Project Manager​/Engineer

The Project Manager/Engineer works within the Support Services Group for the ERJ Mining and Contract Dredging Operations. The Project Manager/Engineer is responsible for identifying, developing, planning and executing capital and process improvement projects. The Project Manager/Engineer will work with the Area and Plant management within his/her geographic area of assignment. The critical elements of a successful project implementation and completion are planning, scheduling, costs, meeting time-line goals, communications and teamwork.

The position interacts daily with operating personnel, front line management, contractors and vendors as well as periodic interaction with other Support Services personnel and senior management. The Project Manager is in a specialist service position where he/she is required to undertake engineering investigations and design on a project basis, to meet specific situation requirements. This is accomplished by performance of administrative duties and maintaining the control and organization of all assigned projects;

performing work on time, at the highest practical standard of safety and quality, at the lowest possible cost, and in a manner which will enhance our company’s performance.

• Actively Promote E.R. Jahna’s Core Standards of Safety, People, Quality, Delivery and Cost (SPQDC).
• Use the well-established Jahna DDS (Daily Directional Setting) Meetings along with the fundamentals of our SPQDC culture to manage all aspects of the daily business.
• Maintain and develop a safe working environment and safe working practices and ensure all safety notification and reporting processes are in place.
• Ensuring all necessary health and safety regulations are complied with, in particular by contractors, subcontractors and other external services on site.
• Communicating all relevant feedback to appropriate levels of responsibility from on-site problems and opportunities.
• Provide coaching, motivation, leadership and support to ERJ Employees, Contractors and Vendors to ensure the success of the projects and business goals.
• Liaising with operating personnel; plant, area and senior management to plan projects prior, during and after project execution.
• Managing projects to budget and timescale.
• Management and scheduling of project meetings and action items.
• Completing projects to the satisfaction of initial objectives and customer satisfaction.
• Offering alternatives and back-up services to the customer.
• Management of a fabrication shop, including operations and personnel.
• On site management of contractors.
• Interacting with vendors to issue requests for and review of proposals.
• Interacting with customers to resolve technical queries and problems.
• Development of project description and scope that identifies the task and objective.
• Compliance to Preliminary Engineering Design Procedures and deliverables.
• Compliance to Detailed Engineering Design Procedures and deliverables.
• Compliance to Specifications to Contractors and deliverables.
• Compliance to ERJ General Standards for Aggregate Plant Construction.
• Reporting Requirements including:
  • Summary Report to Customer on project Status
  • Weekly Engineering Report to Manager
  • Daily Journal of Work on assigned Projects
  • Paper and electronic documentation of all relevant project data
• Any other ad-hoc duties, which may be required from time to time

• Minimum of a Project management, engineering or related degree. A post graduate emphasis in material processing, construction management, and/or construction aggregates manufacturing experience preferred, but not required.
• Minimum 5 years’ field experience in a construction materials related field. Must possess a fundamental knowledge of soil mechanics, drainage engineering, material process flow and sound practices in civil and structural engineering works.
• Possess formal and practical educational experience in process layout and control, engineering estimating, engineering analysis, project scheduling and construction management implementation techniques.
• The individual must be comfortable working in a diverse multi-cultural environment, often under adverse weather conditions and often…