Assistant Project Manager

Terracon; Midland (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Terracon is seeking a capable project engineer/manager to oversee facilities, environmental, or geotechnical engineering projects in Midland, TX. You will manage scope, budget, and schedule while coordinating with vendors and contractors to meet client expectations.

Responsibilities include leading safety, tracking progress, preparing reports, and communicating project status to clients and internal teams. A valid driver’s license and a relevant technical degree are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology, or equivalent with 2 years’ related experience (or 6 years’ related experience in lieu of degree).
• Valid driver’s license may be required.

Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision manage a small project or one phase of a larger project.
• Implement an established project plan.
• Identify, resolve, or escalate operational problems and minimize delays.
• Lead safety efforts including preparation and compliance with safety plans.
• Analyze project requirements and prepare reports and deliverables.
• Coordinate outside contractors to integrate them into the project and ensure satisfactory service.
• Estimate costs, resources, and time for the assigned phase and monitor progress.
• Prepare regular status meetings and reports to communicate progress.
• Set priorities and coordinate staff to meet targets.
• Submit deliverables to client per contract scope and schedule.
• Deliver work within approved budget.
• Coordinate with APR for oversight and critical junctures.
• Develop understanding of project risk and how to mitigate it.
• Lead safety and promote pre-task planning.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and APR engagement at onset.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting

Safety leadership

Vendor coordination

Risk management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Environmental Science/Geology

Job description

General Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of a facilities, materials, environmental, or geotechnical engineering project to ensure that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan. Troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems and minimize delays. May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors. Conducts meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of the project to project team and client. Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones. May have responsibilities to communicate with the client and deliver work products to satisfaction of client. Coordinates effort with APR to make sure that APR has opportunity to engage throughout the project, particularly at critical junctures. Is involved with approving invoices, preparing change orders, and collections.

General Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of a facilities, materials, environmental, or geotechnical engineering project to ensure that it is safely completed on time and within scope and budget. Responsible for completing the project as per its contracted scope; monitor progress and performance against the project plan. Troubleshoot and recommend or resolve operational problems and minimize delays. May be responsible for resource management, project scheduling, budgets and forecasts, and working with external vendors, subcontractors or contractors. Conducts meetings and prepares reports to communicate the status of the project to project team and client. Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinate project staff to meet project targets and milestones. May have responsibilities to communicate with the client and deliver work products to satisfaction of client. Coordinates effort with APR to make sure that APR has opportunity to engage throughout the project, particularly at critical junctures. Is involved with approving invoices, preparing change orders, and collections.

Essential Roles And Responsibilities

• Under direct supervision manage a small project, or one phase of a large project.
• Implement an established project plan.
• Identify, resolve, or **escalate** operational problems and minimize delays.
• Lead safety efforts including preparation and compliance with approved safety plan.
• Analyze project requirements and perform calculations or writes reports and completes deliverables.
• Coordinate the activities of outside contractors to ensure they are integrated into the project and the firm receives satisfactory standards of service.
• Estimate the costs, resources, and time required to complete the assigned phase of a project and monitor activities, allocate resources and assign tasks to ensure these targets are met.
• Conduct project meetings and prepare regular reports to communicate the status of the project within and beyond the project team.
• Set priorities, assign tasks, and coordinates project staff to meet project targets and milestones.
• Submits project deliverables to client as per contract scope and schedule
• Responsible to deliver work within approved budget
• Coordinates with APR to ensure appropriate oversight is in place and sufficient time allowed for reviews of all critical junctures.
• Develop understanding and be aware of project-related risk. Be familiar with what could go wrong on a project and how to protect the Company. Be familiar with company risk policies.
• Lead safety efforts for team and ensure team follows safety rules and guidelines. Responsible for creating and modeling a safe work environment; demonstrates safety practices. Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Promote continuous quality monitoring and improvement on projects. Monitor quality standards and practices. Engage APRs on projects at their onset.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in technical discipline practices by the Firm including Engineering, Environmental Science or Geology and a minimum of 2 years’ related experience. Or, in lieu of a degree, a minimum of 6 years’ related experience.
• A valid driver’s license with acceptable violation history may be required.