Project Manager - Carbon Capture and Storage

There is an urgent need to accelerate the development and deployment of low-carbon technologies to meet the UK’s energy targets. The ETI bridges the gulf between laboratory proven technologies and full scale commercially tested systems. They work with the best, worldwide, to take the most challenging large-scale energy projects to full system demonstration, so de-risking their future development.

The ETI is an innovative and unique Limited Liability Partnership between international industrial companies with a strong focus on energy, and the UK government. They work together, sharing expertise and resources to speed up the development and demonstration of energy technologies and shorten the lead times to market.

The company aim to overcome major barriers to the deployment of low-carbon energy developing a focused portfolio of projects in areas such as Wind, Marine, Distributed Energy, Transport, Carbon Capture and Storage technologies and Energy Storage and Distribution.

Purpose:

The ETI Carbon Capture and Storage Programme comprises a number of parallel projects. The purpose of the Project Manager role is to take responsibility for the commissioning and outcome delivery for some of these projects.

Each project will be contracted to a consortia or single contractor who will have the responsibility for execution of the individual projects. The role is to act as the key interface between the project organisations and the ETI to ensure that the ETI’s objectives in funding each project are met.

Overview:
This is a key role in the Programme Delivery Team with responsibility for ensuring that key projects within the ETI Carbon Capture & Storage Programme deliver identified business benefits on time, to budget and within agreed parameters. Projects, which range in size up to £20M, are delivered by consortia of external organisations from industry and academia. The CCS Programme comprises a broad range of focus areas, ranging from advanced CO2 capture technologies through to transport and storage of captured CO2 in underground formations.

Principal Accountabilities:
•To identify and engage with suitable project participants; to facilitate the development of consortia to deliver projects where appropriate; to shape research proposals, together with colleagues from Legal, Finance and Strategy departments, that deliver the outcomes required by the ETI.
•To negotiate project contract terms and conditions (including payment terms and IP)
•To manage ETI projects to ensure delivery (to TCQ targets) of the desired project outcomes. This will be achieved using project management tools, methodologies and industry best practice.
•To technically review project deliverables and project progress delivered by the project consortia or contractor to ensure delivery of the desired project outcome
•To evaluate proposed project variations (both technically and from a project management perspective) to ensure ETI project outcomes are maintained and achieved
•To manage projects in line with ETI audit and risk strategies (i.e. adhere to ETI governance standards for the funding of ETI projects).
•To keep project information within ETI up to date, e.g. schedule, finance, risks
•To provide high quality and accurate Project reports both written and verbal
•To undertake activities to ensure that the ETI discharges its duties as client in the relation to the management of health and safety of the projects
•Liaising with and influencing senior stakeholders including those from Industry, Local and Central Government.
•Assure performance of project delivery team


Context:

This is a key role in the Programme Team with responsibility for ensuring the Projects within the Programme are commissioned and delivered within agreed performance, cost and time parameters and critically ensure that projects deliver the desired outcome.

You will work closely with Corporate Services for financial, contract and legal and State Aid advice as necessary and will draw on the Programme Manager and Strategy Manager for specialist input as required.

Person Profile:

The Project Manager needs to be results orientated and self motivated with extensive planning and organisational skills, with substantial senior stakeholder facing experience.

Qualifications:
•Degree level in chemical engineering or related discipline
•Chartered status or equivalent breadth of technical and project management experience
•Relevant Project Management qualification/ accreditation.
Experience:
•Direct experience of the management of technology design, development and/ or demonstration projects, preferably involving multiple external contractors.
•Evidence of substantial experience in leading AND delivering collaborative projects (ideally from within an industry context) in excess of £1M to time, cost and required quality. Candidates should emphasise their delivery of outcomes.
•Broad engineering background including the design and development of power generation or other large scale process systems.
•Experience in managing internal and external stakeholders at senior levels and facilitating/ leading meetings. Ideally experience of working with industry, local government and central government.
•Procurement and contract negotiation in an innovative technology role. The candidate should have knowledge of IP management.
•Budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
•Exposure to State Aid Regulations desirable.
•Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
•The ideal candidate would have Carbon Capture and Storage experience in Power Stations however candidates will be considered from an oil and gas, petrochemical or bulk chemical background.

The Energy Technologies Institute is an equal opportunities employer.

All third party applications will be forwarded to Hays.

Ref Code: ADV341943PMJB6
Closing Date: 25/ 02/ 10
Salary: £35k - £45k plus Benefits
Position Type: Permanent

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