Site Manager

Site Manager

Summary: Plan, direct, coordinate or budget at a single site location. Oversees all aspects of a mechanical construction project, from planning and design to installation and commissioning, ensuring the project is completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with all safety and quality standards, while managing a team of engineers, technicians, and subcontractors involved in the mechanical systems installation.

Position Scope: Project Manager Scope can vary depending on the size and scale of the project to which he/she is assigned. Project manager flexibility is required to maintain an agile and responsive work force depending upon project and client demands.

Site Project Manager performs duties and responsibilities as described on projects up $10M - $200M in revenue and/or on projects where a particular specialized area of technical expertise is required to effectively oversee the work process or on projects with unique constraints and conditions requiring a higher degree of experience, can report to either a Project Director or VP of Projects. Supervisory Responsibility: Oversees first to mid-level supervisors/managers depending upon the size and scope of the project. Key Client Indicator: Liaison and point of contact at the client’s mid-manager level.

Essential Functions:

• Responsible for safe work practices and implementing company safety programs for the project.
• Consolidates and analyzes profitability, revenue, margins, and bill rates across the project.
• Develops pipeline forecasts and broad-based financial picture for the entire project scope.
• Ensures practice meets or exceeds budgeted financial objectives including revenue and margin.
• Ensures clients are well informed, at all times of risk, issues, and concerns with overall project.
• Understand the implications of different technical choices and is able to guide our clients to the best solution for the project.
• Oversee construction project job site to ensure project is constructed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule. This also includes interfacing with client representatives, union officials, subcontractors.
• Provide direct leadership to project supervisors, including coaching and mentoring employees to achieve a high level of performance. Review and develop performance goals and objectives.
• Authorize/approve all project personnel transactions (hiring, transfers, wages, etc.) purchase requisitions change, request, etc.
• Increase company volume within customer base.
• Ensure senior management is proactively kept abreast of potential problems, work interference, schedule difficulties, employee issues and/or customer issues.
• Act as the point of escalation for complex problems, both of a technical and non-technical nature, assisting in the assessment of root cause and the resolution of problems. Oversee preparation and resolution of claims. Assume a lead role in jurisdictional disputes, union grievances and/or labor litigations as required.
• Actively participate in Internal Project Reviews; review typically will cover compliance with design requirements, schedules, and budgets with particular attention to the costing relating to self-performed work.
• Implement Project Management Methodology to measure and report on contract issues, crew productivity versus bids, schedule, and quality compliance, and for managing job progress for lump sum, hour, or unit price work. This includes determining, identifying, and correcting problem areas on loss or low profit jobs.
• Maintain relations with local unions regarding hiring, terminations, and early-stage grievance resolution on projects.
• Ability to travel.

Supervisory Responsibility: Oversees first to mid-level supervisors/managers depending upon the size and scope of the project.

Technical Skills:

• Thorough understanding of mechanical systems such as piping, valves, pumps, heat exchangers, MRS’s, condensers, HVAC, plumbing, fire suppression and ventilation.
• Ability to analyze mechanical design drawings and specifications.
• Knowledge of relevant building codes and regulations.
• Thorough understanding of corporate and industry practices, processes, and standards
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient knowledge in MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, and database applications

Behavioral Skills:

• Make decisions and recommendations which may significantly impact corporate relationship with customer and project performance.
• Strong interpersonal skills such as tact and diplomacy.
• Demonstrate a motivation to provide fast, accurate and complete customer service at all times to all employees and management.
• Ability to apply organizational skills when given a project; ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.
• Must be able to motivate and manage individuals to accomplish project goals and expectations.
• Use resources effectively to generate solutions; take initiative when resolving problems.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to physically climb stairs, balance on scaffolding, access small, confined spaces, and work in excessive heat and/or cold environments due to site visits
• May work in an office environment and/or on the project site
• Ability to travel
• Ability to maintain a site presence for the duration of the project
• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Ability to type on a keyboard
• Ability to converse over a telephone
• Ability to traverse the job site in support of work activities

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management required; equivalent experience considered at the discretion of management

Experience: Minimum of four years of experience in the mechanical and construction/maintenance services industry servicing customers in the Power Generation industry. Five plus years nuclear experience is required for nuclear sites
Proven experience in mechanical project management, preferably in construction or building services and strong understanding of project management principles and methodologies

Special Requirements:

• Must be able to be badged at U.S. commercial nuclear and non-nuclear power plants

This job description is a general description of essential job functions. It is not intended to describe all duties someone in this position may perform. All employees of EnergySolutions Nuclear Services are expected to perform tasks as assigned by supervisory/management personnel, regardless of job title or routine job duties.