Project Manager

Overview

Manage industrial construction projects, ensuring quality, cost, safety, and customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• project coordination
• quality assurance
• safety management
• material procurement
• engineering calculations
• cost billing

Tasks

-Maintains flexibility to handle several projects concurrently and ensure that each is progressing as required. -Must develop systems and controls to ensure compliance with quality standards. -Adheres to and enforces safety policies and promulgates safety among Job Superintendents and field employees to comply with the rules and regulations of the Occupational Safety and Health Act and client safety requirements. -Must partner with OPS Manager, Construction Manager, and Field Supervisors to ensure project success and profitability. -Develops specific strategies to secure business. -Coordinates all material requirements for jobs. -Prepares sketches and works with Drafter to develop construction drawings as dictated by project requirements. -Ensures Accountability – Follows through on commitments and makes sure that others do the same. Acts with a clear sense of ownership. Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions and failures. Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results. Designs feedback loops into work. -Prepares bills of material and equipment for pricing and/or purchase and submits to Buyer. Discusses pricing, scheduling, delivery dates, and expediting with Buyer. -Visits job sites to check work in progress. -Works with Safety regarding the safety aspects of project. Prepares pre-job safety checklist and forwards to Job Superintendents outlining specific safety requirements of the project. -Must execute projects to meet the standards of Company and the customer. -Monitors and recommends methods, materials, and layouts for improvement based on needs and capabilities. -Assists in the project Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC) process by inspecting fabricated items and/or work performed and verifying compliance with the project drawings and specifications. -Performs engineering calculations i.e., heat transfer, stress analysis, material selection for design of refractory and acid proof linings, material selection for fireproofing systems, material and equipment selection for mechanical systems. -Formulates and prepares proposals after estimates are complete, and then has those proposals reviewed and approved internally as directed. -Initiates progress billings and final billing of lump sum projects. -Customer Focus – Gains insight into customer needs. Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer. Builds and delivers solutions that meet customer expectations. Establishes and maintains effective customer relationships. -Supports Company in sales efforts to develop and strengthen customer relationships. This would include preparing and delivering sales presentations to customers, soliciting work from existing and/or prospective customers, post-job follow-up to ensure customer satisfaction, and making routine sales calls to existing and/or prospective customers. -Prepares job labor analysis information. Prepares field reporting forms by inspecting each work area and estimating the amount of work accomplished on each task. Analyzes projections of actual vs. estimated comparisons and determines if problems exist on various tasks and takes corrective action in the early stages of project. Tracks and maintains JLA information daily and prepares report for review by Job Superintendent. -Develops ideas and solves problems in order to successfully accomplish critical or difficult portions of a project. -Drives Vision and Purpose – Talks about future possibilities in a positive way. Creates milestones and symbols to rally support behind the vision. Articulates the vision in a way everyone can relate to. Creates organization wide energy and optimism for the future. Shows personal commitment to the vision. -Schedules meetings or advises customers of contract details, project planning, design changes, technical problems, pricing, invoicing, additions or changes to the scope and/or contract. -Develops Talent – Places a high priority on developing others. Develops others through coaching, feedback, exposure and stretch assignments. Aligns employee career development goals with organizational objectives. Encourages people to accept developmental moves. -Reviews completed jobs and analyzes labor, equipment and material costs. -Reviews, investigates, and evaluates potential customer accounts to identify opportunities which are consistent with marketing objectives. -Visits prospective job sites to determine and evaluate extent of work, job site conditions, and develop other pertinent information prior to bid submission. -Prepares work orders and forwards to Job Superintendents outlining scope of work. Discusses complicated or unusual jobs with Superintendents prior to commencement of work. Maintains communication with Superintendents regarding any related problems of work in progress. -Collects all job costing data (materials, labor, equipment, subcontracts) and prepares job cost reports as required by the project. -Checks warehouse for availability of material requirements for jobs. Prepares necessary paperwork for requisitioning warehouse material for transfer to job site. -Participates in project safety meetings. -Works with Buyer to acknowledge receipt of material, tools, and equipment for project.

Requirements

• microsoft office
• bachelor’s degree
• 3 years
• cad
• insulation
• refractory

What You Bring

-Strong customer orientation -Decision Quality – Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information. Relies on a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience and judgement when making decisions. Considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles. Recognizes when a quick 80% solution will suffice. -Proficient with Microsoft Office -Problem analysis and problem resolution at both a strategic and functional level -Sufficient personal mobility and physical reflexes, with or without reasonable accommodations to perform office duties and travel when necessary to off-site locations. -Sufficient clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities, with or without reasonable accommodation, which permits employee to communicate effectively. -Sufficient manual dexterity with or without reasonable accommodation, which permit the employee to perform routine office duties. -Drives Results – Has a strong bottom-line orientation. Persists in accomplishing objectives despite obstacles and setbacks. Has a track record or exceeding goals successfully. Pushes self and helps others achieve results. -Bachelor’s degree – Engineering or Construction Management (or equivalent field experience) -Demonstrated ability to produce results through others -Strategic Mindset – Able to anticipate future trends and implications accurately. Readily puts forward future scenarios. Articulates a credible picture and vision of possibilities that create sustainable value. Creates competitive and breakthrough strategies that show a clear connection between vision and action -Minimum 3 years of applicable industrial construction industry experience -Insulation and Refractory skills knowledge -Planning/Management: able to handle several projects concurrently and ensure that each is progressing as required -CAD knowledge and experience preferred -Technical skills in engineering management, quality assurance, and costing -Ability to lift and carry 25 pounds, with a maximum single-person lift of 50 pounds. -Excellent communication skills -Sufficient vision or other powers of observation, with or without reasonable accommodations, which permits employee to investigations. -Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time with or without reasonable accommodation.

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About Thorpe Specialty Services Corporation

-Has evolved into a leading industrial services provider across North America. -Specializes in refractory linings, corrosion control, scaffolding and insulation, often in severe-service environments. -Typical projects include maintenance of petrochemical plants, power stations, pulp & paper mills and mining facilities. -Core expertise lies in engineering and fabrication of corrosion-resistant systems for high-temp, harsh-service settings. -With multiple branches across the U.S. and Western Canada, it supports both recurring turnarounds and full turnkey installations. -Its standout reputation stems from custom-engineered refractory solutions and skilled field crews in industrial assets.

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Visa Sponsorship

-applicants must be authorized to work in the u.s.; the company does not sponsor visas.