Construction Project Lead – Machinery Moves

MEI Industrial Solutions; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

MEI Industrial Solutions is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Houston, TX to assist the Project Manager and Sales team with estimating, securing, and managing machinery moving and rigging jobs from inception to completion.

The role requires coordinating with Estimator and operations, managing multi-phase projects, and traveling to client sites. Strong MS Office, SharePoint, and CAD skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Requires a high school degree or GED equivalent.
• Familiar with a variety of field concepts, practices, procedures, and risks.
• Excellent interpersonal communication, presentation, supervisory and project management skills.
• Experience with job costing, general construction accounting & fiscal responsibility of projects.
• Project Scheduling – able to use scheduling platforms such as MS Project for large projects.
• Highly self-directed and motivated; works effectively on a team or independently.
• Suitable knowledge including machine assembly, erection, layout, leveling and alignments.
• Must be able to work along aside field technician in assembly and erecting machine tools.
• Problem-solving and time management skills.
• Ability to use initiative and independent judgment within established guidelines.
• Ability to negotiate effectively with peers around priority and design.
• Ability to effectively recognize and resolve conflict in early stages.
• Ability to regularly participate and contribute to department and team meetings.
• Proficient skills with the MS office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook); some CAD, Blue Beam Revu, SketchUp or similar.
• Demonstrated knowledge of SharePoint.

Responsibilities

• Review plans and other technical documents, answer questions regarding the scope and/or timing of the project, monitor costs and project progress.
• Conduct Pre-Hand-Off Meeting (prior to commencement of the project) & Post-Hand-Off Meeting (post completion of the project) with the Estimator and operations team ensuring clarity of the job scope and expectations, as well as establishing lessons learned.
• Know and understand contract language and execute project successfully to remain in contract scope.
• Responsible for working alongside the Project Manager to plan, administer, and complete assigned projects, which may cross several functional areas, such as facilities, operations, or administration.
• Ability to manage assignments which may vary in length, complexity and are multi-phased. Project size ranges from one-day job to 6-month project, and may manage 3-8 projects to include bidding, planning, close-out, and spectrum phases.
• Communicate directly with client/contractors/designers/subcontractors utilizing a RFQ/Proposal process concerning project cost, scope of work, staffing, scheduling, and change orders.
• Collaborate with various teams to execute the project management plan; revises & plan via a structured change order process as appropriate to meet changing needs and requirements.
• Prepare project status reports and works to ensure plans adhere to contract specifications.
• Work closely with estimating team in all phases of the project and safety professional in coordinating safety training, accident and injury investigations, equipment, or property damage incident investigations.
• Must be able to work onsite and travel to client’s job site, while directing all activities on the project.
• Work with cross-functional team members to develop detailed project schedule including milestones, deliverables, and dependencies based on business objectives, budget, scope, timeline, and risks.
• Facilitate weekly meetings to provide an update on project progress and resolve issues while communicating with team members, stakeholders, and executives.
• Maintain project files in SharePoint to ensure project continuity and historic documentation.
• Consistently demonstrates professional conduct as a representative of MEI and adheres to the corporate mission, vision, and values.

Skills

MS Office

CAD

Blue Beam Revu

SketchUp

SharePoint

Driver's license

Travel willingness

Project management

Interpersonal skills

MS Project

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

MS Project

Job description

MEI Industrial Solutions is seeking an Assistant Project Manager in Houston, TX to assist the Project Manager and Sales team with estimating, securing, and managing machinery moving and rigging jobs from inception to completion.

The role requires coordinating with Estimator and operations, managing multi-phase projects, and traveling to client sites. Strong MS Office, SharePoint, and CAD skills are essential.