Engineering Project Manager

Full-time, direct-hire position located in Midlothian, VA (Richmond, VA area).

About the Role

This position requires significant project management experience, including developing project plans, scope of services, schedules, budgets, and execution plans. A successful Project Manager at PDI will build strong collaborative relationships internally and externally, possess strong project and business skills, and be a strong advocate for and leader of the PDI Team.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the execution of project scope, schedule, and budgets for multi-disciplined, heavy industrial engineering and design projects.
• Work with PDI’s project engineering team to develop proposals and cost estimates.
• Develop project execution plans.
• Have a clear understanding of project scope, deliverables required by the client, and design criteria upon assignment to a project.
• Work with the client team to define project scope, goals, and deliverables.
• Develop PDI resource alignment of schedule and budget regarding deliverables required.
• Coordinate PDI resource requirements with other ongoing project work and ensure all parties’ expectations are aligned.
• Lead project kick-off meetings to ensure clarity of and communicate project roles and responsibilities.
• Govern the approved project budget and spending plan.
• Own the project cost review and reporting process.
• Track and maintain discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards.
• Work with discipline leads to maintain up-to-date progress against man-hour expended analysis.
• Assess the performance of the project team through the course of the project and work with Department Managers to organize a qualified project team.
• Recognize and communicate scope and design changes promptly with the client and PDI design team.
• Ensure the Project Change Notice process is addressed with the client in a timely manner.
• Obtain appropriate authorization for any changes in project scope.
• Maintain timely and accurate reporting, including weekly and monthly reports utilizing a comprehensive action item list.
• Participate in the development of all major technical, cost, scheduling, and performance decisions on assigned projects.
• Identify and effectively respond to clients' issues and needs.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives related to improving project delivery and meeting financial objectives.
• Motivate team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones.
• Lead supplier teams, communicating deliverables and responsibilities while encouraging collaboration amongst the team and business partners.
• Ensure project documents are complete, up-to-date, and stored appropriately.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering Field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in engineering and project management in the heavy industrial sector.
• Demonstrated capability managing capital projects in excess of $10M Total Installed Cost with accountability to the project’s cost, schedule, and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-schedule and within budget completion.
• Ability to self-manage daily and weekly activities to aggressively complete project and management requirements.
• Ability to re-organize project tasks and task priorities as necessary to ensure project milestones are met.
• Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Knowledge of front-end engineering and detailed design process.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment involving varying priorities and schedules.
• High levels of drive, energy, resilience with the ability to take the initiative.
• Ability to work well in diverse teams and proven aptitude to influence others to achieve positive outcomes.
• Proven supervisory and technical skills.
• Ability to manage client relationships in complex situations.
• Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations and requirements to team members and ensure accountability.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
• Availability to travel to various client sites local and outside the Richmond, VA area.

Benefits

• Health Care Benefits
• Paid Time Off & Holidays
• Flexible work schedules
• Work-life balance
• Paid overtime
• Performance-based bonus
• 401K match
• Tuition reimbursement

About the Company

Progressive Design, Inc. (PDI) is a private, family-owned, Heavy Industrial Engineering & Design Consulting firm that provides valued engineering services. Our team’s knowledge and hands-on experience can take projects from concept to startup. As a full-service, multi-discipline engineering consulting firm, we support manufacturing facilities and clients in key areas including EPC/Turnkey projects, project feasibility studies, process improvement analysis, new process design, process upgrades, air pollution abatement technology and integration, environmental compliance, product design, industrial capital projects, and detailed project/construction estimates. We serve Fortune 500 companies in industries such as chemical, tobacco, power, films, fibers, plastics, paper, pharmaceuticals, metals, food and beverage, and discrete manufacturing.