JR Project Manager

Overview

Project Manager – Industrial

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Project Manager – Industrial to lead complex industrial construction projects with a focus on delivering exceptional results. This role requires strong leadership, meticulous planning, and a commitment to safety, innovation, and efficiency. Join our team and drive projects to success through effective coordination, risk management, and strategic execution.

• Team Coordination & Leadership:
  Lead and coordinate internal teams, customers, and subcontractors to ensure seamless communication and collaboration.
• Team culture:
  Foster an inclusive team culture that promotes innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Direction & empowerment:
  Provide clear direction and support to construction managers, engineers, and contractors, empowering them to excel.
• Meetings:
  Conduct purposeful weekly team and customer meetings with clear agendas and actionable outcomes.
• Project updates:
  Deliver concise, clear, and relevant project updates weekly, highlighting issues, solutions, schedule impacts, and progress.
• Issue tracking:
  Maintain an accurate Project Issues Log to track and resolve challenges promptly.

• Risk management:
  
  Proactively identify and mitigate project risks by developing a comprehensive risk matrix tailored to project complexity.
• Execution planning:
  Create detailed project execution plans to align teams and stakeholders on objectives and deliverables.
• Subcontractor management:
  Manage subcontracted scopes of work, including developing scope documents, gathering pricing, setting up contracts, and overseeing performance.
• Estimates collaboration:
  Collaborate with the Estimating team to understand project estimates and subcontracting needs.

• Cost tracking:
  Track project costs accurately throughout the project lifecycle, updating actual spend, committed costs, and projected spending monthly or as needed.
• Change management:
  Manage change orders, maintaining a detailed log of potential, submitted, and approved changes, ensuring schedule impacts and profit margins are communicated clearly.
• Documentation:
  Maintain supporting documentation for change orders to support accounting and customer approvals.

• Scheduling:
  Develop and maintain detailed project schedules that meet customer needs, contractual obligations, and internal forecasting requirements.
• Weekly updates:
  Update schedules weekly during construction, ensuring accuracy in key dates for revenue recognition and billing using tools like MS Project and Site Tracker.

• Safety culture:
  Champion a culture of safety, ensuring adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Subcontractor safety:
  Ensure subcontractors align with or exceed company safety standards.

• Major equipment procurement:
  Manage procurement of major equipment (e.g., switch gear, transformers, generators, batteries, CTs, PTs) to ensure on-time delivery.
• Risk mitigation:
  Mitigate risks of equipment delays by ordering on schedule and proactively following up with suppliers on long-lead items.

• Culture of innovation:
  Drive a culture of innovation by encouraging feedback and implementing process improvements.
• Industry awareness:
  Stay informed on emerging trends, technologies, and methodologies in industrial construction, integrating relevant advancements into project workflows.
• Lessons learned:
  Apply lessons learned and industry best practices to optimize project delivery.

• Experience:
  
  Proven experience in project management within industrial construction or a related field.
• Tools:
  Proficiency in MS Project and other project management tools (e.g., Site Tracker).
• Leadership & communication:
  Strong leadership and communication skills with a track record of managing cross-functional teams and subcontractors.
• Cost & change:
  Expertise in cost tracking, budgeting, and change order management.
• Safety knowledge:
  Knowledge of safety regulations and a commitment to fostering a safe work environment.
• Procurement:
  Ability to manage procurement processes and mitigate risks associated with equipment delivery.
• Continuous improvement:
  Passion for continuous improvement and staying current with industry trends.

• Project Manager: Demonstrated success managing complex industrial construction projects, with at least 5 years of experience in a construction management or similar role.
• Sr. Construction Manager: Demonstrated success managing complex industrial construction projects, with at least 10 years of experience in a construction management or similar role.