For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.
Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The purpose of this role is an 18-month contract to oversee all Site Establishment aspects of Celeros FT Saudi entity resulting in a fully equipped service and manufacturing site, to achieve sustained growth, profitability within the Saudi market.
The KSA Site Establishment Project Leader has overall responsibility for actions related to Legal, Service & Manufacturing site establishment including buildings and services infrastructure, manufacturing/build/test equipment procurement and installation activities to ensure operational capabilities in line with agreed company plan.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Must have achieved demonstrable success leading a prior Site Operational establishment and operational start up facility in line with the above-listed “Principal Duties and Responsibilities”
• Team management, cross functional team experience, matrix management experience
• Divergent thinking, Courage, Creativity
• Leadership skills and proven ability to manage a multi-functional facility and work across multicultural boundaries
• Experience of establishing a KSA local manufacturing supply Chain & logistic network
• Present concise pro-active solution-based reports to all parties concerned in the completion of Projects
• PC literate; confident and competent in use of software packages.
• Must be able to commit to being located within easy commute of selected facility to ensure full hands-on approach and co-ordination.

SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE

• Prior Experience of Project Managing a Manufacturing / Service Operational Start Up in Saudi Arabia
• Prior experience of ARAMCO, SABIC, SWCC, SEC Approval Processes preferred
• Preferably Prior Experience in Service and Operational environment of oil & gas, conventional power, renewable power, petrochemical, and Industrial markets.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s Degree in Project Management, Engineering or Similar
• Master’s Degree preferred
• Ten plus years of relevant experience Project Management
• Pump and Closures product and market knowledge in Oil / Gas and Energy Sectors
• Arabic Speaking a plus

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended period