Project Manager

Aecon Concessions; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aecon Concessions is seeking a Project Manager in Virginia. This role involves overseeing project execution, focusing on safety, quality, and cost. Responsibilities include managing schedules, budgets, and project work groups. Applicants must be U.S. citizens due to security requirements. The ideal candidate has a P. Eng or a relevant degree with at least 5 years of project management experience, including 3 years in an industrial environment. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years project management experience, with at least 3 years in an industrial environment.
• Applied knowledge of industrial project work and financial operations.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project work groups to ensure focus on execution goals.
• Oversee schedule development, scope management, and budget management.
• Ensure adherence to safety and quality standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Computer skills (MS Office)

Education

P. Eng or 4-year technical/business degree

Job description

Project Manager

Location: Mineral, VA, US

Operating Sector: Nuclear

As a Project Manager (PM) you will have the overall responsibility for successful execution of defined segments of work within the defined project, including achieving our operational goals for Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of Safety, Quality, Schedule, Cost. The primary responsibilities of the PM include: schedule development and maintenance, scope/change management, budget management, organizational management (establish adequate resources to perform the work) and overall coordination of work groups (construction, safety, engineering, training, procurement, tooling, contracts management, project controls and key client stakeholders.

Citizenship Requirement

This position requires access to nuclear facilities and information governed by U.S. federal regulations. As a result, applicants must be U.S. citizens to meet eligibility and security clearance requirements.

What you bring to the team:

• Responsible for overall coordination of project work groups to ensure collective focus on execution goals, and tracking/completion of all actions and deliverables across all work groups. More specifically, the PM coordinates/ensures:
  • Schedule is developed, maintained/updated, and regularly reviewed for accuracy
  • Creation and implementation of Action/Recovery Plans to address any schedule performance issues
  • Validation and monitoring of project metrics (Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule) for assigned work segments
  • Any resource constraints impacting planned work are identified and reported
  • Any potential changes to work are identified per the project change management procedure
  • Working with construction team (Superintendent) to ensure responsible for producing/validating and maintaining a staffing plan, Manpower Loading Forecast (MFL) for assigned scope
  • Ensure all required materials and services have been identified and ordered, as well as any material delivery risks identified and action/recovery plans assigned
  • To accomplish the above, the PM will lead a functional team comprised of representatives from all departments across the project organization as applicable, including/not limited to:
    • Construction
    • Engineering
    • Client Representatives
• Responsible for implementing the project readiness process for construction execution ex; Detailed Window Logic, Readiness Check Sheet Implementation, Report Card Status Reporting.
• Attends (or arranges representation for) and supports project planning meetings, including integration meetings, internal and customer reporting meetings, etc (as required)
• Responsible for coordination of prerequisite and execution task readiness in accordance to client and station reporting requirements – includes schedule and risk review meetings with construction management, supervision, engineering, quality, procurement and subcontractors to ensure logistics, execution strategy and schedule compliance are understood and achievable.
• Ensures outage readiness milestones are achieved.
• Schedules and coordinates Readiness meetings.
• Prepares, populates and status’ readiness check sheets based on work window schedules.
• Ensures all open items related to work start readiness and work closeout are captured, assigned and prioritized based on schedule, ensuring stakeholders are held accountable for resolution.
• Provides status and progress reports to customer, project team, and management as needed.
• Responsible for adherence to all policies, standards, procedures including but not limited to Safety, Quality, Code of Conduct, Business Ethics
• Supports Shift Supervisors and Superintendents with construction execution activities as required
• Performs such other duties and responsibilities as assigned by his/her supervisor/manager
• Develop and write reports, business correspondence
• Provide supervisory guidance to project personnel
• Administration of succession plans and performance reviews
• Preparation of job description, roles and responsibilities for staff
• Ensure all employees are fully trained for the function they are expected to fulfill

Dependent on project size and type may supervise:

• Project Scheduler/Planner(s)
• Indirect reports from all project functions (QC, Engineering, Training, etc)

What you bring:

• P. Eng and 4 year technical or business administration degree or equivalent. Alternate degrees/certifications in combination with applicable experience to be considered in lieu
• Minimum 5 years project management experience, 3 years in an Industrial environment
• Applied knowledge of Industrial project work, financial operations, project controls methods/standards, estimating and employee relations
• Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills (typical MS suite programs)

Aecon fosters diversity, inclusion and belonging within and across our organization. We consider all applicants for positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, mental or physical disabilities, veteran status, and all other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to adhering to the objectives and requirements outlined in the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities in a timely manner, through the implementation of the requirements of the EEOC and its applicable regulations. Appropriate accommodation under the EEOC will be provided upon request throughout the interview and hiring process.