BENTEC - Project Manager (Equipment Projects)

We’re looking for

A Project Manager (Equipment Projects) to join our team at BENTEC.

Key details

Job title: Project Manager - Equipment Projects

Location: Saudi Arabia, base office

Contract Type: Residential Contract

About BENTEC

BENTEC is a global leader in energy engineering and technology – trusted by major operators, known for our technical credibility, and relied upon to deliver in the world’s most complex environments.

With decades of experience in the design and manufacture of rig and energy systems, BENTEC combines engineering expertise with practical insight and advanced digital capability. From concept to decommissioning, BENTEC delivers equipment, systems and aftermarket support services that maximise performance across hydrocarbons, renewables and emerging energy technologies.

From more efficient drilling and extending asset life, to bringing smarter technologies to the field, BENTEC helps customers think bigger, move faster, and go further.

Opportunity for all

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all and are happy to make any reasonable adjustments you need during the recruitment process.

We value all our people and their contributions and recognise the benefits we gain from the diversity that exists amongst our teams.

What we offer

BENTEC recognises that managing talent is vital to achieving continued growth.

We will manage career development to ensure that our employees have every opportunity to develop their skills and pursue ambitions. We promote a culture in which employees are encouraged to communicate openly and honestly on any issues, concerns or suggestions they may have.

If you are looking to boost your career, in a business with excellent growth opportunities across the hydrocarbon and clean energy sectors, with an attractive market-rate salary on offer, contributory pension, benefits and the opportunity to learn from great colleagues, then read on.

The benefits of being a BENTEC employee

There are many benefits of working for BENTEC, from our competitive salaries to our challenging and exciting working environments and beyond.

Meaningful work - We don’t just follow procedures, we rewrite them when there’s a better way. You’ll work with people who put safety and service before everything else, challenging conventional thinking.

Global network - We’re a connected network of around 800 experts across the UK, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Norway and Germany. Our people are leaders, innovators, and trailblazers. What’s more, we’re part of the H&P Group, meaning you’ll be able to tap into an even bigger network of energy professionals.

Application process

Does this sound like something you’d enjoy?

We look forward to hearing from you.

You and the role

Responsible for the safe, timely, cost-effective and quality-compliant delivery of multiple concurrent BENTEC equipment projects from customer order or internal approval through engineering, procurement, execution, testing, delivery, commissioning and closeout. The role manages a varied portfolio including equipment overhauls, inspections, repairs, upgrades, modifications, refurbishment, fabrication and new manufacturing projects. The Project Manager coordinates cross-functional teams and external partners, maintains clear accountability for scope, schedule, cost, quality, risk and customer commitments, and ensures each project is delivered in line with BENTEC standards and contractual requirements.

Primary responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of multiple concurrent projects across equipment overhauls, repairs, refurbishment, upgrades, modifications, fabrication and new manufacturing.
• Take end-to-end accountability for assigned projects from handover and scope validation through planning, execution, testing, delivery, commissioning, documentation and commercial close-out.
• Define and maintain the project scope, deliverables, work breakdown structure, schedule, budget, resource plan, quality plan, risk register and stakeholder communication plan.
• Establish project priorities and coordinate shared resources across engineering, procurement, supply chain, production, workshop, field service, quality, HSE, logistics, finance and commercial functions.
• Ensure clear project governance, ownership, decision rights, escalation paths and stage-gate approvals for each assigned project.
• Lead project kick-off meetings, regular progress reviews, technical reviews, customer meetings, decision boards and closeout reviews; issue accurate minutes and action logs.
• Control project schedules, critical paths, milestones and dependencies, and implement recovery plans when delivery is at risk.
• Manage project budgets, cost forecasts, commitments, actual costs, revenue recognition inputs, cash-flow milestones and contribution margin performance in coordination with Finance and Commercial.
• Identify, assess and actively manage project risks, opportunities, assumptions, constraints, issues and changes; escalate material impacts promptly.
• Apply disciplined change control for scope, specification, schedule and cost changes, ensuring commercial and customer approval before execution where required.
• Coordinate technical clarification, design reviews, drawings, bills of material, specifications, manufacturing documentation and engineering change control.
• Coordinate procurement and subcontracted work, including technical and commercial alignment, expediting, supplier performance and timely delivery of long-lead items.
• Plan and coordinate workshop and manufacturing execution for disassembly, inspection, repair, machining, welding, fabrication, assembly, painting and preservation activities as applicable.
• Ensure inspection findings from overhauls and repairs are translated into approved repair scopes, quotations, material requirements, schedules and customer decisions.
• Ensure new manufacturing and fabrication projects are executed to approved designs, specifications, codes, standards, drawings and manufacturing plans.
• Coordinate inspection and test plans, quality hold points, NCR resolution, punch-list closure, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing and final release documentation.
• Ensure all project activities comply with BENTEC HSE, quality, legal, regulatory and customer requirements, including stopwork and escalation of unsafe or non-compliant conditions.
• Maintain direct, professional communication with internal and external customers regarding project status, decisions, risks, variations, delivery dates and required customer actions.
• Coordinate logistics, export/import documentation, packing, preservation, transport, site readiness and installation or commissioning support were included in scope.
• Ensure operational readiness and effective handover to Field Service, Operations, Aftermarket Support or the customer, including spares, training, manuals and outstanding-action ownership.
• Maintain complete, accurate and auditable project records, including contracts, purchase orders, schedules, reports, drawings, inspection records, certificates, correspondence and acceptance documentation.
• Provide concise project reporting with schedule, cost, margin, risk, quality, HSE, procurement, production and customer status, together with decisions and support required.
• Drive timely invoicing, milestone acceptance, variation recovery, warranty clarification and closure of open commercial matters in coordination with relevant functions.
• Conduct project close-out, confirm deliverable acceptance, close actions and financial commitments, capture lessons learned and ensure records are archived.

Experience

• Proven relevant experience in project delivery, engineering, manufacturing, workshop, repair or field-service environments, including substantial project-management responsibility.
• Demonstrated experience managing several concurrent projects of different sizes, scopes, priorities and execution phases.
• Experience delivering equipment overhauls, inspections, repairs, refurbishment, upgrades, modifications and life-extension projects.
• Experience delivering fabrication and new manufacturing projects from engineering release through procurement, production, testing and customer acceptance.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, suppliers, subcontractors and customers across multiple locations.
• Demonstrated use of project schedules, cost forecasts, risk registers, change control, progress reporting and close-out processes.
• Experience in drilling rigs, drilling equipment, oilfield equipment, heavy industrial machinery or engineered-to-order products is preferred.