TAR Manager

Wood is recruiting for a TAR Manager to join its Iraq business unit focusing on safe delivery of the facility Turnaround program on 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off rotational work.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Basra, Iraq with travel requirement.

What makes you remarkable? 

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.  

Expected:

• 15+ years’ experience in Petrochemical or Oil and Gas Industry. With a proven track record of onsite delivery for Turnaround activities on oil and gas sites
• 10+ years’ experience in a TAR environment
• 10+ years previous key leadership position within an operating oil or gas field – required
• HNC qualification (preferably a degree) or higher in relevant technical mechanical discipline with strong understanding of engineering fundamentals.
• Excellent communication (oral & written) skills in English 
• Advanced knowledge of asset management systems (CMMS)
• Highest standard of Safety, Health, Environment aptitude and cultivates the same in others
• Experience of working in an integrated team from diverse locations required.
• Demonstrated experience in liaising with third party contractors, business partners and local communities
• Understanding and operation of Emergency Preparedness Procedures
• Good management /supervisory, interpersonal and motivation skills and works to the highest personal & professional standards to achieve or exceed set objectives.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and embrace clients’ charter values. 
• Foster good relationships and team working ethic with contractor groups promote safe working practices and efficiency

Wood is recruiting for a TAR Manager to join its Iraq business unit focusing on safe delivery of the facility Turnaround program on 4 weeks on / 4 weeks off rotational work.

This role is a full-time on-site role in Basra, Iraq with travel requirement.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced TAR Manager to join our Iraq Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects 

Designing the future. Transforming the world. 

This project is to focus more resources towards improving maintenance and reliability on the Oil, Gas & Water Systems, required to efficiently support maintenance, turn arounds and engineering organizations with the appropriate qualifications and experience.

What we can offer:

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq 
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice 
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market 
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment. 
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests 
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 

Job Description:

• Safe delivery of the facility Turnaround program.
• Ensure systematic and efficient delivery of TAR’s to drive continued improvement of safe and reliable operation and to meet with industry best practice. 
• Support client to set TAR Strategy to meet key business objectives (process safety, integrity, environmental, reliability and upgrades) that need shutdown intervention. 
• Understands & manages how Turnaround delivery contributes to the commercial success of client. Identifying areas to reduce production losses and optimize execution window.
• Lead constructability and SIMOP’s reviews to identify potential work are conflicts and coordinating priorities with the Turnaround Team Lead.
• Deliver TAR objectives to agreed milestones for multiple concurrent events through TAR lifecycle. 
• Interface with internal/external stakeholders to help define the most efficient means of executions for the proposed scope, identify which scopes should be executed as a priority, and identify opportunities to descope the turnaround by identifying scopes that can be executed online. 
• Interface with the site operations resources (BOC) and turnaround contractors to ensure site readiness in line with the Turnaround Go / No-Go Process 
• Lead the core TAR team to ensure TAR deliverables are met and ensure execution excellence.
• Define execution org for each event ensuring capability and clear accountabilities that is trusted to deliver TAR safely, on time, on budget. 
• Develop and maintain competency in the team.
• Ensure TAR Close out – Completions, MOC’s, documentation updates, punch-list, work orders.
• Conduct Lessons Learned for all TAR’s. 
• Through good leadership and mentoring develop local national capability fit for future state. 
• Interface and align plans with Site Activity Planning
• Accountable for identifying and communicating to Client’s Turnaround Manager where scope overlaps and recommends potential options for execution
• Responsible and accountable for organization communicating expectations on job safety, health, environmental and security to TAR team.  
• Provide resource allocation and supervision for TAR Team and contractor staff in support of Turnaround delivery
• Adherence to the laws, regulations, standards, specifications, and procedures. 
• Develops and maintains open communications on control issues (safe work practices, training, materials).
• Ensure the application of Company Policy in relation to the Drug and Alcohol policy, Company Ethics, Award conditions, etc, whilst respecting and protecting the personal rights of subordinates

Supervisory Responsibility

• Lead on-site team of Contractors and Turnaround Supervisors 
• Site supervision of construction contractors for execution of pre-Tar and TAR activity, to plan
• Safe execution of site activities, ensuring quality in construction execution
• Input to site execution plan, helping to identify and mitigate any schedule risks
• Identification of pre-TAR works
• Interface between contractors, operations, Basra Oil Company (BOC) for site execution
• Ensure materials availability at the work site in readiness for TAR execution
• Ensure plant and equipment available and set up in readiness for TAR execution
• Input to lessons learned

Work Interfaces / Contacts

• Operations & Maintenance
• HSE Team
• Contract Supervision
• Project Function
• Engineering Function 
• Integrity / Inspection Teams
• Activity Planning Team
• Procurement Coordinators

Physical Effort and Work Environment

• Duties performed at site with generally harsh climatic conditions.