Construction PM- Industrial Machinery Installation & Relocation

Senior Project manager overseeing large scale Industrial Machinery Installation projects throughout the Southeast. These installations are within newly constructed facilities or within renovations. Travel is 75% to project sites and 25% office work. Must have previous experience in a similar role overseeing teams of Millwrights, Riggers, Electricans on robus industrial machinery installation or relocation. SC/NC locals preferred or must relocate to Greenville/Spartanburg SC area (relocation assistance provided).

Summary of Primary Functions:

The Senior Project Manager is responsible for providing comprehensive project management and general management support across a range of engineering projects and working with the Location Manager and Sales Manager to grow the business and maximize all opportunities for work.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

- Solicit vendors and subcontractors for assigned projects as necessary.

- Review and analyze bids for conformance to project specifications, price, material quality, and related items.

- Discusses and resolves any questions with the customer before submission of final estimate.

- Follow approved estimating practices consistent with corporate guidelines.

- Ensure such practices result in the most complete estimates possible while ensuring the financial objectives are met.

- Utilizean estimation software package to complete estimating.

- Computes cost factors and prepares estimates used for management purposes such as planning, organizing, and scheduling work; preparing bids; selecting vendors or subcontractors; and determining cost-effectiveness.

- Accurately price change orders for ongoing work.

- Ensure that the information required to begin the estimating process is accurate and available.

- Accurately size equipment and analyze safety considerations.

- Prepare and submit proposals.

- Manage engineering projects on behalf of key customers who operate in a high-pressure, high-quality production/manufacturing environment.

- Effective planning, control, and monitoring, both internally and directly with the client, of projects secured from the quotation stage, through negotiation to contract completion and final accounts.

- Effective project cost tracking and financial control.

- Produce quotes and undertake estimating for small to medium-sized engineering projects once training has been provided using the Company’s standard commercial approach.

- Provide general commercial and project support to the region to enable budgeted results to be achieved.

- Effective liaison throughout the sales and order-securing process phase; works with other personnel on a national and international level throughout the contract.

- Achievement of high-profit levels through effective contract management, ensuring efficient utilization of labor resources at all skill levels and disciplines, sub-contractors, equipment, and plant suppliers.

- Reporting on contract performance regularly and to Company standard requirements, ensuring all potential opportunities, variations, and risks are identified and reported to the Engineering Manager as soon as possible.

- Define the scope and methods of work.

- Ensure Contracts secured are sound commercially.

- Ensure a proactive approach is adopted for all existing and potential customers to build client relationships and boost market share.

- Ensure all projects comply with Safety, Quality, and other Company systems and procedures.

- Carry out effective national and international liaisons as required.

Experience:

- Experience managing mechanical and electrical engineering projects mainly installations of production equipment.

- Strong general experience of mechanical engineering.

- Strong commercial skills and project management skills, particularly: negotiating, planning, estimating, costing and quoting.

- Strong IT (MS Office) and numeracy skills.

- Experience managing a small team and controlling, organizing, and motivating internal labor resources and sub-contractors.

- Knowledge of current H&S legislation & Risk Management processes.

- Good financial skills including:

- cost and budgetary controls

- accounting controls and procedures through to final accounts

- Project Management qualification or specific training

- Ability to secure contractor’s license(s) for the company

Key Competencies:

- Excellent written and verbal skills at technical and professional levels.

- Able to explain technical concepts simply and succinctly.

- Solution oriented.

- Able to work at a consistent level under pressure and demanding deadlines.

- Able to work with others in various team environments and to be confident and assertive with people at all levels.

- Able to persuade others.

- Excellent time management skills, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks.

- Able to build strong business relationships with key clients.

Work Environment

: Remote

and on-site within the United States.

Travel Required:

75%.