Assistant Project Manager

Valdeseng; Valparaiso (IN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Valdeseng is looking for a Project Manager based in Valparaiso, Indiana. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor of Engineering Degree along with substantial experience in project management.

Responsibilities include providing technical support, monitoring project schedules, and engaging stakeholders effectively. Gas experience is preferred, and candidates must be able to work a flexible schedule in varying conditions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree with 2 years of technical experience or a high school degree with 5 years in a related field.
• Gas experience highly preferred.
• Exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills are necessary for the role.

Responsibilities

• Provide field technical support for the Coordinator group.
• Monitor project costs and schedules alongside the Construction Coordinator Management Team.
• Engage project stakeholders effectively through various strategies.

Skills

Project management knowledge

Interpersonal skills

Communication management

Leadership

Cost management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering Degree

High school degree

Tools

Project management information systems

Scheduling software

Risk management software

Job description

Responsibilities

• Includes training and introductions. Provide field technical support for the entire Coordinator group
• Support development of policy/procedure/training documents. Issue regular reports for weekend coverage, project accruals, etc.
• Monitor project costs and schedules. Provide additional assistance to the Construction Coordinator Program Management Team as needed. Working alongside Project Manager to assist with large scale construction project.
• Employs project integration processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control, and effectively transient the project to the customer and ensure project objective accomplishment Integrates competence in the product life cycle components to the definition and management of non-product objectives (safety, cost, schedule, human resource, etc.)
• Expands competence in integration management to align project resources for optimal productivity. Implements product to project scope configuration management. Applies expanding interpersonal skills to lead, manage, and direct the project management team and project stakeholders.
• Employs quality management processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and ensures customer satisfaction. Employs risk management processes to effectively initiate, plan, execute, monitor and control and delivers project objectives
• Employs procurement management proficiencies and processes to effectively transfer product and project risk (threats) and exploit, enhance, and share product opportunities to third parties at a fair and equitable price to establish and deliver objective value to both buyer and seller as a result of the project.
• Employs cost management proficiencies to effectively estimate, budget, and control costs within project objective (success) parameters for the project Employs schedule management proficiencies to effectively plan, schedule, and deliver the project within the designated project time objective (success) parameters for the project
• Employs the risk management utility to the development and management of projects, human resources, and stakeholders
• Applies and integrates proficiency in human resource processes and skills to optimize coordination of the project management team performance and ensures optimum coordination is achieved given existing human resource policies and procedures. Uses effective human resource tools and techniques to motivate and drive contractor performance
• Effectively engages project stakeholders; employs effective strategies in dealing with negative stakeholders and integrate the project objectives with the composite of individual project stakeholder requirements and expectations.
• Applies proficiency in effective communication management to manage and control project stakeholders
• Applies proficiency in project governance and utilize effective communication and objective management to ensure that the project's safety and environmental objectives are realized.
• The Project Manager will manage the project in accordance with industry best practices, the utility companies Organizational Process Assets, the Project Management Guidelines and Standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Engineering Degree (any discipline) plus 2 years technical experience OR high school degree and 5 years project/architectural-engineering/technical experience
• Gas experience highly preferred
• Ability to be in office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, and remote Monday and Friday (however, may need to be every day or on-site pending workload)
• Expand the project management knowledge base in project management methodology, processes, tools, techniques, and software; increasing personal maturity in project management (Level 3 maturity)
• Expanded comprehension in project management guidelines, standard, processes, and job aids
• Expanded proficiency in project management information systems (PMIS) utilization and integration; scheduling software, risk management software, cost management software, and performance metrics (and dashboards) and tool integration of project controls information
• Applies an increasing proficiency in leadership, management, organizational theory, personal, interpersonal skills in a "situational leadership" application
• Manages project stakeholders using cognitive ability, personal effectiveness, innovation, value-based decision-making, integrated communication (soft and hard skills); conflict resolution, and teamwork
• Capability to efficiently perform duties under stringent deadlines, schedules, and conditions
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule. Must be able to work in areas of high noise, dust, extreme temperatures, confined spaces and chemical hazards
• Must have valid Driver's License
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future