Project Manager

Project Manager

Vancouver, WA, 98662 United States

Duration: Perm

Client Industry : Engineering & design firm

Pay rate: $$140K-$160K/Year

Location can be any location in the US including: Bellingham, WA, Billings, MT, Bismarck, ND, Minneapolis, MN, Spokane, WA, Vancouver, WA.

Relocation also available for someone willing to move to one of these locations.

Job description:

Company is looking for someone with this related experience within the Oil & Gas, Hydrocarbon and/or Petroleum industry

Preferred project spend range is $10-15M.

Summary:

Responsible for planning, organizing, monitoring, and managing multi-discipline engineering activities and resources to execute all stages of small- to mid-cap retrofit projects, from initiation through closeout. Must have an engineering background & project experience in the pulp & paper industry, petroleum refining, hydrocarbons, high tech, or specialty chemicals experience highly desirable. Has single point accountability to organize, integrate and lead the project team to successfully meet the project objectives.

Reporting

Position reports administratively to the Manager of Projects.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain efficient and effective interaction with the client and project stakeholders, defining and managing expectations.
• Ensure all company and client contractual obligations are fulfilled.
• Focus on client care and monitor client satisfaction. Solicit company management support and intervention when required.
• Promote company capabilities and work to expand the companys scope of services where it provides value to the client.
• Review and understand companys proposal, contract, and associated risks.
• Manage client proprietary and confidential information in accordance with companys and clients requirements.
• Protect the interests and reputation of company and the client.
• Initiate, execute and deliver the project in accordance with the proposal, and clients and companys expectations.
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures for projects.
• Develop the project proposal/execution plan addressing the project scope, cost, schedule, and risks, as well as client expectations. Define the project organization and work with engineering and design management to obtain resources for the project.
• Establish the division of responsibilities between the client, company, and others.
• Ensure project team roles and responsibilities are clearly defined.
• Ensure project interfaces are clearly identified and managed.
• Facilitate an environment where project team members and project stakeholders can effectively achieve the project objectives.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, identifying and managing project dependencies, critical path, and deliverables issuance.
• Identify and manage project risks, developing and implementing risk response strategies. Ensure proper documentation and communication of project risks, actions, issues, decisions, and interfaces.
• Develop and implement management of change within projects, proactively forecasting and documenting changes to clients, developing project change requests/orders and subsequently modifying project budgets, schedules, and scopes of services in accordance with approved changes.
• Express ideas clearly and concisely. Seek to understand others perspectives. Keep accurate and organized records.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to project team in a timely and clear fashion.
• Communicate project risks as appropriate within the company and the project team.
• Ensure timely and appropriate generation, collection, dissemination, storage, and ultimate disposition of project information.
• Routinely monitor and report on project progress, cost, risks, and quality in accordance with companys and clients requirements, identifying trends and allowing for timely corrective actions. Provide forecasts of status and progress as required.
• Plan, manage and facilitate timely submittal of deliverables/work packages provided to clients and return of client review comments or approvals.
• Bring the project to an orderly completion, ensuring handover of appropriate project documentation and data.
• Ensure all required project records have been properly archived. Issue closeout report(s) and lessons learned.
• Review and approve invoices to client and monitor and expedite payments, as necessary.
• Execute the project work in accordance with the contract, scope of services, client requirements, companys practices, and project procedures.
• Plan, organize and manage resources to achieve the project goals and objectives. Has a good working knowledge of all key project processes, including engineering, procurement, and construction management.
• Possess a solid grasp of interdisciplinary engineering practices in a project phase/stage-gated work process for heavy industry (e.g., Front-End Loading).
• Support the development of project personnel and recognize the accomplishments of individuals and the team.
• Foster development of a common vision and collaboration among team members and teams, operating effectively across various offices.
• Provide clear direction and priorities. Convey a sense of urgency and drive issues to closure. Persist despite obstacles and opposition.
• Pursue aggressive project goals, setting a high standard of performance.
• Promote open expression of ideas, encouraging and empowers others to achieve.
• Address substantive conflicts and facilitate timely resolution.
• Other duties may be assigned as required.

Education, Skills and Experience:

• BS in engineering (chemical or mechanical preferred), with a preference for licensed Professional Engineers.
• Minimum of 10 or more years experience; an engineering background and project experience in the pulp & paper industry, petroleum refining, hydrocarbons, high tech, or specialty chemicals experience highly desirable. Previous consulting engineering experience is strongly preferred.
• Have strong working knowledge of critical path scheduling techniques using Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6, and experience applying such tools on projects.
• Minimum 5 years experience as project manager on capital projects, with a preference for small- to medium-cap retrofit projects experience in a portfolio program.
• Experience with project work sharing, working with resources in locations remote from the project managers office.
• Travel to domestic job sites may be required on a routine basis.
• Certifications, Credentials, Licenses & Registrations

• Professional certification such as Project Management Professional (PMP) desirable.
• Eligibility to obtain or currently hold a valid Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) required.

Employment Benefits:

We offer a full benefits package. Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA, HSA, 401K, Company paid Life & AD&D Insurance, Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Supplemental Life & Dependent Life Insurance, and a Flexible Spending Account. We also offer a generous Paid Time Off program, 8 paid holidays, and exempt staff compensated for hours worked over 40 per week.