Industrial Piping Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Communicate regularly with the project executive in charge of the project.
• Notify the project executive of any issues early so they will be aware of problems associated with the project.
• Notify the project executive of any changes in the work early so potential change orders can be identified.
• Keep the project executive in the loop weekly regarding the projects that are assigned.
• Quantify, order, and purchase miscellaneous piping materials as required to complete project on schedule and within budget.
• Verify that all current plans, specifications, submittals, shop drawings, and installation instructions are accurate and are effectively utilized by field crews.
• Prepare and assemble shop drawings and submittals not handled by the project executive.
• Attend scheduled job meetings and notify superintendent, foremen, or mechanic of status of work and schedule changes.
• Schedule equipment and material deliveries with superintendents, foremen, mechanics, suppliers, and warehouse.
• Prepare and initiate correspondence with customers, other trades, vendors, suppliers, subcontractors, engineers, and architects.
• Document job delays and issues (in writing or by email) with project manager and/or customer and project executive.
• Notify project executive of potential change order and assist with change order requests as needed.
• Absorb progress billings based on status of work completed.
• Perform special projects directly with customers and manage complete installation.
• Prepare change orders for special projects when working directly with customers.
• Thoroughly review weekly job cost and discuss specific cost items with field crews.
• Maintain labor cost to meet estimate.
• Maintain material cost to meet estimate.
• Provide written explanation when actual job cost deviates from estimated job cost.
• Review installation instructions for equipment and verify piping near equipment is according to manufacturer’s instructions.
• Review preliminary coordination drawings and recommend revisions prior to distribution to the field.
• Note the coordination department of construction schedule and communicate requirements of when coordination drawings are needed for sheet metal and piping needs.
• Aid in the development of field crews with training that is desired and/or required.
• Aid in the recruitment and retention of field crews.
• Verify that adequate piping field force is maintained on construction projects.
• Aid in scheduling pipe fabrication activities for ship dates to sites and verify deliveries are received as required for field forces.
• Coordinate project needs to maintain piping labor productivity.
• Aid superintendent, foremen, or mechanic with labor projections and scheduling.
• Aid in the confirmation of safety policies and ensure adherence to safety policies.
• Request assistance from safety manager when questions regarding safety become apparent on jobsites.
• Manage the job site conditions and crews to ensure field productivity.
• Manage superintendents, foremen, and mechanics with work sequence and needs.
• Prepare a two-week look ahead schedule for all projects with durations of eight weeks or longer.
• Update two week look ahead schedule weekly.
• Note that this is to be performed weekly by the PM with the field crews at the job site.
• Update labor loading forecast spreadsheet monthly.
• Prepare written explanations when actual job cost deviates from estimated job cost.
• Interact with field supervisor, superintendents, and foremen to perform annual evaluations of the employees.
• This includes performance assessment, identification of career goals, and help the employee achieve their potential career goals.
• Stay involved with the project through start-up, commissioning and turnover and address any punch list or deficiency items during this process.
• Maintain connection with customer during the warranty period and be the first point of contact during that time.
• Perform pipe take-offs and place material orders to support field crew operations.

Qualifications

• Technical knowledge of HVAC hydronic piping and hydronic equipment and installation.
• Technical understanding of hot water, chilled water, condenser water, steam, steam condensate, make-up, domestic, and geothermal piping systems including proper installation.
• Technical understanding of pipe, valves, and fittings associated with different type piping systems for HVAC and process piping installations such as steel, ductile iron, copper, PVC, polypropylene, pre-insulated, and stainless steel including proper installation.