Zachry Construction Corporation

Senior Project Manager

Zachry Construction Corporation$100K — $130K *
Perry, OH 44081In-Person
Energy & Utilities
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in engineering or related technical field required; MS preferred.
  • Minimum 15 years of experience, with 8 years in nuclear power settings.
  • Proficient in project management and client relations in a nuclear context.
  • Experience in budget analysis, forecasting, and managing team dynamics required.
  • Professional Engineering (PE) license and PMP certification are preferred.
  • Strong verbal and written communication abilities necessary.
  • Familiarity with project scheduling techniques essential.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and communicate client needs and expectations for major projects.
  • Gather client feedback and facilitate process improvements based on that feedback.
  • Coordinate proposal preparation with engineering and account management teams.
  • Monitor ongoing project statuses, including budgets and schedules.
  • Ensure compliance with contractual requirements and resolve contractual issues.
  • Review and approve project-related invoices and manage payment processes.
  • Train company staff on client processes and procedures as necessary.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and continued education.
  • Collaborative work environment with a focus on client satisfaction.
  • Access to advanced engineering projects in the nuclear power sector.
  • Potential for career advancement in project management and engineering roles.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Position includes identifying client needs and expectations, including upcoming major projects
and communicates those needs to the applicable individuals. Position also includes obtaining
client feedback regarding work performance and facilitates implementation of process
improvements, as appropriate. Also, individual will work with client to address and resolve
issues that may develop relative to project scope changes, quality of services, cost, or schedule Successful candidate will coordinate the preparation of proposals for client work by working with
Discipline Engineering Managers and Account Managers to develop project scope, approach,
technical assumptions, staffing, schedule, and pricing.
Key activities are monitoring the status of all on-going projects to include budget, schedule,
scope changes, review of deliverables relative to scope and client expectations, participation in
company weekly schedule meetings and preparation of monthly status reports. The selected
candidate will ensure that contractual requirements are met, addresses and resolves contractual
issues, initiates contract changes, and facilitates payment for services. Candidate will be
responsible to review, approve and correct (as needed) invoices applicable to project work.
Additionally, responsible for understanding and communicating to company staff client's
processes and procedures, and facilitates training of company staff, when needed. Individual
shall have practical knowledge of routine precedent design, working knowledge of engineering
principles for applicable solving problems.
Candidate shall have the ability to coordinate projects from earliest phases to budgets, design
through issuance of construction drawings, and final project completion close-out. Candidate
shall prepare Project Plans, budgets and schedules and be responsible to control the project
scope, budget and schedule.

Responsibilities

Education Required (minimum): BS in engineering or other technical specialty from an
accredited university with course work in mechanical, electrical, chemical or similar technical
scope is required.

Experience Required (minimum): 15 years (minimum) of experience with at least 8 (eight) of
those years with nuclear power to include design engineering, project management and client
relations. Experience with operating plant procedures, processes, nuclear plant licensing,
budget analysis and budget forecasting is required. Must have demonstrated experience with
managing, motivating and organizing team members; providing technical direction and task
assignments is required.

Education Preferred: MS in engineering or other technical specialty from an accredited
university with course work in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical scope is
desired.
Certification(s) or License(s) Preferred (minimum): Professional Engineering registration
(EIT or PE), and Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification are highly preferred.

Qualifications

All applicants must possess excellent verbal and
written communication skills as well as presentation skills. Experience in the nuclear power
industry is required with actual field experience on nuclear plant projects a plus. Travel to the
plant locations are required. Proficiency in Microsoft Office software; Word, Excel and Power
Point is required with competency in software applications for email and databases. Effective
time management skills are required as position may involve working on several projects
concurrently. Knowledge of and experience in project scheduling techniques required.
Successful candidate will be required to understand and comply with company policies,
procedures, processes as well as those financial obligations that would apply to projects.
Ability to pass security and drug screening and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access is
required. Overtime work is required. Travel is required to client sites. Ability to perform walk
downs of equipment in an industrial plant environment, to include climbing ladders, accessing
security-controlled areas, and entering confined spaces and controlled hazardous areas is
required.

About Zachry Construction Corporation

A reputation built on quality, integrity and responsibility. Founded in 1924, Zachry Corporation is a privately-owned construction and materials company with headquarters in San Antonio, Texas and regional offices throughout the United States. We offer the following products and services for transportation and heavy construction: *general construction *project development *construction development services *cement and multiple aggregates In the decades since we completed our first project - a series of bridges constructed with the help of mule-drawn graders in 1924 - Zachry has pioneered techniques that have become the basis of modern heavy construction. We even hold the record for the largest concrete slip form for a runway built at the Dallas Fort Worth Airport in 1973. The Zachry Corporation was formed in 2008 in a realignment of the enterprise's construction activities. Our ability to build and maintain infrastructure complements our financial stability and strong private / public partnerships. Our employees use cutting-edge processes and technology to create structures that make a difference. Our Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold-Certified conference center is a prime example of quality that’s been blazing trails for more than nine decades.
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