Project Manager
PXGEO, France

The primary role of the Project Manager is to manage one or more of the PXGEO OBN project(s) by applying project management principles to the planning, organizing and management of available resources within the schedule and budget restraints.

During the life cycle of the project the Project Manager is responsible for the delivery of EHSQ performance, data quality and profitability of the OBN project.

The Project Manager provides the primary interface to the client during the project, commencing with the project handover from the marketing, sales, and commercial team, until survey-end and the completion of both internal and external project close-outs.

The Project Manager will also provide input as required to the marketing, sales, and commercial team for the purposes of tendering and marketing.

Main Responsibilities:

• Ensure safe, cost effective, efficient, and high quality marine seismic acquisition project.
• Promote teamwork and cooperation throughout the OBN business line and broader PXGEO organization to optimize project delivery excellence and productivity.
• Working closely with OBN operations provide project specific guidance on and non-standard crewing requirements that may be required on the project.
• Working closely with OBN operations identify additional project specific equipment that will be required to execute the project work scope.
• Ensure the PXGEO’s management system related to Project Management is being implemented and adhered to, this includes measurement and improvement.
• Work with the [marketing and sales team] on tender reviews and marketing initiatives in addition to attending client meetings as required.
• Challenge the project planning, cost base and productivity analysis within tendering process to ensure that OBN and hybrid (OBN and towed streamer) tenders are as comprehensive and accurate as possible.
• Review, understand and ensure PXGEO can comply with all requirements, specifications, terms and conditions of the seismic acquisition contract. Wherever gaps are identified escalate the issue to the Line Manager as appropriate.
• Integrate project risk management best practice into the project at all phases to help ensure the modeled profitability of the project is met or exceeded.
• Plan and lead project kick-off meetings for each project commencement.
• Financial responsibilities include timely generation of client invoices according to contractual requirements; monthly revenue reporting; monthly accruals of expected costs incurred throughout the project; monthly review of vessel operational expenditure together with [OBN Operations Manager] and [OBN Controller]; weekly project status report delivery.
• Monitor and provide analysis of performance metrics, including operational, financial and technical performance throughout the seismic acquisition project.
• Attend client meetings related to the project, providing status updates and identifying agreed actions and follow up.
• Develop and maintain strong client, partner, and supplier relationships, working in close partnership with the marketing, sales and commercial team, OBN Operations Manager and Head of Supply Chain.
• Fulfill their assigned responsibilities as part of the Emergency Response team in line with the Emergency Response Plan and duty list as required.
• Travel, as appropriate, to provide the necessary project leadership at crew level as well as the engagement of clients and third parties.

Requirements

• Bachelor or Master’s degree with scientific background or equivalent industry experience.
• Financial competence including reporting compliance, cost optimization, profit and loss monitoring, cash flow awareness, Capex understanding, budgeting, forecasting.
• 5 to 8 years of Project management experience, potentially backed-up with relevant qualifications in industry-standard project management techniques: Project Management Training (e.g., CGG/Fugro Project Management course)
• Ideally, this experience will have been acquired in a seismic acquisition PXGEO or in a domain that is relevant to seismic acquisition technologies.

Job Rewards and Benefits