Harbour Energy

Project Services Manager

Location
London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
12/20/2024
Advertise with us.
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
Description
Job description:

Since its creation in 2014, Harbour has grown to become one of the world’s largest and most geographically diverse independent oil and gas companies.  Today, Harbour is producing between 475,000 and 485,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day with significant production in Norway, the UK, Germany, Argentina and North Africa. Harbour benefits from competitive operating costs and resilient margins, and a broad set of growth options including near-infrastructure opportunities in Norway, unconventional scalable opportunities in Argentina and conventional offshore projects in Mexico and Indonesia. With low GHG emissions intensity and a leading CO2 storage position in Europe, Harbour remains committed to producing oil and gas safely and responsibly to help meet the world’s energy needs. Harbour is headquartered in London with approximately 5,000 staff and contractors across its operations and offices. 

Ours is an inclusive workplace where individuals can bring their whole selves to their job and feel recognised for the value they add. We are committed to creating a genuinely inclusive and supportive working environment to ensure everyone has a positive experience at work.

At Harbour Energy, we aim to recruit, retain and promote our people based on their unique skills, regardless of race, gender or background. We need excellent people to help shape and develop the future of our company. Could this be you?

If so, we want to hear from you.

 

Purpose of Role: 

  • Lead and enhance the Project Services discipline, ensuring it delivers governance, assurance, and strategic support across Harbour Energy’s global operations.

 

Critical Responsibilities:

  • Ensuring that all activities are carried out in a safe manner complying with all regulatory requirements, legislation and Harbour Energy HSES Procedures

 

Ethics and Compliance Responsibilities:

  • Ensure that all activities and behaviours are carried out in accordance with Harbour Energy’s Ethics and Compliance Policies and Procedures, and to complete any compulsory compliance training as required

 

Areas of Accountability, Responsibility and Competence:

Discipline leadership and business support

  • Provide strategic leadership to the project services community, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and continuous improvement in methodologies, tools, and processes.
  • Develop intuitive, standardised corporate and major project reporting frameworks to enhance visibility and tracking of performance metrics across global operations.
  • Champion continuous improvement by leveraging internal benchmarking capabilities and integrating external data sources to support informed decision-making.
  • Drive innovation and adoption of industry best practices across Harbour Energy’s portfolio, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives. 
  • Manage and maintain corporate project services contracts and systems, optimising their efficiency and effectiveness. 
  • Act as a visible and inspiring role model, fostering a culture aligned with Harbour Energy’s core values, and promoting collaboration and professional development. 
  • Represent the company within relevant industry bodies, enhancing Harbour Energy’s reputation and influence. 

Governance and assurance

  • Provide expert project services support for the assurance of major project gates, ensuring compliance with Harbour Energy’s governance and management systems.
  • Develop, implement, and refine project services standards and processes, ensuring alignment with corporate project management frameworks.
  • Identify performance trends and gaps, recommending and implementing corrective actions to support project success. 
  • Lead and participate in internal and external audits, ensuring adherence to company policies, standards, and regulatory requirements. 

Key deliverables

  • Deliver timely, accurate, and actionable insights through management reports and performance dashboards.
  • Support the delivery of Harbour Energy’s major projects on schedule, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
  • Ensure effective collaboration and alignment between Project Services and other technical and commercial disciplines.

 

Critical skills, Qualifications, Experience, etc:

  • Postgraduate qualifications or extensive experience in relevant fields (e.g., engineering, business management, accountancy, risk management). 
  • Significant expertise in project services within upstream oil and gas projects, with experience spanning the full project lifecycle. 
  • In-depth knowledge of project controls disciplines, including cost estimation, scheduling, risk management, and performance tracking. 
  • Proficiency with software tools such as EMS/SAP, Primavera P6, Pertmaster, estimating software, and project management information systems (e.g., PIMS). 
  • Strong understanding of engineering, onshore/offshore construction, HSES standards, and quality assurance processes. 
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, with excellent interpersonal skills to build relationships across cultural and organisational boundaries. 
  • Exceptional communication skills, capable of presenting complex data and insights to senior management and stakeholders. 
  • Proven ability to prioritise, problem-solve, and deliver results in dynamic, fast-paced environments. 
  • Commitment to knowledge sharing and continuous learning, promoting the exchange of best practices and lessons learned across projects. 
  • Willing to travel internationally for 1-2 weeks at a time several times per year to support Harbour’s business needs globally

  

Inclusive recruitment is a vital part of our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy. Whatever your background, if you feel you need an adjustment during our selection process to suit your needs, please let us know, and we will be happy to help.

Advertise with us.
Please contact: hello@huntukvisasponsors.com
Hunt UK Visa Sponsors

Copyright © 2024

Stay up to date