Construction Project Manager

Aqua America, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Utilities, Inc. is seeking an experienced Construction Project Manager to lead scheduling, budgeting and coordination across gas distribution projects.

You will work with project managers, supervisors, and field staff to ensure accurate data, timely schedules, and efficient execution while maintaining governance and change control. Preferred candidates hold a BS in Engineering or related field with 8+ years in design, estimating or PM in oil and gas, and are proficient in MS Office, MS

Qualifications

• BS in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years design, estimating or construction PM experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and MS Office suite.
• Multitasking ability to prioritize, organize and schedule work.

Responsibilities

• Communicates with Project Managers and staff across disciplines on project information.
• Ensures accuracy of data for project schedules, budgets and metrics.
• Oversees construction schedules for self‑performed and subcontracted projects.
• Manages multiple projects and classifies categories by size and complexity.
• Advises operations on workload and monitors backlog to keep crews productive.
• Provides financial oversight and constructability reviews during design and estimating.
• Follows PM best practices and identifies efficiency improvements.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises scheduling, engineering and material control.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Budgeting

Communication

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera

SAP

MRS

Job description

Essential Utilities, Inc. delivers safe, clean, reliable services that improve quality of life for individuals, families, and entire communities. Operating as the Aqua (water and wastewater services) and the Peoples and Delta (natural gas) brands, Essential serves approximately 5.5 million people across 10 states.

Responsibilities

• Communicates and coordinates with Project Managers, Supervisors, Managers, and Operational Field Staff from multiple disciplines on information related to various projects across business areas and geographical markets.
• Ensures accuracy of reported data provided by the construction group to update and analyze project schedules, project budgets and metric tracking instruments.
• Oversees construction schedules for self‑performed and subcontracted projects of various scope and size.
• Manages multiple projects and identifies project categories (small, medium and large) of low to moderate complexity.
• Advises construction operations of project work load on short‑term and long‑term schedules and monitors backlog of construction‑ready projects, providing leadership and support to keep construction crews productive on multiple gas distribution projects.
• Provides technical support, financial oversight, and constructability reviews during the design and estimating process on multiple projects.
• Provides financial oversight during project construction and identifies, clarifies, and documents changes from initial project objectives and scope of work to support the change management process.
• Follows company project management best practices and identifies areas for improvement.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises scheduling, engineering, material control, and may provide day‑to‑day direction of administrative staff in scheduling, accounting, purchasing, etc.
• Updates project status in the company’s ERP system on a regular basis and ensures that project financials are accurately reported and communicates project status on a regular basis to both internal stakeholders.
• Oversees project schedule to ensure deadlines are met; monitors productivity and schedule performance; resolves schedule issues or conflicts in conjunction with construction and makes necessary recommendations to meet project budget and schedule requirements.
• Follows company project management best practices and advises managers on corrective actions, recommendations for improvement, or identifies opportunities for increased efficiency.

Minimum Requirements

• BS in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or other technical field.
• Minimum of 8 years of design, estimating or construction project management experience, preferably in the oil and gas industry.
• Proficient skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other Microsoft Office suite programs.
• Multi‑tasking ability to prioritize, organize, and schedule work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Registration as a Professional Engineer is preferred but not required.
• PMP certification is preferred.
• Experience in scheduling software, MS Project, Primavera, etc.
• Experience in Enterprise Management Software and Resource Management Software including SAP and MRS.
• Previous experience encountering new and varied work situations interacting with others both inside and outside the company (immediate associates, field engineers, vendors, and clients).

Peoples Natural Gas and Essential Utilities, Inc. are Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers dedicated to building a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons, regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status or any other status protected by law. The company is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.