Seismic Senior Project Manager- Refinery Construction

Seismic Senior Project Manager- Refinery Construction

Turner & Townsend seeks an experienced Seismic Senior Project Manager to support the construction of a large-scale Oil & Gas Refinery Upgrade. The ideal Project Manager will be driven to provide our clients with excellent service.

This is 4x a week onsite Senior Project Manager role in Richmond, California and El Segundo, California.

Responsibilities:

• Manage stakeholders including architects, engineers, and supply chain to deliver compliant projects.
• Can analyze, track, and effectively manage critical milestone activities to avoid schedule slip.
• Verify that effective project governance, processes and systems are utilized
• Ensure application of best practice on all projects
• Production of formal project status reports and other reports as required
• Monitor the progress of multiple construction projects simultaneously to ensure that the approved design standards are being applied correctly
• Manage the interface between all suppliers through monthly trackers and weekly reviews
• Manage the flow of project information between the project team through regular meetings and written communications
• Forecast and update key project milestones
• Manage and monitor local design teams in accordance with commission criteria
• Provide technical support to owners, architects, general contractors and regional stakeholders
• Rapid response to RFIs from the field
• Provide expertise for cost control, value engineering, and constructability guidance where required
• Independent review of status reports, drawing submittals, timelines and costs from architects, contractors and suppliers
• Client management – assist in developing excellent working relationships with Clients, with a view towards maximizing new opportunities
• Strategic Thinking - provide advice to project teams on approaches that can be adopted to successfully achieve both clients' objectives and business objectives
• Knowledge management – ensure that key information and learnings generated from each project is captured
• Process improvement – Identify ways to improve internal systems and processes
• SOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Ideally 4 years of field experience in MEP construction accepted in lieu of degree.
• 7+ years of experience in project management, with a focus on mechanical systems in Industrial or Refinery Facilities.
• Proven experience commissioning complex mechanical systems and equipment.
• Strong understanding of health and safety practices in an industrial environment.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with a strong focus on deadlines and budget constraints.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera).
• PMP or equivalent certification (preferred).

Salary Range: $140,000- $160,000 depending on experience.

Ranges are determined by role and level and represent a good faith effort to provide a fair and equitable salary. This range is a reflection of base salary only, not of a total compensation package. Please note Turner & Townsend reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range, depending on candidate's experience and qualifications.

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