Integration & Interface Manager

Are you a skilled Integration & Interface Manager who can oversee complex technical interfaces and ensure full alignment across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and operations?

Are you looking for your next challenge?

Hill International is seeking an experienced Integration & Interface Manager to support the execution of a major oil & gas development project. The project will be managed from Assago, and the successful candidate will be required to have the right to work in Italy.

As the Integration & Interface Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and controlling all technical and execution interfaces between multiple contractors, project packages, and stakeholders. This role acts as the central link between engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, operations, third parties, and regulatory bodies to ensure safe, efficient, and fully integrated project delivery.

Roles and Responsibilities:

Interface Management Planning

• Develop and implement the Project Interface Management Plan in alignment with PMC and client procedures.

• Establish the Interface Register to log all internal and external interface points, responsibilities, and deadlines.

• Define interface control procedures and communication protocols between contractors, vendors, and stakeholder

Coordination & Integration Oversight

• Facilitate regular interface coordination meetings between EPC/EPIC contractors, licensors,

vendors, and client teams.

• Ensure technical and execution interfaces are identified early and resolved in a timely manner.

• Integrate engineering deliverables, procurement activities, and construction sequences to

eliminate scope gaps or overlaps.

• Coordinate tie - in and hook - up plans between different facilities and packages.

Technical Data & Deliverables Control

• Monitor the flow of technical data, drawings, and documents between interface parties.

• Ensure design changes in one package are communicated and approved across all affected

scopes.

• Verify alignment of specifications, codes, and standards at interface boundaries.

Schedule Integration & Milestone Tracking

• Work closely with the PMC planning team to integrate interface milestones into the master

project schedule.

• Track critical interface dates and highlight risks of delay to PMC management.

• Ensure readiness of interface deliverables before construction or commissioning handover

points.

Risk & Issue Resolution

• Maintain an Interface Issues Log with status tracking and escalation paths.

• Identify risks to schedule, cost, and quality due to interface misalignment and propose mitigation

measures.

• Support resolution of contractual disputes related to interface responsibilities.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate with host facilities, joint venture partners, port authorities, utility providers, and

government agencies for cross - boundary interfaces.

• Manage integration with operations and maintenance teams to ensure smooth start - up and

handover.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, or equivalent).

• 15+ years oil & gas project experience, with at least 5 years in PMC or client - representative

interface management roles.

• Proven experience in EPC/EPIC project execution, including offshore, subsea, and onshore

facilities.

• Experience in Operation and offshore SIMOPS management

• Strong understanding of engineering design, construction, and commissioning processes in the

oil & gas sector.

• Familiarity with interface management tools and software.

• Experience in integrated mega - projects involving multiple EPC packages.

• Knowledge of risk - based interface management and advanced coordination methods.

• Exposure to FIDIC or similar EPC contract structures regarding interface clauses.

Key Deliverables

• Approved Project Interface Management Plan.

• Updated Interface Register and Issues Log.

• Weekly and monthly interface status reports for the client.

• Agreed and tracked interface milestones within the master schedule.

• Interface closure certificates before handover between contractors or phases.

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at