Senior General Manager-SSGC, Karachi

Sui Southern Gas Company Limited, Karachi                               Job Code: SGMUS  For Upper Sindh                                            Qualification:

• Engineering Graduate (16 years of education), preferably mechanical   

Experience:

• 17 years of post-qualification experience including 5 years’ experience in senior management / leadership role. Experience of working in Oil & Gas / Public Utility Company shall be preferred.   

Job Responsibilities:

• Undertake responsibility for building, developing and managing the operations for Natural Gas Distribution in the assigned service area with future expansion into other localities.
• Manage and provide operational expertise and guidance to the workforce to meet customer performance expectations, match staffing allocations to meet customer needs and company’s strategic objectives and Act as the point of escalation for complex problems, both of a technical and non-technical nature, assisting in the assessment of root cause and the resolution of problems.
• Act as the administrative head of the assigned SBU with full responsibility for the maintenance, operation, extension and improvement of the system, under the supervision of the DMD operations.
• Maintain the approved organization structure and appropriate staffing for each position so as to assure the ability of the SBU to carry out all of its required functions, together with the screening and posting of all key personnel. Arrange for preparation, of budgets and periodic reports (with available assistance from appropriate personnel of Accounts department) at such times and in such manner as necessary or as the Company directs. Make full use of the capabilities of a Financial Controller and his team for carrying out all necessary accounting functions as normally required by an SBU together with responsibility for Profit & Loss for the SBU, budgeting, analysis of variances from budgets and consideration of corrective actions in the face of adverse tendencies. Oversee a qualified Technical Operations function to assure formulation of plans for operating, maintaining, improving and expanding the gas distribution system in the assigned service area, as necessary, based upon economical operation and the probability of adequate financial return on the investment. Review the performance of the natural gas distribution network of the regions within the SBU. Ensure safe, smooth and uninterrupted supply of natural gas from Town Border Stations (TBS) and Pressure Regulation Stations (PRS) to domestic, industrial and commercial consumers in accordance with the specific load requirements of area/customers.
• Ensure implementation of initiatives to minimize Unaccounted for Gas (UFG) through implementation of the approved UFG plan, focusing on the targets for each Key Monitoring Indicators including network segmentation, system rehabilitation, leak detection & repairs, replacement/repair & proving of meters, vigilance surveys and theft detection.
• Undertake responsibility for the overall safety, licensing, quality, schedule compliance and working within project budgets.
• Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that the division will measure performances against and determine the effectiveness of the implemented strategies; review actual performance, appreciate progress and provide guidance to overcome shortcomings