As a Project Director - Integrated & Solutions at Baker Hughes, you will be responsible for the strategic oversight of all projects in operations, planning, and mobilization. You will act as a key advisor for commercial builds, focusing on pricing, risk, and organizational perspectives for new business opportunities. This senior leadership role involves managing multiple project managers across Sub-Saharan Africa and ensuring seamless alignment between product lines, account managers, and technical teams.
Key Responsibilities
Project Oversight: Maintain full oversight of all projects in operations and planning/mobilization phases.
Commercial Support: Provide strategic guidance for commercial build-ups from pricing, risk, and organizational perspectives for new business opportunities.
Team Management: Directly manage multiple project managers across Sub-Saharan Africa.
Cross-functional Alignment: Ensure alignment across product lines, account managers, technical teams, logistics, and the project management organization.
Financial Accountability: Responsible for total regional revenue and P&L (Profit and Loss) management.
Client Management: Handle project escalations and provide guidance for ongoing projects, acting as the primary point for client management.
Contract Advisory: Identify opportunities and risks within existing and new contracts and subcontracts.
Requirements and Qualifications
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a scientific discipline from an accredited university or equivalent industry experience.
Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of experience in the relevant industry (wellbore construction, completions, wellbore intervention, P&A, etc.).
Leadership: At least 5 years of experience specifically as a project manager.
Technical Certification: Well Control awareness is required; a Well Control Certification is considered an advantage. PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is also an advantage.
Sector Expertise: Experience working on turnkey projects where a Service Company provides end-to-end drilling, completion, logistics, and rig management services.
Financial Skills: Proven experience managing multiple product line P&L and forecasting project costs, schedules, and inventory stock.
Legal & Compliance: Experience managing contracts under English law and managing change/variation requests while assessing risk.
Communication: Excellent English oral and written communication skills, including the ability to lead meetings and distribute succinct minutes.
Software: Proficiency in MS Office Suite; familiarity with MS Project is required.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply online via the Baker Hughes career portal. Click here to apply.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should apply through the Baker Hughes careers portal at https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1176426. Ensure you submit your application through the official recruitment link provided.
