Senior Project Manager

ROLE
WHC Energy Services – A Surerus Murphy Company (WHC), is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Project Manager to oversee the estimation and construction of oil & gas facility construction projects across North America.

The Senior Project Manager position has a key role within the WHC organization to ensure our projects are delivered to the highest standards. The Senior Project Manager has an overall responsibility for all aspects of Health, Safety, Quality, and Environment compliance, managing client relations, pre-award planning, and developing project strategies to suit the client’s and corporate needs of the Company for a project or multiple projects. This includes oversight and coordination of procurement, prime contracts, subcontractor management program and project controls functions including profitability, schedule, cost, change management and risk management.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supported by the Project Director, the Senior Project Manager will transition a contract award into a set of project deliverables including creating work plans, evolving the proposal bid estimate to a project budget, developing the project baseline schedule from the proposal schedule.
• Lead the project management team throughout the lifecycle of the project.
• Interfaces with all other functional leaders within the organization to facilitate successful development of the project from solution stage constructability through construction, installation, commissioning, and handover to the client.
• Provides clear direction and leadership to the team members to ensure the project’s key performance objectives (cost, schedule, safety, quality, environmental, owner satisfaction, and subcontract relationships) are achieved.
• Distributes workload to capitalize on individual and group strengths while ensuring balanced exposure to work experience and development opportunities.
• Demonstrates leadership in health, safety, and environmental protection on the project. Applies the requirements of the Site-Specific Safety Plan, Environmental Protection Plan and Project Quality Plan to promote overall compliance of SMJV’s QHSE standards, applicable Acts, regulations and codes with all employees and subcontractors on the project.
• Ensures that project goals are met or exceeded.
• Develop, implement, and manage a project specific “Project Management & Control” plan for each project.
• Liaise with Construction Managers and Superintendents to develop, implement and manage project execution plans.
• Lead the project teams in the development of the project construction methodology and procedures on an ongoing basis.
• Manage and administrate all project reporting requirements, both internally and externally.
• Utilize all corporate project systems and processes to meet the project deliverables.
• Manage and maximize the use of project resources to effectively deliver projects on time and on budget.
• Responsible for the project change management process.
• Manage and coordinate subcontractor relations and administrative processes.
• Responsible and accountable for the project financial results.
• Support operations and functional management in the achievement of corporate initiatives.
• Building and maintaining relationships with the client and their representatives.
• As required and when necessary, perform estimating and/or estimate reviews.

Note: In addition to these duties personnel are required to carry out such other duties as may be reasonably required in order to support the objectives of the company.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS
Experience

• Minimum 12 years related work experience is required.
• Project experience on medium to large scale facility projects is an asset.
• Previous experience managing design build infrastructure projects is an asset.
• Field based project experience is an asset.

Qualifications

• Completion of post secondary education in civil engineering/technology, construction management, or a related field is an asset.
• Combination of education and relevant experience.
• A professional designation such as PE., P. Tech or PMP is an asset.

Skills & Knowledge

• Strong communication skills. Confidently interacts with key contacts in verbal, written and electronic form.
• Understands the oil and gas industrial construction industry.
• Can read and understand construction documents including contracts, drawings, specifications, subcontracts.
• Proven understanding of estimating and project management theories, methodologies, and industry practices.
• Thorough understanding of scheduling processes.
• Can contribute to and integrate cost reports.
• Familiarity with relevant construction codes, standards, and practices.

WORKING CONDITIONS
This is an office-based position located at one of our core offices in either Broussard, LA or The Woodlands, TX. The role requires travel to the project site at least three days per week.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
The Senior Project Manager reports to the Project Director.

EEO Statement
WHC is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We thank all applicants in advance. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.