Job Description
Job Description
As a Senior Project Manager, you will have the privilege to take ownership of project management from commencement to completion with little oversight from senior management. These projects are commonly multi-disciplinary and vary considerably in size.
It is also key that you have strong engineering skills as you will frequently be required to perform engineering tasks on the smaller and medium-sized projects. It is only on the largest of projects that you will not be required to perform engineering tasks as well.
Using skills developed as a lead engineer within your discipline and your considerable project management experience, you will collaborate with a team of engineers and designers of other disciplines to manage complex fast-paced projects.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Take ownership of projects in their entirety and work creatively to make each one a success.
- Simultaneously monitor and direct work on multiple projects; both as a lead engineer and PM on different projects at the same time.
- Conduct a multi-disciplined team of engineers & designers to meet customer objectives.
- Successfully oversee small to large projects ($10,000 to $1,000,000 engineering budgets).
- Administrate project schedules, scopes, and budgets, providing project status reports to clients and senior management as required.
- Be the client's primary point of contact, capable of suggesting solutions based on minimal information when discussing their project.
- Lead internal and / or client meetings (both web-based and in-person).
- Take ownership of meeting agendas and minutes weekly to effectively communicate key project related issues timely, and / or proactively.
- Estimate all-encompassing costs of completing projects (multiple engineering disciplines, total installed construction costs- including equipment, subcontractor reimbursable expenses, and other related costs).
- Manage and minimize conflict with clients and within your project team.
- Serve as the primary customer liaison.
PROJECT ENGINEER RESPONSIBILITIES :
Work as a lead engineer on any size project, demonstrating a high level of proficiency within your discipline.Complete engineering calculations within your discipline.Demonstrate knowledge of relevant codes; accurately interpreting and applying those codes to projects.Develop engineering documents according to industry, project, company, and client standards while leading other engineers and designers.Review drawings outside your discipline to check for interferences with the drawings in your discipline.Interact effectively with other engineering disciplines and understand how their work impacts the overall project.Effectively collect field notes based on trips to client sites.Consider the impacts of design changes to the whole project, not just areas within your discipline.Effectively communicate design change impacts to other departments.QUALIFICATIONS :
At least 8 years of combined experience on industrial projects as a senior engineer and project manager :Project development from concept through construction, including start-up and commissioning.Experience working and directly interfacing with the client.Industrial environments such as oil and gas, refinery, pulp and paper, or others.Technical field and client job site experience.B.S. (Bachelor of Science) in Engineering is required- mechanical, electrical, civil or chemical engineering degree is preferred.P.E. (Professional Engineer) is desired; must be willing to work toward and obtain a PE if license is not currently held.Strong written and oral communication skills.Solid listening skills and ability to “think outside the box" are a must to enable our team to come up with creative solutions to match the client's needs and budgets.Capable and driven to promote our company by actively seeking out new work with existing and prospective clients.Self-motivated, able to work independently as well as lead a team with energy and enthusiasm.QUALIFICATIONS (CONTINUED) :
Must be willing to put in extra effort when required to achieve a successful outcome.Interpersonal skills are a must, including the ability to develop strong professional relationships with clients and team members within the company.Have a desire to seek continuous improvement of personal and team skill set.Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Word, and Excel), web meeting software such as MS Teams, WebEx, or Go-To Meeting.Proficiency with PDF markup software (Bluebeam Revu or Adobe Acrobat) is preferred.Familiarity with Microsoft Project or a similar tool is strongly preferred.Experience with Navisworks Freedom is preferred.Basic knowledge of CAD software terminology, methods, and practices; ability to operate CAD software is not required.Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application for employment – we do not sponsor employment visas.This is a remote / work from home position; however, we would prefer the person fulfilling this role to be located on the West Coast, as the majority of our projects are located on the West Coast and travel to project sites is often necessary.
