Project Manager – Construction

Stabbert Marine & Industrial is a family-owned company specializing in vessel repair, construction, and industrial solutions. With two full-service shipyards, in Ballard and Anacortes, and a commitment to quality, safety, and innovation, we deliver reliable marine services that keep the maritime industry moving forward.

The Project Manager is a dedicated, single-project role responsible for the new construction of SMI’s own semi-submersible barge at our Anacortes shipyard. Unlike our other project management roles, which support multiple outside clients at once, this position owns one internal build from start to finish and is the primary point of accountability for delivering the barge on schedule, within budget, and to specification.

Because SMI is both the builder and the owner, the Project Manager is expected to bring the same cost and schedule discipline an outside owner would demand. The Project Manager uses Primavera P6 and earned value metrics, including the Schedule Performance Index (SPI) and Cost Performance Index (CPI), to build and maintain the project baseline, track costs and progress day to day, and drive production decisions on the yard.

This is a hands‑on role based in an active, outdoor shipyard environment.

• Own the overall execution of the semi‑submersible barge newbuild, from project kickoff and engineering through construction, testing, and delivery.
• Develop, baseline, and maintain the integrated project schedule in Primavera P6, including the work breakdown structure, activity logic, critical path, resource loading, and regular progress updates.
• Build and manage the project budget, tracking labor hours, material, subcontract, and equipment costs against the baseline on a daily basis.
• Use earned value management to measure performance, applying SPI and CPI, along with schedule and cost variance, to identify negative trends early, forecast estimate at completion (EAC), and drive corrective action.
• Translate schedule and cost data into daily production priorities; work directly with superintendents, foremen, and leads to sequence work, set targets, and remove obstacles to production.
• Walk the job daily to verify reported progress against physical completion, confirm work quality, and keep schedule updates grounded in actual conditions on the ground.
• Coordinate engineering, planning, procurement, and production so that drawings, materials, and long‑lead equipment arrive in time to support the build sequence.
• Manage scope and design change control: document, estimate, and track every change and its impact on cost and schedule, and secure leadership approval before changed work proceeds.
• Serve as the primary link between the shipyard and company leadership on the build, and coordinate with classification society surveyors and regulatory inspectors as applicable.
• Prepare and deliver daily and weekly progress, cost, and schedule reports to the General Manager and senior leadership, including earned value metrics, look‑ahead schedules, risks, and recovery plans.
• Identify, assess, and manage project risks, escalating issues to the appropriate management channels with recommended solutions in time for leadership to act.
• Manage subcontractor and vendor scopes, schedules, and performance, and review invoices against verified progress.
• Support the shipyard’s safety program by ensuring safety and quality requirements are planned into work packages and are not traded off for schedule.
• Conduct checkpoint inspections and coordinate testing, trials, and final delivery documentation.
• Capture lessons…