The Senior Project Manager is responsible to effectively manage multiple or large complex projects through design development, procurement, fabrication, construction and start-up & commissioning.  Provide direction and oversight to a project team including engineering, quality assurance, productions planning, purchasing and cost accounting; secure and coordinate the services of support organizations including legal, finance, manufacturing, sales and field service. Project scope will be large capital new construction and retrofit projects in the energy generation industry.

• Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support project requirements and business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
• Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
• Internal Management of core project team and assigned engineering and third party resources to accomplish stated project objectives on-time and within budget.
• Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
• Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
• Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
• Represent business as single-point contact for the project’s customer, with respect to technical, commercial, schedule, and develop and negotiate proposals for supplemental work and changes of project scope.
• Continuously monitor the project for signs of existing or potential problems and take the lead role to solve or preclude the problem from developing.  This may take the form of adding resources, negotiating a change with the customer, revising the plan, development of contingency plans, etc. as deemed appropriate.
• Determine and assess need for additional staff and/or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments as necessary during project cycle.
• Prepare and issue progress reports and presentation to customers and management.
• Coordinate/Conduct periodic review meetings of projects in process for business leadership.
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
• Managing any contractual claims through to a speedy conclusion that is satisfactory to all parties.
• Assist and sign off on the development and completion of estimates in relation to specific projects.
• Implement and maintain the project quality plan on projects assigned.
• Maintain regular liaison with the internal / external stakeholders.
• Control of project procurement and approval of purchasing.
• Ensure that safety measures and systems are implemented on projects in accordance with company procedures.

 Desired Characteristics:

• Proven leadership skills, well organized, assertive and self confident.
• Strong analytical, negotiation, commercial acumen and contractual awareness.
• Customer intimacy – works well with customers – able to understand needs and drive project strategy to meet these needs.
• Ability to think in both strategic and tactical terms.
• Strong interpersonal skills with customer, peers, team members.
• Ability to work across organizational boundaries and to work in cross-functional cross-regional teams – need to influence as well as direct others.
• Demonstrated solid communicator – written and oral
• Ability to drive change in a challenging business environment.

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering, Construction, Business discipline preferred or equivalent
• Master’s in Business Management, Construction, or Project Management; or Advanced Engineering Degree preferred
• Minimum of years experience in project management or sales, having customer contact and negotiation responsibility:
• Senior Project Manager: Between 10 and 15 years
• Project planning within Primavera (P6v7)
• Knowledge of engineering design for power plant related equipment.
• Experience in AQCS project/construction is preferred
• Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, Costpoint and knowledge of Primavera P-6 Scheduling Tool
• Excellent technical oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills
• Professional Engineer (PE) certification is preferred
• Project Management Professional (PMP)/Project Management Institute (PMI)
• Proficiency in the use of Word, Excel, Costpoint and knowledge of Primavera P-6 Scheduling Tool
• Excellent technical oral and written communication skills, and presentation skills

Senior Project Manager: Projects – $25,000,000 to $200,000,000