiatives with Suppliers
- Liaise with C&P, Technical Leads, Bidders and Suppliers (especially EPC/Packages suppliers) to identify solutions to improve national content contributions
- Liaise with respective industry bodies, agencies, training and funding providers to ensure international suppliers are effectively connected with wider networks of stakeholders and influencers in the shaping and implementation of national content opportunities
- Liaise with the BU SCM/BU NC & Social Performance teams to identify opportunities for local and national Kenyan companies to partner with international providers
- Monitor the effectiveness of implemented National Content Solutions by Suppliers and other agencies
- Take leading role in the completion of an Industrial Baseline Survey (IBS) , and subsequent NC capability initiatives
- Support the planning and delivery of an IBS.
- Review the outcomes and support the establishment of improvement initiatives in terms of development of improved capacity and capability for Kenyan entities to contribute to the Development and Operations phases.
Requirements
- Degree or diploma in relevant business subject preferred preferably Civil/Mechanical engineering, Quantity surveying, Construction Project Management.
- Planning and Organising Skills
- Project Management – Planning and delivery.
- Experience in brokering relationships between Engineering suppliers and wider national stakeholder groups to develop and deploy local capability
- Track record of managing a range of suppliers in oil or heavy industrial environments, in different regions, preferably in remote locations
- Experience in the design of Contract Strategies and converting these into operational national content plans
- Working experience in international and culturally diverse locations, awareness of the need for sensitivity around integrating business and project objectives with local stakeholders
- Joint Venture Partners and with government authorities, training agencies, funding agencies and social performance bodies
- Extensive proven experience in the Oil & Gas industry, ideally with exposure to SCM, primarily in C&P, National Content and/or an Engineering capacity
- Experience in the communication of National Content messages both internally and externally.
- Experience of oil field development programs.
- Problem definition, analytical skills, strategic option development and analysis
- Strong interpersonal skills, including drive, tenacity, credibility at all levels of the business, ability to manage/drive change combined with high levels of commercial and political savvy and project management.
- Stakeholder management.
- Influencing and negotiation skills, especially in technical contexts.
- Presentation and communication skills.
How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees to:
P O Box 6416,
Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email: recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke
Closing date: Friday 17th October 2014
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