Project Manager

Lead overall delivery of an Indonesian subsea pipeline and offshore installation project, from execution readiness and mobilisation through construction, acceptance and demobilisation, with accountability for scope, schedule, cost, quality, safety and client interfaces.

Reports to company project leadership and coordinates functional managers and the Project Chief Engineer.

Key responsibilities

1. Establish the execution plan, organisation and decision process; define interfaces among headquarters, Indonesian partners, vessel teams, specialist subcontractors and the client.

2. Integrate horizontal directional drilling (HDD), S-lay pipelay, fibre-optic cable (FOC), trenching and backfill, pipeline end termination (PLET), expansion spool, flexible riser and dynamic cable activities.

3. Lead readiness reviews for approved documents, vessels, equipment, materials, personnel, permits and subcontractors; plan phased mobilisation and interfaces following floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility positioning.

4. Approve and monitor the baseline schedule and execution budget, including vessel day rates, standby, weather and rework exposure; coordinate procurement, subcontract payments and funding needs.

5. Lead client and partner meetings; manage scope clarification, changes, time impacts, claims support and escalation, with written records of instructions, commitments and costs.

6. Lead interdisciplinary risk reviews for shallow-water access, shore-to-sea pullback, vessel mooring and simultaneous operations; support independent quality and safety intervention and stop-work decisions.

7. Direct the Permitting and External Relations Manager on approvals, port, customs and community interfaces; decide resources and recovery actions for external constraints.

8. Coordinate pre-commissioning, punch-list closure, final documentation, demobilisation and contractual closeout, aligning quantities and acceptance evidence.

Mandatory requirements

1. Degree in engineering, offshore engineering or project management, or demonstrably equivalent professional qualifications.

2. Fifteen (15) years experienced on facilities/ project engineering including at least 8 (eight) years of offshore and onshore facilities, construction, installation and/or fabrication experience and at least seven (7) years as a project manager with minimum project contract value USD 50 million. Must have actual delivery experience with subsea pipelines or offshore installation projects.

3. Proven integration of contract scope, budget, critical path, procurement, subcontracting, risk and change control, with clear personal accountability for delivery.

4. Ability to lead vessel and shore teams and understand HDD, pipelay, survey, diving, lifting and pre-commissioning interfaces; office-only or general civil experience is insufficient.

5. Professional working English for technical and commercial meetings, contracts, technical documents and reports; strong multicultural leadership and negotiation skills.

6. Willingness to work at remote sites and offshore, meeting Indonesian work eligibility, site-entry and medical requirements for the agreed assignment.

Preferred experience and qualifications

1. Indonesian or Southeast Asian pipeline experience, including consortium and local subcontractor management.

2. Long shore-to-sea HDD, shallow-water pipelay or phased mobilisation experience.

3. Working Mandarin preferred; Bahasa Indonesia is an additional advantage. Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent qualification preferred.

Lack of Mandarin or Bahasa Indonesia is not an automatic rejection. Professional competence and working English take priority.