Assembly / Formation Area Manager

The primary responsibility of the Project Manager is to oversee all aspects of design and construction (safety, quality, cost, and schedule) for the Assembly Department of Project Hi-Light.  The successful candidate will essentially serve as a project manager for this portion of the overall project, reporting to our Project Management team and indirectly to the client’s Project Leaders. 

Responsibilities:
•    Complete Ownership & Management of Contract Scope for Assigned Area of the Project
•    Primary Interface between Client and General Contractor (and their subcontractors)
•    Serve as escalation point for major issues. 
•    Turnover planning and management will be a key role for this position. 
•    Organize and lead the handover process of assigned area to process installation team. Aggressive Turnover Schedule – Project will require significant temporary utilities and coordination with AHJ to support client’s trial production schedule goals. Lead integrated planning effort for assigned area(s). 
•    Lead day to day coordination between general contractor and process installers once process installers mobilized to site 
•    Safety – Oversee big picture safety performance for assigned area. 
         o    Actively participate in safety audits, safety observation, and safety management, supported by dedicated safety management team. 
         o    Serve as escalation point for issues when general contractor is not responsive to corrective action requests from safety team. 
•    Quality – Oversee big picture quality for assigned area, supported by discipline managers and project quality manager. 
•    Cost – Track and manage big picture costs for assigned area, supported by discipline managers and cost management team. 
•    Schedule – Track and manage big picture schedule for assigned area, supported by project scheduler and discipline managers on details. 
        o    Serve as escalation point for negotiating change orders and claims that cannot be resolved by discipline managers and cost management team. 
•    Align team to focus on key project objectives and performance metrics to achieve goals Coordinate with other Area Managers.

Requirements:
•    Progressively responsible experience in a manufacturing environment
•    Project Management experience in large industrial construction projects
•    Must demonstrate a high aptitude and ability for managing others
•    Must have prior experience in a management role in a manufacturing environment.
•    Basic proficiency in standard construction and business software. (MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Bluebeam or Adobe, Procore, etc.) 
•    Strong Communication Skills 
•    Ability to Negotiate with Contractors to affect and establish beneficial outcomes for the client.