Field Project Manager (Pulp & Paper)

  Aerotek

  Portland, Oregon, United States

Job Description:

Estimating:

• Meeting the customer for pre-bid meetings and bid walks.
• Attending meeting and planning sessions with customer personnel to develop budgets and estimates.
• Analyzing and understanding the customer's needs and intentions.
• Preparing and distributing questions, clarifications and addenda to the bid.
• Assuring bid deadlines are met.
• Selecting subcontractors and managing the appropriate communications with them throughout the bid process.
• Working with purchasing agent to contact appropriate vendors for material pricing and purchasing.
• Communicates with sales staff to coordinate efficient sales calls.

Project Management:

• Coordinating pre-job planning and scheduling.
• Supervising all field personnel, through the proper chain of command, to successfully complete the project on schedule and within budget.
• Assuring good construction safety practices with all on-site activities.
• Understanding labor contracts and communicating with union shop stewards.
• Working with craft General Foreman or foremen to develop and manage manpower requests with the various unions and assures
• Determining the proper onsite job support structure, i.e.; QC, Safety Timekeeper, Office Manager, and coordinating their scheduling.
• Working with our office staff to assure PO's are received and phase codes are assigned.
• Managing crew size throughout the project and establishing timelines for layoffs.
• Auditing daily timesheets and working with admin. staff to meet field payroll requirements.
• Meeting with customer as necessary, including project meetings and project closeout.
• Assisting in closing out projects through final invoicing.
• Following up with customer to assure invoice is paid on time.
• Reporting to management daily.
• Maintaining positive relationships with customers, contractors, suppliers
• Communicating frequently with jobsite Safety Coordinator and Company Safety Director.

Qualifications:

• Proven experience managing
• Several examples of delivering large mechanical projects successfully on time, within budget.
• Excellent communication skills and experience updating senior leadership on project related activities.
• Excellent organizational, supervisory, and leadership skills to manage a team of craftsman and engineers.
• Proven multitasking skills and the ability to work under pressure.
• Excellent analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate a high level of ethical behavior in exercising judgment and discretion in matters of significance.
• Ability to build bridges and collaborate throughout the organization, achieving buy-in and support across the organization.
• Ability to work 12 + hour shifts at jobsites when required.
• Ability to work away from home (primarily in the Northwest) for 2 to 4 week periods.
• A Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management or equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience in operations and construction.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or Professional Engineering (PE) license is a plus.
• Ten (10) years of experience in the construction industry; ASME Code experience preferred but not required.
• Robust experience in project management and execution of successful significant capital projects.
• Experience managing a multidisciplinary craft team.
• Experience managing subcontractors.
• Experience in budgeting, tracking costs, analyzing data, and developing action plans
• Experience in pulp and paper industry a plus

Compensation

$80,000.00 - $90,000.00 /Year

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