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Title: Interface Manager – Offshore project Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies accomplish critical objectives while supporting sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets. Interface Manager – Offshore project Location: EPC Contractor’s office Job Purpose The Interface Manager is responsible for establishing, managing, coordinating, and controlling all project interfaces throughout the execution of a major offshore oil and gas development project. The role ensures effective communication, coordination, and integration between ADNOC, PMC teams, EPC Contractors, Vendors, Operations Personnel, and external stakeholders to achieve project objectives while minimizing delays, risks, and disruptions. The Interface Manager serves as the custodian of the project interface management process and is responsible for ensuring that all technical, organizational, operational, commercial, and stakeholder interfaces are identified, tracked, resolved, and formally closed. Key Responsibilities Interface Leadership & Governance - Establish and maintain project interface management systems. - Develop Interface Management Plans and procedures. - Ensure implementation of interface management requirements. - Promote proactive interface identification and resolution. - Provide interface management leadership to project teams. - Facilitate collaboration among project stakeholders. Interface Management - Identify and manage all project interfaces. - Establish and maintain the project Interface Register. - Categorize interfaces according to project requirements. - Assign ownership and accountability for each interface. - Track interface actions through closure. - Monitor interface performance metrics. - Ensure effective communication between stakeholders. Technical Interface Coordination - Coordinate interfaces between engineering disciplines. - Support integration of engineering deliverables. - Facilitate resolution of technical conflicts. - Monitor progress of interface deliverables. - Ensure consistency across engineering packages. - Coordinate multidisciplinary reviews. Construction & Execution Interfaces - Coordinate interfaces between construction, commissioning and operations teams. - Ensure alignment between execution contractors. - Monitor handover requirements between project phases. - Support workfront planning activities. - Facilitate resolution of field interface issues. - Ensure construction activities are properly integrated. Operational & Brownfield Interfaces - Coordinate interfaces involving operating facilities. - Support planning of brownfield modifications. - Ensure operational constraints are communicated and managed. - Facilitate SIMOPS coordination activities. - Participate in operational readiness reviews. - Support tie-in and shutdown planning activities. Contractor & Vendor Interface Management - Monitor contractor interface performance. - Coordinate activities between multiple contractors. - Support vendor integration with project teams. - Facilitate interface workshops and coordination meetings. - Resolve cross-contract interface issues. - Ensure timely exchange of information among contractors. Stakeholder Coordination - Interface with ADNOC representatives. - Coordinate activities involving regulatory authorities. - Facilitate communication among internal and external stakeholders. - Support project governance and reporting requirements. - Manage stakeholder expectations relating to project interfaces. Risk Management - Identify interface-related risks. - Develop mitigation strategies. - Monitor critical interface activities. - Escalate high-risk issues appropriately. - Support project risk management processes. - Maintain visibility of interface risks throughout execution. HSE & Quality Responsibilities - Ensure interface activities support project HSE objectives. - Promote safe work planning and execution. - Verify interface deliverables meet project quality requirements. - Support audits and assurance reviews when necessary. Reporting & Performance Management - Maintain interface dashboards and reports. - Report interface performance to Project Management. - Monitor status of open interface actions. - Identify trends affecting project performance. - Prepare management summaries and presentations. - Ensure timely closure of interface commitments. Stakeholder Management - Coordinate with ADNOC, PMC teams, EPC Contractors, Vendors, Operations Personnel and External Authorities. - Build collaborative
The posting describes responsibilities and leadership in interface management for offshore project delivery. It does not provide a distinct list labeled as Qualifications, Minimum qualifications, or Requirements. Therefore, no separate requirements section is available.
Interface Leadership & Governance: establish and maintain project interface management systems; develop Interface Management Plans and procedures; ensure implementation of interface management requirements; promote proactive interface identification and resolution; provide interface management leadership to project teams; facilitate collaboration among project stakeholders. Interface Management: identify and manage all project interfaces; establish and maintain the project Interface Register; categorize interfaces; assign ownership and accountability; track actions through closure; monitor performance metrics; ensure effective communication. Technical Interface Coordination: coordinate interfaces between engineering disciplines; support integration of deliverables; facilitate resolution of technical conflicts; monitor progress; ensure consistency across packages; coordinate multidisciplinary reviews. Construction & Execution Interfaces: coordinate interfaces between construction, commissioning and operations; align execution contractors; monitor handover requirements; support workfront planning; facilitate field interface issue resolution; ensure construction activities are integrated. Operational & Brownfield Interfaces: coordinate interfaces involving operating facilities; support brownfield planning; ensure operational constraints are managed; facilitate SIMOPS coordination; participate in readiness reviews; support tie-in and shutdown planning. Contractor & Vendor Interface Management: monitor contractor performance; coordinate activities across contractors; facilitate vendor integration; run interface workshops; resolve cross-contract issues; ensure timely exchange of information. Stakeholder Coordination: interface with ADNOC representatives and regulatory authorities; facilitate stakeholder communication; support governance and reporting; manage stakeholder expectations. Risk Management: identify interface-related risks; develop mitigations; monitor critical activities; escalate high-risk issues; support project risk processes; maintain visibility of interface risks. HSE & Quality: ensure interface activities support HSE objectives; promote safe planning; verify deliverables meet quality requirements; support audits. Reporting & Performance Management: maintain dashboards and reports; report to Project Management; monitor open actions; identify performance trends; prepare summaries and presentations; ensure timely closure of commitments. Stakeholder Management: coordinate with ADNOC, PMC, EPC Contractors, Vendors, Operations Personnel and External Authorities; build collaboration.
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