Project Manager III

CDI Engineering Services•Houston, TX

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Project Manager III Direct Position with TCE located in the Houston Engineering Center located in SW Houston. The Project Manager III provides leadership, coordination, and execution oversight for capital and operational projects—often delivered across multiple TCE offices and global workshare partners. This role ensures that project objectives for safety, scope, schedule, cost, quality, and client satisfaction are met while efficiently leveraging distributed teams across IST–CST time zones. The Project Manager III operates within an EPCM environment and is responsible for managing projects up to $150MM TIC, using strong commercial acumen, logic‑based scheduling knowledge, and advanced Earned Value Management (EVM) capabilities. The Project Manager III role includes accountability for project financial performance, team mentoring, continuous improvement, and execution of projects within TCE’s EPCM delivery model across multiple offices.

Requirements

Fifteen (15) years of engineering industry experience with at least five (5) years as Project Manager II or equivalent.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field preferred; equivalent experience considered.

Nice To Haves

Professional Engineering (PE) license preferred but not required.
PMP or similar project management certification is a plus.
15+ years of relevant experience may substitute for degree with approval from Director of Engineering.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day leadership of assigned projects under general direction of a Project Director.
Develop and maintain the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and Project Procedure Manual, incorporating multi‑office/global delivery elements.
Establish clear project objectives, communication frameworks, governance structures, and decision-making mechanisms.
Support other project teams and proposals as needed to maintain overall business unit utilization and project continuity.
Lead and coordinate project execution across multiple U.S. offices and global teams operating across time zones.
Manage discipline interfaces, handoffs, deliverable sequencing, and collaborative workflows ensuring consistency across offices.
Utilize SharePoint, Teams, ACC, and other digital platforms to maintain alignment, documentation, and collaboration.
Coach and mentor project team members, fostering a high‑performance culture.
Define and control project scope; lead structured change management processes.
Use logic-based scheduling concepts to work with the dedicated Scheduler (Primavera P6 managed by others) to sequence activities, validate critical paths, and understand schedule impacts.
Partner with Project Controls to establish cost controls, forecasts, and progress metrics using EVM methodologies, including Estimate to Complete (ETC) and Estimate at Completion (EAC).
Use Power BI dashboards (as a consumer) to interpret project performance data, communicate insights, and request the needed analytics.
Accountable for project financial performance, including budget adherence, forecasting accuracy, and profitability targets.
Review and approve project invoices and major expenditures within delegated authority limits in accordance with company policy.
Ensure alignment between estimated, forecast, and actual project costs.
Execute projects in compliance with contract requirements, documenting deviations, assumptions, and interpretations.
Manage projects under EPCM, Time & Materials (T&M), and Lump Sum commercial models.
Contribute to proposals, estimates, and contracting strategies; support or lead negotiations when assigned.
Maximize profitability through effective staffing, risk mitigation, scope control, and productivity improvements.
Execute projects within an EPCM delivery model, coordinating engineering, procurement, and construction support activities while managing interfaces between TCE, vendors, and construction contractors.
Ensure project execution aligns with contractual responsibilities, clearly defining scope boundaries between TCE, client, and third-party contractors.
Support construction planning and coordination activities while maintaining EPCM-specific roles and responsibilities unless otherwise assigned.
Identify and mitigate risks, including those unique to distributed/global delivery (e.g., time‑zone delays, handoff risks, data integrity).
Ensure safe work practices and safe design outcomes in accordance with TCE and client requirements.
Maintain ISO‑9001 compliance and support continuous improvement across all participating offices.
Participate in project reviews and root-cause evaluations related to safety, quality, cost, or schedule issues and ensure lessons learned are incorporated into future projects.
Support continuous improvement initiatives across TCE, including application of best practices, quality standards, and process improvements identified through project execution.
Promote consistent use of TCE project procedures, templates, and digital systems to improve execution efficiency and quality.
Utilize Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), SharePoint, Teams, and other collaboration tools to manage workflows and coordinate design deliverables.
Ensure data accuracy, security, and traceability across multi‑office execution environments.
Promote consistent application of digital standards and centralized project data repositories.
Identify opportunities for follow-on work and support business development activities within existing client accounts.
Serve as a primary point of contact with the client, lead meetings, reviews, and structured communication updates.
Build and maintain strong client relationships; drive customer satisfaction and repeat business.
Ensure alignment among CDI leadership, functional managers, global delivery partners, and client representatives.
Determine project staffing needs across all participating offices; coordinate with functional leaders to assemble the project team.
Provide leadership, direction, feedback, and mentoring to team members and discipline leads.
Participate in formal PM mentoring and knowledge-sharing programs established by TCE leadership.
Provide structured mentoring and development guidance to Project Engineers, Project Leads, and Junior Project Managers across participating offices.
Support development of the TCE Project Management community through participation in mentoring initiatives, training activities, and knowledge sharing sessions.
Provide performance feedback and coaching to team members to support career development and project execution excellence.