Job DescriptionZachry Engineering Corporation (ZEC) is currently looking for a talented
Sr. Project Manager to join our Project Management Department in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is a great opportunity to get involved in interesting and challenging design projects for clients in the power industry.
Responsibilities- Experience managing mid-large capital power projects, with specific experience in combined cycle power plants. Project experience should involve management of multiple engineering disciplines and vendor management from early phases of project through start-up and commissioning.
- Monitoring, reporting, and controlling project costs and schedule through all phases of the Project.
- Execute of all aspects of the project including managing the staff, providing vision and strategic leadership, monitoring project schedules and budgets, evaluating project productivity and quality and directing the complete technical operations of the project.
- Experience in successfully managing and executing work with overseas High Value Engineering (HVE) offices.
- Develop and implement administrative, technical and corporate procedures and policies to ensure the successful operation of the project on a profitable basis.
- Direct and manage the activities of Project personnel and support the team in the planning, scheduling, design quality and execution of projects.
- Assume full responsibility for the successful execution of each assigned project for schedule compliance, budget compliance, and scope and quality of deliverables.
- Build relationships and coordinate with the client and project personnel.
- Ensure the client's input and job requirements are adequately addressed and implemented consistently with the contractual requirements.
- Organize and supervise the implementation of project management systems and corporate quality systems.
- Maintain a documentation file, accurately describing all commercial, technical and financial correspondence.
- Prepare and evaluate monthly progress reports, describing the schedule, manpower expenditures and work scope for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
- Ensure invoices are processed timely and accurately per contract agreements. Act as a liaison between the client and the accounting department on any outstanding invoices.
- Champion Management of Change by identifying and documenting ECNs and processing in a timely fashion where additional work is required.
- Develop new business opportunities as a by-product of relationship with clients. Participate in business development meetings.
- Plan and identify upcoming tasks, potential problem areas, technical information, staffing priorities and identify solutions where necessary.
- Responsible to maintain proper staff levels to meet project requirements. Actively recruit and train personnel for project as necessary.
- Develop, coach and track employee skill level in technical and work management areas.
- Develops project proposals, proposal scopes of work, and budgets.
Performs field walk downs and data collection. Position necessitates field activities, some climbing, and occasional travel.
Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in engineering.
- 15 to 20 years of experience on Power projects, specifically combined cycle.
- At least 8-10 years as a Project Manager.
- Experienced in managing a portfolio of projects ranging from small to mid-cap projects, as well as mid-large cap standalone projects of $100MM TIC and up.
- Strong communication and inter-personal skills are required to provide effective intra and inter-discipline coordination on projects, as well as effective communication with clients and vendors.
- Must be organized, self-directed, able to prioritize and multi-task, work in a team environment and take direction from others.
- Willingness to learn and work on a variety of tasks within multiple industries.
- Willingness to travel and work in office and field environments.
- Full and ongoing compliance with and adherence to all vaccination requirements, as may be established by the company from time to time or by or for a particular job site.
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