Constructability programme manager (awp lead)

About the Job

Kent is seeking a highly experienced Constructability Programme Manager (AWP Lead) to support a major EPC project. The role is initially based in the Woking engineering office before transitioning to site in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The primary responsibility is to ensure design and execution are aligned to deliver safe, efficient, and predictable outcomes from engineering through commissioning and handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction across constructability and AWP delivery from early engineering through to field execution, ensuring designs are optimised for safe, efficient and predictable construction, commissioning and handover.
• Lead the development and implementation of a formal Constructability Programme, ensuring continuous, structured assessment of engineering deliverables across all project areas rather than isolated review workshops.
• Establish, maintain and govern the Kent Constructability Log, ensuring all actions are clearly defined, tracked to closure and effectively influence engineering design and project outcomes.
• Act as the project authority on constructability and work‑face planning, advising engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and project controls on sequencing, constructability risks, IFC prioritisation and execution constraints.
• Lead development and implementation of the AWP strategy, including definition of Construction Work Areas (CWAs) aligned with Path of Construction, systemisation and project schedule.
• Ensure effective integration and alignment of Engineering Work Packs (EWPs), Procurement Work Packs (PWPs) and Construction Work Packs (CWPs) to enable constraint‑free execution.
• Ensure that all engineering deliverables, material status and 3D model attributes are aligned with CWA definitions and sequencing strategy, supporting efficient and logical field execution.
• Hold accountability for embedding constructability, sequencing and work‑face planning principles into engineering and procurement deliverables from the outset.
• Champion a zero‑incident culture, ensuring constructability outcomes support HSE in Design, safe access, lifting strategies, SIMOPS planning and overall execution safety.
• Ensure full compliance with client requirements and Saudi Aramco standards, including Construction Safety Manual, AWP expectations and project governance processes.
• Lead mobilisation and development of the AWP team, including AWP Engineers responsible for development of CWPs and work‑face planning across all project areas.
• Provide leadership and direction to the constructability and AWP teams, setting clear objectives, performance expectations and accountability aligned with project KPIs.
• Maintain accountability for AWP and work‑face readiness, ensuring that all constraints (engineering, materials, access, permits) are identified and resolved ahead of execution.
• Coordinate across multiple project areas and disciplines to ensure alignment between design, materials, sequencing and field execution.
• Oversee contractor and subcontractor alignment with constructability and AWP requirements, ensuring consistent application across all work fronts.
• Ensure all construction governance systems are supported and aligned with AWP principles, including permit to work, SIMOPS planning, quality control, document control and materials management.
• Identify and resolve constraints related to constructability, sequencing, logistics, access, materials and work‑face readiness, escalating key risks with clear mitigation strategies.
• Work closely with Construction and Commissioning teams to ensure AWP and constructability outcomes support execution strategy, system completion and handover sequencing.
• Support development of construction methodologies, lifting plans, shutdown plans and execution strategies, ensuring they are aligned with constructability and work‑face planning principles.
• Maintain accountability for performance including productivity, schedule adherence, work‑face efficiency and execution predictability.
• Work closely with Project Controls to ensure AWP is fully integrated into planning, scheduling, progress measurement and reporting.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with client PMT and project stakeholders, ensuring alignment on constructability, sequencing and AWP delivery.
• Report on constructability and AWP performance, including constraints, readiness, progress and execution risk, providing structured input to project and client reviews.
• Maintain close alignment with the Project Director and functional leads to ensure a fully integrated EPC delivery model across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning.
• Maintain current knowledge of AWP best practice, digital work packaging tools and constructability methodologies, driving continuous improvement across the project.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours aligned with company values, setting clear expectations for performance, safety, quality and structured delivery.
• Accountable for implementation of HSSEQ management systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) within constructability and AWP activities, ensuring full compliance with client and regulatory requirements.
• Implementation and compliance with Kent’s HSSEQ Management System (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001) within all constructability and AWP activities.
• Ensuring full alignment with Saudi Aramco standards, including Construction Safety Manual, GI 2.100 (Work Permit), lifting standards and all relevant General Instructions as they apply to constructability, planning and execution sequencing.
• Embedding HSE in Design principles, ensuring constructability reviews and AWP strategies eliminate or mitigate safety risks at source, including access, lifting, temporary works, SIMOPS and work‑face constraints.
• Ensuring that all constructability outputs and AWP deliverables (CWAs, EWPs, PWPs, CWPs) reflect safe construction methodologies, logical sequencing and executable work scopes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline; Chartered or Professional Engineering status preferred (CEng, PEng or equivalent).
• Proven experience in oil & gas EPC projects, with at least 5 years in a Constructability, Work‑Face Planning or AWP leadership role on large‑scale EPC projects.
• Proven experience leading constructability programmes and AWP implementation from early engineering through to field execution, including influence over design, sequencing and work‑face planning.
• Prior direct experience on EPC / EPCM projects of comparable scale and complexity for major National Oil Companies; Saudi Aramco project experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to embed HSE, quality and constructability principles into engineering design and execution planning, ensuring safe and efficient delivery.
• Strong practical knowledge of constructability processes, work‑face planning, constraint management and execution readiness, with the ability to influence engineering deliverables and construction sequencing.
• Practitioner‑level expertise in AWP methodologies, including development of CWAs and integration of EWPs, PWPs and CWPs aligned to Path of Construction.
• Strong understanding of brownfield execution, SIMOPS, Permit to Work, access constraints, logistics and live plant interfaces, from a constructability and execution planning perspective.
• Experience working with 3D design models and digital data environments, ensuring model attributes and deliverables align with AWP and work‑face planning requirements.
• Excellent oral, written, presentation and interpersonal communication skills; able to engage effectively from engineering and field teams through to client and executive leadership level.
• Strong interface management capability across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and project controls, ensuring alignment on sequencing and execution strategy.
• MS Office proficiency (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and working knowledge of Primavera P6, AVEVA Workpack (or similar AWP tools) and digital project systems.
• Works autonomously and exercises sound judgement under the pressure of a complex, multi‑phase EPC project; creates a culture of structured delivery, clarity, accountability and high performance across constructability and AWP teams.

Communication

• Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and abilities. We are a disability‑friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you during the recruitment process.