Seismic Project Manager- Refinery Construction

Turner & Townsend • Richmond, CA

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Seismic Project Manager to support the construction of a large-scale Oil & Gas Refinery Upgrade. The ideal Project Manager will be driven to provide our clients with excellent service. This is a 4x a week onsite Project Manager role in Richmond, California and El Segundo, California.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Ideally 4 years of field experience in MEP construction accepted in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years of experience in project management, with a focus on mechanical systems in Industrial or Refinery Facilities.
• Proven experience commissioning complex mechanical systems and equipment.
• Strong understanding of health and safety practices in an industrial environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a strong focus on deadlines and budget constraints.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera).

Nice To Haves

• PMP or equivalent certification (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chain to deliver compliant projects.
• Analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized.
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects.
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required.
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are being applied correctly.
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews.
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications.
• Forecast and update key project milestones.
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria.
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders.
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field.
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required.
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittents, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers.
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities.
• Strategic Thinking - provide advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients’ objectives and business objectives.
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured.
• Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes.
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Benefits

• We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level