Project Manager

Saicon; Walker (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Saicon is seeking an experienced Project Manager to deliver intermediate to large capital construction projects in the US. You will define scope, schedule, estimate, and manage costs, risk, and safety compliance while coordinating a multi-disciplinary team.

The role requires strong leadership, formal project management methodology, and ability to drive deadlines, budgets, and stakeholder communications across internal and external partners.

Qualifications

• Degree/experience options as listed (6/8/10 years depending on education level).
• Strong familiarity with gas utility work and industry best practices.
• Ability to utilize formal process improvement, problem-solving and analytical techniques.
• Proven ability to lead and direct the work of other team members and manage key projects to completion.
• Experience managing multiple assignments, budgets, and risk across projects.

Responsibilities

• Develops project scope and coordinates a team of specialists who provide project schedule, cost estimates and engineering specifications for capital projects.
• Ensures the completion of engineering, design, installation, testing, commissioning into service and project closeout.
• Responsible for project expenditures and the cost-effective procurement of labor, equipment and materials; coordinates with authorized company representatives in bid meetings and reviews.
• Supports daily management of on-site construction activities, working with contractors and service providers, including timely completion within approved budget.
• Responsible for meeting key performance metrics including scope, schedule, and budget for projects and/or programs.
• Communicates project status to all stakeholders and engages appropriate stakeholders in decisions to ensure a clear understanding of direction and expectations.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Budget & cost control

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master's or bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, construction management, project management, or business/management

Associate degree in engineering, engineering technology, architecture/technical design, project management, business/management, construction management, or construction technology

High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years of related project management experience

Tools

P6 Primavera

Job description

Job Description

The experienced Project Manager be responsible for the completion of intermediate to-large-size capital construction projects. Uses formal project management methods to identify and coordinate project team activities including defining scope of work, scheduling, estimating and engineering. Manages costs and change control procedures and ensures project close-out and documentation processes are complete. Project management responsibilities will include the coordination and completion of projects to ensure safety accountability & adherence of workplace standards. Incumbent will have responsibility to oversee all aspects of projects, set deadlines, assign responsibilities, and monitor and summarize progress of projects for leadership review.

Key Accountabilities

• Develops project scope and coordinates a team of specialists who provide project schedule, cost estimates and engineering specifications for capital projects
• Ensures the completion of engineering, design, installation, testing, commissioning into service and project closeout.
• Responsible for project expenditures and the cost-effective procurement of labor, equipment and materials: coordinates with authorized company representatives in conducting bid meetings and reviews, supplier selections and evaluations; determines contracting strategy congruent with labor utilization strategies.
• Supports daily management of on-site construction activities, working with contractors and service providers, including timely completion of work within approved budget.
• Responsible for meeting key performance metrics including scope, schedule, and budget for projects and/or programs.
• Communicates project status to all stakeholders and engages appropriate stakeholders in decisions to ensure a clear understanding of direction and expectations.
• Interfaces with internal organizations, plants, suppliers, trade labor organizations (unions), etc.
• May support contract administration services for blanket orders or other subcontractors and vendors.
• Evaluates conditions and consults on solutions to control project risk.
• Ensures compliance with safety, environmental and regulatory requirements.
• Performs detailed variance on estimate to actual variance relating to all components of the process.
• Ability with Project Management techniques and use of Project Management tools, including ability to handle multiple assignments concurrently without direct supervision.

Requirements

• This is a multi-track base requirement job; education and experience requirements can be satisfied through one of the following three options:
• Master's or bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, architecture, construction management, project management, or business/management and 6 years of project management experience.
• Associate degree in engineering, engineering technology, architecture/technical design, project management, business/management, construction management, or construction technology and 8 years of related project management experience.
• High School Diploma or equivalent and 10 years of related project management experience.
• Strong familiarity with gas utility work and industry best practices is essential
• Ability to utilize formal process improvement, problem-solving and analytical techniques
• Proven ability to lead and direct the work of other team members and manage key projects to completion.

Preferred

• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
• Operations experience in the Utility industry
• Use of P6 Primavera
• Ability to have crucial conversations with support partners.
• Analysis of metrics on project deadlines, budgets, and deliverables
• Experience presenting strategic plans to all levels of leadership, including senior leaders.