Sr. Project Manager

Job Tittle: Sr. Project Manager

Location: New Albany, OH, 43054

Duration: 12 Months

Shift: Standard Shift

Job designation is Hybrid, required in office work schedule is Tues, Weds and Thurs, two remaining days are remote work, this schedule is subject to change per Executive Leadership decisions**

Note

M-F Travel 20% - project based as needed. Job designation is Hybrid, required in office work schedule is Tues, Weds and Thurs, two remaining days are remote work, this schedule is subject to change per Executive Leadership decisions. Travel is within Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan with potential for multiple overnight stays. Please review the Travel and Expense Guide with candidates.

Experience

Construction experience with large, multinational customers is highly favored. PMP not required but highly preferred. Experience with high value portfolios ($50M +). Experience with both project development and execution is highly favored.

Responsibilities

Manage, or assist in the management of, base, intermediate, and/or complex projects and progressively develop to managing intermediate projects in a matrix team environment. Provide leadership, direction, coordination, and effective communication to initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and control, and close projects in a safe, efficient, economical, risk-balanced approach to achieve short- and long-range goals and to obtain maximum customer satisfaction. Provide project transparency and develop relationships and effectively communicate with all stakeholders including internal customers, external customers, team members, suppliers, contractors, vendors, and industry peers, enabling them to make sound business decisions. Enable and promote team level continuous improvement activities that increase quality and optimize delivery of value. Conduct or assist in planning, organizing, directing, and coordinating assigned project activities. Perform coordination and administrative tasks as delegated by the lead project manager (PM) or supervisor. Act on behalf of the lead PM or supervisor during times the project manager or supervisor is unavailable. Develop an understanding of various project management principles and techniques and successfully implement these techniques in project management for the organization. Support and hold employees and contractors accountable for the System Safety Process, ensuring a safe working environment focused on Zero Harm. Develop, review, and coordinate the project plan, schedule, budget, tools, and staff. Perform coordination role as assigned to increase awareness in all knowledge areas of project plans. Perform Lead PM role as assigned to increase awareness and build proficiency in all knowledge areas of project plans. Communicate project details and status updates. Lead planning meetings and project/outage updates with supportive role in stakeholder presentations. Provide written and oral reports and other communication. Develop working relationships with the project team, plant and operating company staff, internal and external customers or partners, contractors, vendors, and suppliers. Foster teamwork and seek customer satisfaction. Provide guidance and feedback, to improve design, systems, procedures, schedules, and costs. Provide specific guidance in these areas and begins to challenge others at an apprentice level of informed understanding in all project work. Ensure, or assist the lead PM in ensuring, efficient and timely performance of project work activities. Proficient and effective in assisting the lead PM and/or delivers similarly when leading intermediate projects on their own. Coach and develop team members on project management skills and techniques. Develop and manage procurement plans for necessary outside resources. Manage, or assist in managing, contracts for outside services, including developing requests for proposals, evaluating competitive bids, selecting vendors, participating in contract negotiations, overseeing vendor performance/quality, ensuring work is performed in accordance with the contract, etc. Conduct or assist in closeout processes, including an analysis of the success of the project with respect to accomplishing the project objectives and realizing project benefits. Develop an understanding of the project management organizational standards and assist in the management of projects to those standards. Adhere to the guidance and standards put forth by the Project Management Governance Committee.

Basic Qualification

Education: Bachelor’s degree in construction management, Engineering, Business, or related field of study with five (5) years qualified experience or, two-year associate degree in the same required disciplines with seven (7) years of qualified experience. Qualified experience includes work in project management, major construction field experience, utility management, project estimating, project controls, project engineering, and/or comparable internal or external experience in a competitive production environment. Experience must exhibit progressively increasing project management and business acumen and responsibility for most of the PMI PMBOK knowledge areas. Demonstrated preparedness for PM knowledge capability in areas of construction safety, negotiations, scope development and control, cost estimating, construction contracting, project controls and reporting, quality control, risk management, etc. Licenses/Certifications: Project Management Professional (PMP) is preferred.

Additional Requirements

Individuals will be progressively assigned the PM lead role on a project for continued development depending on the level of knowledge, experience, and leadership competency including successful completion of certification. Develop and provide effective leadership, team building and meeting management skills as outlined by certifying body and the leadership competencies and values. Develop confidence in ability, and demonstrate motivation and attitude, to lead a team and a project to successful conclusion. Develop understanding and apply economic analysis techniques. Develop an acumen for the business and profession with an emphasis on overall cost, schedule, and risk management. Develop understanding of Engineering & Design, Procurement, Contracting, Estimating, Construction and Startup procedures and processes. Begin to influence optimization of a project and ensure project team utilizes the latest applicable guidelines and requirements. Develop a working knowledge and begin to demonstrate ability to apply certifying body PM tools and techniques. Develop and apply learned skillsets in strategic thinking, planning, risk assessment and prioritization of project activities. Globally view the project from all angles such as safety, constructability, sequence, changing conditions, contingencies, contractual, predictability, level of priority, sense of direction and sense of productivity to quickly identify/avoid/mitigate project risks. Set team requirements and expectations to manage deliverables and hold team members accountable. Demonstrate willingness to provide constructive feedback. Learn to take independent action and know when to elevate an issue. Develop understanding and skills around the process of scope management, evaluation of technical options, and common project risk factors and mitigation methods. Develop understanding and apply knowledge and provide input and oversight of the documents used to procure labor, service, material, and engineered equipment. Develop understanding and apply knowledge of contract components and development process, critical drawing, and document hand-offs.

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