Project Manager

HWilliams, LLC; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

HWilliams, LLC seeks a hands-on project controls professional to manage manufacturing/industrial initiatives. The role requires coordinating with clients, vendors, and internal teams, driving plans to execution, and maintaining schedule, cost, and scope.

Travel to client sites is expected; position begins in New Orleans. Qualified candidates demonstrate strong communication, problem solving, and the ability to lead diverse teams in fast-paced environments, delivering outcomes on time and within

Qualifications

• Strong communication and professional presentation skills.
• Ability to work across environments and levels of an organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with vendors and clients.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily and weekly project meetings.
• Develop and manage project schedules and plans.
• Monitor costs, forecasts, and reporting.
• Coordinate with vendors and contractors to meet client needs.
• Ensure safety, GMP, and quality standards are met throughout construction turnover.

Skills

Communication

Written & oral

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Decision making

Follow-through

Time management

Leadership

Tools

MS Office Suite

MS Project

Primivera

AutoCAD

Procore

Job description

Company Description HWilliams, LLC is a service-focused firm supporting clients across multiple industries with project controls, project management, construction coordination, startup support, training, and execution services. The company helps organizations plan, monitor, and deliver complex projects efficiently and safely. HWilliams, LLC emphasizes practical, hands-on support in the field and in the office to keep projects on schedule and within scope. Team members collaborate closely with clients and stakeholders to ensure smooth project delivery and continuous improvement.

Summary: This is a unique position that requires the understanding of manufacturing environments – people, systems, and equipment.Both technical and soft skills are required to be successful in this position.This is a hands on / boots on the ground position requiring the ability to work with a team to build a plan and then lead the team to execute the plan. It requires working as a third party, thereby interacting with, directing at times, and motiving individuals who are not subordinates, but who are outside vendors, employees of the client, and leadership of the client.Most importantly, it requires the ability to make things happen. This job is all about follow-up and making things happen; therefore, strong communication, problem solving, decision making, and ability to see the big picture; and an action-oriented personality are required.

Competency and Experience Requirements:

Requirements to be successful with our company:

1.Absolutely the most important thing is communication – open, honest, and frequent communication.

2.Ability to write, speak, and to present oneself professionally

3.Ability to work in any environment

4.Ability to work within all levels of an organization

5.Ability to work with others but also to be self-directed / independently (to figure out the next step, to know when to ask for help, to know when to give help)

6.Ability to be prepared for what the client “will” or “may” ask for

7.Ability to wear others’ hats – i.e., always think through what the client expects and the quality of work we issue

8.Ability to work multiple projects at one time

9.Ability to manage your time

10.Ability to recognize a problem before it becomes a problem

11.Ability to travel and work from client’s sites – assume 100% travel – this is NOT a work from home job – this is a work at the client’s site job. The role will begin in New Orleans but will travel once trained.

12.Ability to be on time

13.Ability to listen to others’ lessons learned and share lessons learned

14.Ability to put the team first – not let failure be an option regardless of personal feelings

15.Being a “do-er,” as well as a “thinker” – we make things happen. We put forth the effort to make things happen.We do not sit on the sidelines.

16.Proficient in MS Office Suite, and preferably in MS Project.With willingness and ability to learn Primivera, Autocad, or any other work-related software that we may need to use to meet our business or client’s needs (e.g., Procore).

17.OSHA 30 certification or willingness to obtain

Specific to success in this position:

1.Experience is managing manufacturing or industrial projects

2.Experience coordinating construction work

3.Experience working with vendors and contractors

4.Experience working with all levels of an organization

5.Experience with cost tracking, forecasting, analyzing

6.Experience in procurement

7.Experience in contract management

8.Experience managing others

9.Experience starting up systems

11.Experience organizing large amounts of data, tasks, people, and work in general

12.Knowledge of flows in manufacturing

13.Demonstrated history of creating and executing a plan – whether this is a project plan, construction execution plan, startup plan – some type of plan that demonstrates ability to create a plan using available data and manufacturing understanding, and then ability to execute that plan

14.Related education or certification

15.Ability to climb ladders and stairs, stand for long periods of time, travel frequently to vendor sites, work from vendor sites for periods of time based on the job, wear proper PPE as dictated by the job

Common Position Tasks:

Common Position Tasks:

• 1.Work Skills
• a.Ability to work safely and promote a safe working environment by all
• b.Ability to work with leadership, operations, engineering, and construction to integrate client’s standards into project to ensure safety, quality, GMP, and transference to operations at construction turnover meets client’s needs and expectations
• c.Ability to work with leadership, operations, engineering, engineering, and construction to define and execute punch lists and PSU lists / activities
• d.Willingness to complete any other tasks assigned, and ability to learn new things as needed / requested
• 2.Daily
• a.Lead daily and weekly project meetings
• b.Establish meetings at proper cadence with proper attendees based on need
• c.Ability to capture real time meeting notes and organize/distribute in a professional and timely manner
• d.Build and manage schedule
• e.Manage cost tracking/forecasting/reporting
• f.Create and track engineering instruction logs
• g.Create and track equipment status memorandums
• h.Assist in receiving, inspecting and documenting equipment receipt and movement to field for installation
• i.Manage activities of team in relation to accomplishing project deliverables
• j.Ensure all tools and processes (IWS and EWP) are completed as assigned to the project
• k.Manage equipment ordering / drawing / VAT / receipt processes
• l.Ensure S.O.W.s are produced on time and contain proper levels of information to drive fair and consistent bids (and contain lessons learned and trial data)
• m.Work with purchasing to manage bid process / review and comment on bids
• n.Work with resources to setup construction workers in system
• o.Work with resources to drive decisions
• p.Manage day-to-day construction against schedule and provide progress reports/updates
• q.Daily construction coordination
• r.Manage RFI/FI process
• s.Manage PSU list
• t.Coordinate 3rd party inspections
• u.Manage construction turnover process
• v.Ensure project cost meets expectation
• w.Provide regular updates per frequency advised by Eng. Mngr.
• y.Ensure pre-startup construction activities are completed successfully - address outages / issues that arise and drive to completion