Upstream Laboratory Project Manager

About the role

Bureau Veritas is hiring an Upstream Laboratory Project Manager in Kampala, Uganda, reporting to the Regional Business Line Manager. The role covers the execution of upstream laboratory testing contracts through resource planning, allocation and management across the project lifecycle, and drives initiatives at the Central Processing Facilities (CPF) Laboratory in Buliisa and Pump Station 1 (PS1) Laboratory in Kabaale, supporting Tilenga Oil field development. It links office and field, delivering accurate, timely and reliable testing services while managing budgets, personnel, quality systems and stakeholder relationships.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute project plans, budgets, schedules, resource requirements and risk mitigation strategies
• Lead project personnel selection, development and mobilization, and manage sub-contractors, suppliers and external consultants
• Allocate personnel, equipment and resources, monitor operational KPIs and drive continual improvement
• Execute the training plan and competency scheme, set performance objectives and manage staffing levels and succession planning
• Review and monitor the laboratory's financial performance (e.g. P&L) and support supervisors on laboratory stock and consumables
• Provide technical guidance on petroleum sampling, testing, measurement and reporting, and support method development, validation, uncertainty of measurement and proficiency testing
• Schedule maintenance, calibration and quality control activities with external subcontractors and coordinate outsourced testing with third-party labs
• Resolve performance, process, quality and technical issues, and identify and follow up on HSE risks and non-compliances
• Help set up and run a quality management system to ISO 9000 and ISO 17025, and liaise with the accreditation agency for ISO/IEC 17025:2017 accreditation of both laboratories
• Occasional travel to Kabaale and Buliisa is required

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Geology, Environmental Science or a related discipline; Master's degree is an advantage
• 8-15 years of laboratory experience in the upstream oil and gas industry
• Minimum 5 years in a supervisory or management role
• Proven experience managing laboratory implementation or improvement projects
• Experience with accredited laboratory systems (ISO 17025)

Required skills

• Crude oil characterization and testing, natural gas and hydrocarbon analysis, water chemistry and environmental testing, production chemistry monitoring
• Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) and quality management systems and method validation
• Equipment: Gas Chromatography (GC), XRF, automatic distillation units, flash point analyzers, sulfur analyzers, moisture and density analyzers, rheology and drilling fluid testing equipment

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Family health coverage
• Performance bonus