Project Manager

Wood•Seminole, TX

11h•Hybrid

About The Position

Wood is currently recruiting for a Project Manager to support our Facilities Construction Group. The position has a broad scope therefore the successful candidate will be required to be based in the United States (no relocation assistance is provided), with the ability to travel nationwide up to 25% of the time. The ideal candidate would be based near Seminole, TX, however remote work is possible. Authorization to work lawfully in the US without sponsorship from Wood is required. Create delivery excellence across assigned project/portfolio, provide certainty and confidence to the customer/project sponsor, and robust control of project scope, schedule, cost and risk. Specifies and coordinates the implementation and completion of a moderate sized project, portfolio of small projects, or a major component of a large project. This includes responsibility for safe delivery, ensuring that quality, schedule, and cost targets are met and for managing the associated risk. Responsible for delivery of project to agreed specifications, for managing change and customer relationships, and ensuring appropriate reporting and governance is adhered to and controlled.

Requirements

Technical degree is preferred or the equivalency with substantial, relevant experience in construction
Minimum 10 years’ construction experience, preferably in facilities construction
Strong client interface skills and the ability to work well in an EPC environment are essential
Must have a good working knowledge of project controls including scheduling, budgeting, progress monitoring and forecasting
Typically requires more than 10 years of pertinent experience including minimum 5 years’ experience managing projects or part of projects, mastering their area and knowledgeable about impacts on other areas
Good level of experience in the related field, industry, and locations of the work
Proven project management experience as well as a good understanding of business issues
Thorough understanding of project management techniques and practices
Thorough understanding of project goals, drivers and strategies
Experience of developing and implementing measures of success and benefits on several projects
Knowledge of prioritising stakeholders and the development of stakeholder management plans
Has interfaced with key stakeholders on projects to obtain, create and maintain requirements and acceptance criteria on several occasions
Good knowledge of industry and company risk management processes. Well versed in qualitative assessment methods and some knowledge of quantitative assessment techniques
Able to use common estimating techniques to derive estimates and costs on standard projects
Good knowledge of contract models, conditions, types and their suitability in different situations
Able to deliver effective project initiation on multi-phase projects and produce project execution plans
Well versed in international and company quality assurance standards
Knowledge of commercial and contract conditions applicable to the procurement of various types of goods and services
In-depth knowledge of scheduling techniques, their properties and uses
Good knowledge and experience in project monitoring and forecasting
Ability to manage change control process on project with several sub-contractors
Good knowledge of all handover and close-out activities required for customer, company and suppliers
Understanding of Cash Flow management as well as projection/forecast of cost at completion
Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda
Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrates and embeds company values
Able to motivate, engage and influence a diverse group of people, many without a direct reporting relationship
Customer focused – develops sincere and open relationships with customers, current and potential; constantly striving to exceed expectations and add value. Able to develop and maintain strong customer relationships, including ability to influence
Ability to effectively manage resources (personnel, equipment, materials etc.)
Exceptional negotiation skills and ability to handle sensitive communications
Excellent verbal, written and presentational communication skills
Strong influencer, negotiator and mediator
Flexible to respond and adapt to changing internal and external context
Decisive, with ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured
Strong team builder capable of identifying and adopting best practices, engendering a spirit of cooperation and energising people towards optimum performance enabling cross functional best practice
Pragmatic in approach with a strong commercial bias and ability to balance commerciality with operational excellence
Entrepreneurial approach - ability to identify opportunities

Responsibilities

Project Execution P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection
Contributes to and reviews the project proposal and plan to determine timeframe, procedures for accomplishing the project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of the project. Contributes to setting project evaluation parameters
Negotiates changes to project scope or specification with the customer. Follows Change Management process to identify and approve modifications to scope, cost, schedule and quality
Establishes project procedures and leads production of project execution plan including the scope of work, deliverables list, master schedule, budget, org charts, risk register etc.
Regularly reports project progress to senior management and/or the customer
Responsible for delivery of agreed schedule and financial performance, proactively intervening to avoid slippage
Ensures competence of project team members to carry out assigned work
Leads ongoing focus on risk identification and mitigation during project execution
Responsible for the project HSSE leadership, ensures a program of initiatives and auditing schedule are established and that HSSE and quality management issues are proactively addressed
Responsible for ensuring project team members are competent to carry out assigned duties
Promotes and sets up performance improvement culture and actions on complex projects and into their supply chains
Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies
Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct
Coaches, mentors and empowers others to make decisions within established parameters
Provides the interface and maintains effective relationships with other contributors to the project
Guides and directs project team and functional support teams as required
Interface and coordinate with Operational and/or Contract Management to ensure delivery of operational goals
Primary point of contact for customer on assigned scope. Establishes and maintains a positive and effective customer relationship, ensuring payment terms are met, and communicating any delays
Manage relationships with external suppliers and sub-contractors and resolves cost, schedule and quality issues
Seeks out new avenues for building internal and external relationships
Monitors existing relationships
May act as company representative and play a role in contract negotiations
Influences relationships at higher customer level