Project Director; Power

Position: Project Director (Power)
Required to have management experience on direct-hire power projects. ACC experience with Combined Cycle is preferred.

Job Summary:

Responsible for providing overall management for large projects, leading the project team, and ensuring successful customer relations. Will be able to interact with various staff at all levels in an ever-changing environment, remaining flexible, resourceful, proactive, and efficient with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. This position will provide overall leadership for project performance, contract negotiations, client relations, budget, and schedule.

The Project Director will also lead and maintain compliance with corporate safety and quality standards and will serve as the direct point of contact for clients.

Primary Duties:

* Developing and administering the safety program for the project and is tasked with achieving incremental improvements

* Provides oversight of projects from beginning to end, including budget, costs, unexpected events, general performance, and overall progress against the plan

* Performing and overseeing project-specific QA/QC practices to ensure the project is delivered to project specifications and Yates' standards of quality

* Completing walk-throughs of the site to ensure safety, cleanliness, and standards are maintained

* Identifying and resolving field and design issues

* Representing the site team in owners' meetings

* Providing oversight of the development of the overall CPM schedule with the project team before construction and communicating updates to the schedule throughout the duration of the project

* Developing and maintaining the site logistics plan for the project

* Performing constructability reviews

* Arranging and leading preconstruction meetings with all subcontractors before beginning each phase of work

* Scheduling and leading the project close-out process

* Participating in the development of strategic plans, including VDC

* Participating in the preparation of bid packages and procurement

* Performing estimating take-offs

* Tracking field progress against the "plan," developing recovery plans if necessary

* Managing the project schedule, including each task associated with project completion

* Monitoring each trade's work progress concerning each project phase and tracking against prescribed milestones

* Assisting in the development of the overall CPM schedule with the project team before construction and communicating updates to schedule throughout the duration of the project

* Working with the construction management team to ensure accurate unit tracking for subcontractors/vendors as it applies

* Managing the payment application process and tracking receivables

* Compiling and validating project contract documents for senior management execution

* Reviewing drafts of standard subcontracts and purchase orders for accuracy and preparing them for executive management execution

* Overseeing the change management system, ensuring there are no discrepancies or missing information upon submission of owner and subcontractor change orders

* Ensuring the accuracy of RFIs, submittals, procurement, as-builts, and changes

* Preparing the monthly owner project status reports, ensuring financials are accurate

* Updating EOJ and submitting profit calculation worksheet weekly

* Converting estimate from MC2 into EOJ setup

* Demonstrate Yates Core Values and Principles

* Follow Yates Code of Conduct

* Safety Responsibilities and Expectations

* Responsible for refusing unsafe work and for carrying out all work by the established Yates Safety Procedures and Work Practices

* Report all incidents, near hits, and hazards to management

* Required to wear and maintain personal PPE

* Advise fellow employees of hazardous situations

* Participate in workplace inspections

* Comply with statutory requirements, including duty of care

* Participate in required and/or assigned training

* Provide suggestions to Improve Safety

* Present a mature approach to working safely

* Attend prestart and Safety meetings and contribute

* Assist with administering the site safety program as required and ensuring Trade Partner compliance with OSHA standards, Yates Site Specific Requirements, and all applicable safety codes and regulations.

Qualifications:

* An undergraduate University degree or higher (preferably in Construction Management, Engineering, or a closely related field) is preferred

* Other relevant education, training, or work experience may substitute for a bachelor's degree

* Minimum of eight (8) years of construction management experience

* Minimum of twelve (12) years of industry experience

* Experience in managing projects valued at $100MM

* Experience with large/complex safety plan implementation

* PMP certified preferred

Requirements:

* Strong working knowledge of programs such as Primavera, Excel, Word, MS Project, and Project Sight

* Experience with large/complex safety plan implementation

* A proven track record of organizing project teams to accomplish project goals

* Effective negotiation…