APMG - Assistant Project Manager

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Keeps abreast of health and safety policies, procedures and strategies for the company and facility, ensuring compliance by people associated with Projects under their management.
• Interfaces with estimating to support the development of a detailed plan for executing the project.
• Understands the project baseline in order to assist with control changes from the agreed Scope of Work.
• Monitors work and work assignments for the project, and reports progress to Project Manager.
• Liaises between the Project Manager and Planning/Estimating to finalize the Contract Document, ensuring that any qualifications/clarifications along with the Client's Approved for Construction (AFC) drawing and specifications are incorporated into the final Contract Document.
• Identifies to and advises Senior Project Management as to any special equipment, labor, schedule, financial, or insurance requirements that have been agreed to within the contract.
• Assist with maintaining the Project schedules in MS Project by assessing task completion progress and inputting percentage complete.
• Resolves schedule maintenance issues with input from Scheduler.
• Notifies Project Manager of any risk and opportunities associated with the Project and assists to minimize risks and maximize opportunities.
• Assist with contract administration to ensure contract requirement compliance.
• Monitors cost and schedule utilizing EVMS and Accounting cost summary reports and reports to Project Manager for corrective action.
• Provides input to support project planning and work package document development.
• Daily or weekly reporting as to the project status.
• Manage and update any necessary project documentation (deliverables lists, action items list, punch lists, etc.).
• Attends all project meetings internal and external and takes meeting minutes.
• Prepares minutes and action items list and sends them to Project Manager for review, approval, and distribution.

Required Education & Experience

• A bachelor's degree in engineering discipline (preferably structural, civil, and mechanical) is desired but not required. A degree in Naval Architecture a plus.
• Three (3) to five (5) years Ship repair/fabrication experience preferred.
• Four (4) to Six (6) years of experience in different industries may be deemed acceptable.
• Two (2) to four (4) years of marine industry-based project or production management experience preferred.
• As an alternative, three (3) years of experience in a marine industry environment and a Project Management Institute (PMI) or equivalent certification.

Working Conditions

• Open-air conditions such as noisy, hot, cold, as well as in an office-controlled environment.
• Must wear hearing, eye, head protection and proper PPE when required.
• May have to visit projects aboard ships, rigs both on and offshore as well as confined spaces.
• Visits may require standing on a variety of surfaces and at differing angles, bending over, crouching, and climbing up and over obstructions such as scaffolding, ladders, and internal barge and boat structural members.

Necessary Equipment Operation

• Office equipment, including telephone, fax machine, scanner, computer, printer, etc.

Special Skills

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints, sketches, drawings, operating and technical manuals, along with drawing and interpreting graphs.
• Ability to work under deadlines and schedule pressures.
• Strong Organizational skills and able to use time effectively.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Able to effectively speak clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations before groups of customers or employees.
• Strong team player.
• Excellent planning, negotiating, and organizing skills.
• Ability to motivate co-workers, colleagues, and others.
• Ability to operate in a systematic and logical manner.
• Commitment to company values, policies and procedures and safety program.