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Project Manager III

Job Title
Project Manager III
Job ID
27625522
Location
Midland,  MI
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Description
Project Manager III
Midland, MI

SUMMARY
Plans, directs, organizes, and executes activities of designated projects to ensure that goals and objectives of the projects are accomplished within a prescribed timeframe and funding parameters performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors assigned to the projects.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
 
  • Provides project leadership under the general supervision of a Project Director.
  • Responsible for designated project results.
  • Develop the Project Procedure Manual under the guidance of a Project Director.
  • Reports on status of project to a Project Director.
  • Coordinates with Project Controls on the schedule and budget for appropriate element of project.
  • Determines staffing requirements and directs design team personnel.
  • Documents issues related to the contract, know the contract and execute per the terms of the contract.
  • Establishes a cost-effective environment.
  • Maximize profitability for CDI.
  • Be proactive in meeting challenges and deliver value.
  • Expand CDI’s role and services.
  • Assess risk and take action to mitigate risk.
  • Maintain communication on all aspects of the project.
  • Responsible for effective scope definition and change management.
  • Ensure a safe work environment and a safe design, per CDI and client safety guidelines.
  • Conducts requirements review.
  • Assures that adequate Project Controls for the project are functioning.
  • Establishes and defines project organization under guidance from supervisor.
  • Develops Project Execution Plan for designated project.
  • Ensures that the Project Execution Plan is followed during the life of the project.
  • Coach and mentor project team.
  • Interfaces with the client regarding project (s).
  • Works toward ensuring customer satisfaction with project results.
  • Complies with all CDI operating guidelines and standards, including ISO – 9001 standards.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
 
  • Capable of planning, organizing and running small projects up to $50MM TIC. 
  • Should have excellent knowledge of all areas of engineering execution, discipline interface, how information flows between disciplines and how to tailor to the project. 
  • Excellent knowledge of material management processes across all accounts and all phases of the project life cycle and of construction execution and interfaces with engineering and procurement. 
  • Able to perform as a site manager, analyze project controls documents with knowledge across a spectrum of projects.  Able to present cost estimates to CDI Management and clients, fully understand and administer U.S. contracts.
  • Can act as head of contract negotiation team, think strategically in terms of positioning CDI to make the maximum profit, act as proposal manager on large projects, prepare and administer business plan including risk mitigation. 
  • Shows leadership with regard to automation. 
  • Must have demonstrated leadership capability on projects in the office as well as in the field. 
  • Possesses excellent communication skills with task force, with client and with CDI management. 
  • Has solid presentation skills, excellent problem solving and decision making skills. 
  • Is able to make decisions that must be made, however unpopular. 
  • Exhibits knowledge and concern regarding personnel development and works to accomplish with leads and supervised employees. 
  • Has proven track record of good client relations.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
Bachelor’s degree in engineering or technical field from four-year college or university is desired. Fifteen (15) years experience in the engineering industry, 5 years as Project Manager II.  Professional Engineering license preferred, not required.  15 + years experience in lieu of degree.  Experience based on knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify with the approval of Director of Engineering.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, mechanical flowsheets, piping specifications and governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.  Ability to effectively present information to groups of managers, clients, customers and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
As a minimum, must be able to demonstrate those skills commensurate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Must be proficient in various software applications including word processing, spreadsheets and presentation software.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or schedule form. 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to feel or handle objects, tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is regularly required to talk and hear (i.e. audible alarms).  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.   The employee must be able to travel by plane.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color (i.e. color-coded alarms), peripheral, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may periodically be required to travel to client job-sites, usually heavy industrial (chemical) production facilities and access all areas. Therefore, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts; high precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; and the risk of electric shock.  The noise level in work place can be loud to moderate depending on location.

EXPECTATIONS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
All CDI employees must demonstrate their support for the Quality as a Business Strategy and the following Quality Goals are a part of every job.

 
  • Produce clear and organized output, with conformance to standards.
  • Recognize that we all have internal and external customers who are dependent on the quality and timeliness of our output to meet their commitments. Coordinate assigned work to support all customers.
  • While contributing to common goals, be open to new ideas and be able to subordinate individual preferences for the good of the customer, project, team, and company.
  • Promptly act on established goals, understand constructive advice, and adjust to changing directions.
  • Independently undertake actions, make recommendations, or provide notification when potential problems and opportunities are discovered or additional assignments are required.
  • Employees should utilize problem-solving techniques to improve CDI internal processes on an employee to employee basis where possible.

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