Project Manager

Position Summary

Manages overall project and assists in establishing project specific objectives and policies. Facilitates continuous collaboration with the discipline managers and technical leads, enforces company and project policies, maintains close client relationship, and ensures all facets of the project are constructed in accordance with design, budget and schedule. Performs all functions and responsibilities in partnership with the company’s culture, company vision, ethics, and code of conduct. Position has profit/loss reporting responsibility for assigned projects with a recommendation plan for recovery in the case of a loss.           

• Establishing a healthy safety culture for the project team by consistently presenting brief safety talks during team project meeting.
• Enable a collaborative and trusting environment allowing the team to express their opinions leading to team alignment on key issues and strategies.
• Implementing company policies and procedures.   
• Develop and review project proposal or plan to determine and establish schedule, work plan, budget, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. 
• Translate the plan by working with the Nexus scheduler to plan the sequence of engineering tasks and other key activities and obtain buy-in from both the internal and external project team.
• Document meetings and decisions including the who, what, where, why and the impact to the scope, budget, schedule and safety.
• Work with the project services team to review and confirm project controls data (earned values, schedule and cost performance and issue status reports to the client as required.
• Identify project scope changes, estimate the cost of the change, issue change notices to the client for approval and follow up on receipt of formal change orders.
• Provide project quality assurance by monitoring the completeness of Nexus’ standard quality procedures.
• Identify and document project risks with recommended mitigation plans. Facilitate risk review meeting with the client.
• Ensure compliance with project specifications and stage gate work processes and deliverables.
• Capturing lessons learned and documenting them within the Nexus lessons learned database
• Responsible for continuously expanding and updating professional knowledge and honing skills and competencies to enhance individual and team innovation and productivity.

• Project Management
• Experience leading and managing engineering project efforts
• Financial Management
• Experience managing discipline/project team work according to defined project budgets and schedules
• Problem Solving/Analysis
• Expert at establishing/providing solutions to ambiguous engineering and/or management issues
• Technical Capacity
• Expert level knowledge of or familiarity with:
• Microsoft Office products including MS Project
• AutoCAD and PLANT 3-D
• Industry Standards from API, ASME, ASTM, PIP, etc.
• Working knowledge of industry safety & risk management practices
• Communication Proficiency
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Leadership
• Experience building and developing high functioning teams
• Teamwork
• Ability to work effectively in teams and to present a positive image to clients

• Bachelor of Science degree in an engineering discipline; advanced degree or PMP certification are a plus
• 5-10 years project management experience, preferably in consulting organization
• EIT Certification desired, PE a plus Excellent leadership, communication, and writing skills
• Business acumen and demonstrated capability to manage business challenges
• Deep understanding of process and personal safety
• Understanding of risk and risk management techniques

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.