Project Manager

Manage $2M to $50M design/build projects including new construction and plant renovations for bulk material storage and processing facilities located throughout the country, but with a heavy concentration in the midwest, southeast, mid-atlantic and northeast regions.   Responsible for project execution from post-award through commissioning including safety, planning, scheduling, controlling budgets, interfacing with customers, permitting, developing scopes of work, and managing subcontractors / vendor performance on assigned projects.  Interface with internal engineering & drafting, purchasing and safety departments. Work effectively with project assistants who are tasked with vendor and subcontract procurement and administrative activities.  Position reports to VP Operations.

Responsibilities

Following is a listing of the general responsibilities for this position.

• Review and become familiar with project contract, proposal, scope of work and estimate, all of which will be prepared by the Sales Project Manager and sales team and delivered via a contract handoff meeting. Subsequently, manage the contract.

• Review drawings and communicate with engineering and drafting.

• Coordinate with internal engineering and drafting, purchasing and safety departments while assuring deadlines and budgets are met.

• Prepare and/or coordinate generation of specifications and scopes of work for material, equipment and subcontracted purchases

• Identify and secure outside consultants for geotechnical, site civil and environmental services as needed.

• Secure all necessary construction and environmental permits in conjunction with internal and external technical resources.

• Function as a key interface with the customer. As one part of this interface, lead weekly project review meetings with both customer and company employees participating.

• Schedule with engineering department frequent and periodic design review meetings, some of which are internal and others with customer participation.

• Prepare overall project schedules, engineering schedules with milestones and requisition schedules; revise as necessary.

• Maintain cost control and update budget forecast monthly.

• Assure that scope of work and specifications are met without material deviation.

• Execute change orders, as necessary, with assistance of sales department and negotiate as needed with customer.

• Coordinate onsite Superintendent and Safety Officer.

• Schedule and monitor performance of subcontractors, service technicians, utility providers, material suppliers and equipment vendors including review of approval submittals and drawings.

• Travel as needed to job site to: monitor progress and quality of workmanship; meet with customer, subcontractors, utility providers, equipment technicians and regulatory inspectors; and for commissioning. Typically, less than 25%.

• Manage start-up and troubleshooting on equipment and control devices to ensure proper function and make adjustments consistent with the system process requirements.

• Maintain project documentation and files

• Periodically support sales efforts in estimating and scheduling preparation