Project Manager

About the company

Nikkiso Clean Energy & Industrial Gases is a leading provider of cryogenic pumps, heat exchangers, process systems, services, and solutions for the LNG and industrial gases industry. We are a subsidiary of Nikkiso Company Ltd, a leading industrial manufacturer headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with over $1.5 B in annual revenue, 8,000+ employees worldwide, and publicly traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Nikkiso Cryo, Inc. is one of the world’s foremost suppliers of submerged motor liquefied gas pumps, offering unmatched reliability, quality, and safety. As part of the Nikkiso Company global organization, our “original technologies” provide customers with the latest technology and highest standards of engineering. We are located in North Las Vegas, Nevada, and offer a full range of submerged pumps for LNG, LPG, LEG, LN2, liquid propylene, and many other liquefied gases. With design, production, and test facilities in both the United States and Japan, and sales offices in Las Vegas, Houston, London, and Tokyo, Nikkiso Cryo offers prompt, total support for customers worldwide.

About the role

The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating a variety of projects. The Project Manager ensures the project scope is established and resources are properly allocated so that complete customer satisfaction is achieved, and project deliverables are met within budget in a timely manner.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates all project management activities on assigned projects with focus on managing schedule, budget, and risks and their mitigations
• Plans, schedules, conducts, and coordinates assigned project work; monitors work to ensure on-time release and delivery
• Performs cost accounting and risk/opportunity management
• Ensures extensive regular contact with assigned project clients and equipment vendors is met
• Participates in client/contractor meetings and resolves project management issues
• Ensures project documentation is complete, current, and stored appropriately
• Ensures effective communication and coordination of project requirements pertaining to assigned projects between all Nikkiso disciplines and all other project participants
• Generates project schedules, project budgets, statement of work, and customer status reports
• Generates project status updates monthly and manages day-to-day project communication to clients
• Implements and tracks project budgets and schedules
• Creates and executes project work plans and revises as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements
• Effectively applies methodology and enforces project standards
• Communicates with customers and internal team, revising work plans to meet changing needs and/or requirements
• Ensures that Nikkiso quality and EHS standards are maintained
• Maintains clear and timely communication with other departments to keep the project moving and avoid delays
• Hosts customers and/or their representatives during visits to Nikkiso

Qualifications

• Must possess communication and presentation skills
• Knowledge of project management standards and best practices
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Experience resolving conflicts and promoting organizational effectiveness
• Excellent negotiation skills are a must

• 2+ years of engineering product/project management experience required
• Bachelor’s degree is preferred

The knowledge, skills, and abilities listed above are typically acquired through the levels of education and experience listed. An equivalent combination of education and/or experience that provides an applicant with the listed knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the job may be accepted.

Work environment and physical demands

In order to perform the duties of this job, the employee may be required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop or kneel, talk and hear, and use fingers and hands to feel objects, tools, or controls. Overtime may be necessary as the workload dictates, including weekdays, weekends, nights, and/or holidays. Ability to lift up to 25 lbs. may be required.

The job will generally be performed in an office environment, but may require travel to a client's office, production facility, or industrial/construction job site. Conditions will vary at each location, but the conditions listed above will generally apply. Candidates will be required to show a driving abstract with a clean driving history for travel between NCI facility locations and client offices as required. A valid driver’s license is necessary.

Safety requirements

• New Employee Safety Training is required by all newly hired employees, including Safety Awareness
• All safety-related training is provided and tracked by the EHS Director
• Job-specific training modules deemed necessary by the employee’s Manager or Director will be required of all employees on an ongoing basis
• Employees are required to wear Nikkiso-provided PPE as/when needed. PPE includes: safety shoes, safety glasses, face shields, FR clothing, cryogenic gloves, cryogenic apron, cut-resistant gloves, safety gloves, hearing protection, hard hats, and dust masks
• Failure to comply with Nikkiso Cryo safety requirements will result in disciplinary actions, up to and including termination

Note: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.