Senior Project Manager

First Quality • Defiance, OH

13d • Onsite

About The Position

First Quality is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager for our First Quality Tissue Division located in Defiance, Ohio, site for a new state-of the art tissue manufacturing complex. The role involves overall management of projects, including scope definition, design, constructability, end-user engagement, close-out documentation, and contract administration. The Senior Project Manager will coordinate with Engineering and Procurement for equipment and material purchases, manage construction contract procurement, and oversee all contracted vendors/contractors. This position is also responsible for managing the Project Team personnel, including recruitment and HR-related issues, and providing direction and development to direct reports. A core focus is on Construction Site Safety, Quality programs, and the Construction Check-Out process to ensure a smooth handover to Operations. The role requires overall management of planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and reporting processes, ensuring accurate project status communication and timely completion. The Senior Project Manager will report regularly to senior leadership and collaborate with production leadership.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Project Management experience with 15+ years of successful expertise.
• Large greenfield project experience, including experience leading at least $75M+ manufacturing projects; experience with campus builds (multiple buildings) preferred.
• Vast construction and engineering knowledge.
• Core belief in site Safety.
• Previous experience with both Lump Sum and Unit Rate contacting.
• Solid Project Controls knowledge.
• Knowledge of paper production equipment and processes.
• Deep domain with project and construction management.
• Advanced verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Superior interpersonal skills.
• Ability to keep sensitive information confidential.

Nice To Haves

• Pulp and paper industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Overall management inclusive of services scope definition, design deliverables prioritization, constructability, reviews and approvals, engaging end-users, ensuring complete close-out documentation, administration of agreement terms and conditions.
• Manage and coordinate interface between Engineering and Division Procurement for the purchase of equipment and bulk materials.
• Manage construction contract procurement by the Project Team inclusive of RFP preparation, bid process, post bid verification and award recommendation.
• Responsible and accountable for all contracted vendors/contractors and their deliverables.
• Overall management of Project Team personnel, ramp-up and down of third party personnel, recruitment as necessary, administration of HR related issues.
• Provides direction, supervision and development to all direct reports, ensures that all project team members receive clear direction, feedback and development.
• Overall responsibility for Construction Site Safety inclusive of program enhancements, implementation and enforcement.
• Overall management of the Quality program ensuring incorporation of previous projects lessons learned, ensuring quality is built-in from the beginning and continuous improvement in processes to meet the high standards of First Quality.
• Overall management of the Construction Check-Out process inclusive of system boundaries definition, flushing, testing and complete check-out with required documentation.
• Ensure a complete installation is turned over to Operations in a sequential manner to support Operational Check-Out and Start-Up.
• Schedule - Overall management of planning, scheduling and progress measurement processes for all project phases.
• Cost - Overall management of estimating/budgeting, value engineering, cost management, change control, forecasting and reporting processes.
• Project Controls processes and tools shall ensure accurate project status communication and timely completions to support end-user requirements.
• Reports regularly to senior leadership on project status and works closely with production leadership to ensure accurate installation and application.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities
• Paid time off (three-week minimum)
• Medical, dental and vision starting day one
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2500)
• Bundle of joy benefit (year's worth of free diapers to all team members with a new baby)
• Tuition assistance
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums

What This Job Offers

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