Senior Project Manager

About the role

The Senior Project Manager (Sr. PM) at QISG will oversee all aspects of design-build/engineering, procurement, and construction projects. This includes managing and coordinating the prime contract, construction subcontracts, and purchase orders. The Sr. PM will also ensure compliance with customer goals and expectations related to safety, quality, and environmental stewardship.

Responsibilities

• Manages integrated Design-Build (DB)/Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) teams from project inception through completion, including during pursuit phase if requested
• Provides overall direction and coordination of intermediate and final engineering design and construction activities
• Administers and manages the prime contract, construction subcontracts, and purchase orders
• Ensures compliance with customer goals and expectations associated with safety, quality, and environmental stewardship
• Plans, executes, and provides reporting on overall project performance
• Works directly with the customer to ensure optimal communication, customer satisfaction, and effective coordination between the project and other activities occurring at the jobsite
• Mitigates and effectively resolves potential disputes
• Develops and provides oversight to ensure compliance with project-specific health and safety plans and project-specific quality control and quality assurance plans
• Directly supervises Project Managers (both onsite and offsite), as well as Assistant Project Managers; coordinates with Construction Managers (CM’s) and site safety representatives; provides leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Responds to and/or oversees Requests for Information
• Performs value engineering and constructability reviews
• Develops a procurement status report with the engineering design, procurement, scheduling and estimating teams, and defines the segregation of work by subcontract and purchase order packages
• Develops and/or oversees subcontractor and supplier scope, price, and schedule exhibits for subcontract and purchase order packages
• Works with procurement teams to coordinate local bidding efforts
• Procurement oversight of subcontracts and purchase orders
• Reviews and approves subcontract and purchase order invoices
• Oversight of subcontractor and purchase order submittals
• Develops initial project-specific schedules in conjunction with engineering design, scheduling, procurement, and field construction staff
• Maintains monitoring of the overall progress of conceptual design, intermediate and final engineering design, and construction activities
• Administers and manages changes to the prime contract
• Develops a project-specific Schedule of Values
• Submits and expedites timely receipt of progress payments
• Coordinates, prepares, and presents progress, budget forecasting, and schedule management reports on a monthly basis
• Performs project close-out and warranty administration
• Ensures optimal relations among project stakeholders (customers, design teams, subcontractors, and suppliers)
• Trains and mentors junior staff
• Adheres to internal standards, policies, and procedures

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Construction Science/Management, Engineering, or equivalent field; 10+ years’ experience in Construction Project Management, with direct DB/EPC projects in the power delivery industry preferred
• Thorough knowledge of materials, methods, and equipment used in transmission, distribution, and substation work
• Knowledge of various aspects of engineering, design, and construction, and contracting methodologies, as well as project planning and management-related tasks and activities including, but not limited to, engineering, estimating, scheduling, bidding, project management and administration and management of prime contracts, preparation and administration of purchase orders and subcontracts, field supervision, budget control, safety, quality assurance, etc.
• Self-starter, strong problem evaluation/solving skills, strong team building skills, understanding of the project design process for projects (both during pursuit phase and execution phase), understanding of integrated EPC process and project lifecycle, understanding of construction means and methods, ability to interact effectively and professionally with other team members, strong organizational and time management skills, strong communication skills (verbal and written), familiarity with estimating, scheduling, and project management software and processes, Primavera P6 preferred, strong computer skills (Microsoft Office), strong knowledge and understanding of the power delivery industry, strong knowledge of safety and environmental best practices employed by the power industry, strong knowledge of quality control and quality assurance measures utilized by the power industry
• Travel requirements: Yes, up to 50% of the time, or as project needs require