Q-Sourcing Servtec Group QSST – EACOP – Project Permitting Lead Jobs in Tanzania
About this Job:
Q-Sourcing Limited, trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec, is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, and South Sudan.
On behalf of one of our Tanzania based client, we are looking for a competent and experienced Project Permitting Lead.
Mission and Job Dimension
The East African Crude Oil Pipeline Project (EACOP) is a pipeline that will transport oil produced from Uganda’s Lake Albert oilfields to the port of Tanga in Tanzania where the oil will then be sold onwards to world markets. The EACOP project development comprises of the detailed engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of the corresponding facilities.
The Job Holder is responsible for:
Supporting and coordination EACOP project teams
Supporting project contractors with Permitting and regulatory requirements.
Lead the EACOP Permitting team in engaging with government agencies to ensure compliance with Tanzanian and international oil and gas standards.
Serve as a liaison between all project teams in order to oversee and report all non-compliance with project requirements.
Helping project contractors and subcontractors with permit and regulatory compliance needs.
Recognizing the Permitting Framework: Keep up with the latest rules, regulations, and guidelines governing Tanzania’s oil and gas company activities
Activities:
Ensure the EACOP project construction activities comply with the provisions of regulations, rules and all other applicable laws and standards.
Permitting Lead works closer with the project teams to advise on the local and compliance requirements.
Coordinate with regulatory authorities in adhering with the regulatory requirements, permits and approvals to fast-track project works and prevent procedural delays.
Permit Lead will ensure proper permitting procedures are followed towards obtention of the permits and approvals from relevant institutions.
Reaching out authorities and institutions for the pipeline crossings in all the areas where the pipeline will be crossing to the existing infrastructures and other sensitive area such as roads, railways, rivers, water supply pipelines, high tension lines, optic fibers and water bodies.
Organizing the regulatory procedures and technical requirements to be submitted in future operation licence application.
Coordinate project relation with external entities by supporting Compliance team.
Bridging the contractor with engaged authorities though the focal points in making sure required permits under the contractors’ responsibility are obtained upon the requirement.
Assisting the contractors in obtention and ensure availability of all necessary permits required for the project as per the contractor scope of work.
Organize and track all project permits and ensure compliance with project permit conditions.
Guide the contractors with paperwork record keeping of the permits obtained.
Use borealis as compliance assurance tool to capture permits obligations and manage expirations and renewals and coordinate with the contractors as soon as applicable.
Coordinate with EACOP managers the administrative tasks with their Contractors.
Ensure that all the project regulatory requirements to be fulfilled before starting the construction are resolved before initiating any construction activities.
The implementation of all necessary actions to ensure the achievement of the objectives of an effective project Procedures in the organization.
To support all regulatory, statutory, and permitting activities in relation to construction matters.
To support the permitting, approvals and land acquisition process with contractors
Support the drafting communications and correspondences to external agencies.
Support RC system implementation with focus on pipeline construction
To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behavior with regard to ethics and project “code of conduct” policy
To participate to meetings with partners, authorities and other stakeholders as required
Qualifications and Experiences Required
Degree: BSc in Environmental Science, Engineering, Management, Law and Compliance and or any relevant qualification.
Eight to Ten years working experience in roads construction, hydropower and oil major and minor projects.
Experience working with and managing Chinese Contractors will be an added advantage.
Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment.
Good interpersonal and communication skills.
Fluent in English and Swahili (speaking and writing).
Ability to analyse and interpret information related to the scope of work in an expedited way.
Good knowledge of Project management and Compliance Assurance systems such as Aconex, Power BI, Project Site, Omie, Borealis, and other management system
How to Apply
For more information and job application details, see; Q-Sourcing Servtec Group QSST – EACOP – Project Permitting Lead Jobs in Tanzania
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