Interface Manager – Offshore project

Kellogg Brown & Root International, Inc. (Delaware) - UAE Branches

Location: Abu Dhabi
Work arrangement: On-site
Job type: Full-time
Posted 23 أكتوبر

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Skills and tools

Construction
Risk management
Project management
PMP
NEBOSH
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Experience

Minimum 25 years
Minimum 8 years

Qualifications

About this role

Title:

Interface Manager – Offshore project

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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 working relationships across project stakeholders.
Facilitate workshops, reviews and leadership meetings.
Support achievement of project execution objectives through effective stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
Minimum 25 years Oil & Gas industry experience.
Minimum 8 years Interface Management experience on major capital projects.
Minimum 5 years PMC experience.
Strong understanding of engineering, construction, commissioning and operations interfaces.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Strong knowledge of project execution processes and organizational structures.

Preferred Certifications

PMP
PMI-SP
APM Project Management Certification
Certified Risk Management Professional
HAZID / HAZOP Awareness
NEBOSH International General Certificate
Stakeholder Management Training

Interface Management System Training

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