Project & team manager job description

• Proven track record of accomplishments working as a Project Manager as well as collaborating with internal stakeholders and support organizations
• Strong organizational and communication skills, both written and verbal
• Motivation to accomplish objectives to achieve company goals and objectives
• Highly motivated self-starter, friendly personality, team player, lead by example
• 5 – 10 years of relevant industry experience as a Project Manager for Behind-the-Meter projects in California, ideally within the Public Sector
• Experience managing Canopy projects strongly preferred
• Bachelor of Science in related field of work; Construction Management, Engineering, or related Technical degree preferred but not required
• Computer proficiency including MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Accounting applications
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

This position requires up to 30% of time committed to travel. The Project Manager, Behind-the-Meter should be comfortable traveling to various sites including construction sites and being around heavy equipment. Long hours will be needed from time to time as dictated by reporting and other deadlines.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND CULTURE

The organization promotes an open and collaborative work atmosphere. Cross functional teams work closely together to solve problems and move the company forward. Our culture at ForeFront Power encourages employees to be authentic and to embrace our core values that celebrate passion for our work, a commitment to our planet , a winning attitude, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a community of respect for each other and our partners.

BENEFITS

This is a regular, full-time position eligible for benefits. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive base salary and bonus potential; health, vision, and dental coverage; commute assistance; professional development; Paid Time Off; and 401(k) with employer match.

ABOUT FOREFRONT POWER

ForeFront Power is a leader in the United States for solar and energy storage solutions. The ForeFront Power team holds more than a decade of experience working together across over one gigawatt-DC (GW) of renewable electricity, spanning more than 1,300 distributed generation and community solar projects. Serving business, the public sector, and community solar customers in the U.S. and Mexico, ForeFront Power is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices in New York City and Mexico City. ForeFront Power is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd., a global energy infrastructure and investment leader with a robust balance sheet and an “A” credit rating from Standard & Poor’s. For more information, visit forefrontpower.com.

ForeFront Power is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity of thought, gender, and race. We believe our continued success depends upon the equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, mental or physical disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship status, military or veteran status, pregnancy, or any other classification protected by country, federal, state, or local law.

You are passionate about proactively managing large projects through strategic leadership and the successful coordination of resources. You have an aptitude for identifying roadblocks and overcoming obstacles with the ability to share this knowledge with your team. You serve as the main point of contact for projects and mentor high-performing teams across multiple regions. You flourish managing and implementing your projects in an office environment. You report to the Manager of Program Management for goals, guidance and assistance.This will be a long-term 6+ month contract out of our Greenwood Village office. Potential opportunity to convert to full time in the future.Must be flexible working in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

What you will do:

• Be the empowering leader for assigned projects through detailed planning, management and monitoring for every step from concept to completion.
• Successfully drive multiple projects simultaneously by establishing key stakeholder requirements and project objectives while serving as the primary project contact.
• Meet or exceed high-quality standards and leadership expectations by implementing project management processes and methodologies to ensure on-time completions within budget.
• Submit status updates and reports while gathering project-related feedback through meetings with
• internal clients of assigned projects.
• Ensure budgets are being met by preparing preliminary and end-result cost analysis for project teams, project leadership or department management.
• Maximize project performance by tracking costs, service levels, adapting quickly to the evolving needs of an innovation driven environment while improving efficiency through the development of options, lessons learned and recommendations.
• Educate and assist Project Managers and project leaders to implement processes and make improvements.
• Perform additional duties related to the position as assigned.

Required keys for success:

• Five or more years of project management experience.
• Proven history of prioritizing and organizing multiple projects and assignments.
• Ability to develop working relationships with peers and project members.
• Solid critical thinking skills.
• Deadline-driven with the ability to perform effectively and work independently.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze and interpret data.
• Wireless and IoT experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, SmartSheet and Outlook.
• Effective written and spoken English communication skills with all levels of an organization.

Your education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience (required).
• Project management certification or successful completion of a recognized project management curriculum (preferred).



Unison Systems Inc. is a full-service IT consulting firm that offers staffing, consulting, direct-hire recruiting and solutions delivery services. Core areas of service include: •Software Engineering •Data Management •Project/Program Management •Infrastructure & Support

**Title:**

Project Team Lead, Engineering

**KBR COMPANY INFORMATION**

When you become part of the KBR team, your opportunities are endless. As a leading global engineering, construction, and services company, we support the hydrocarbon and government services markets on six continents. Serving our customers through diverse business units, we offer challenging assignments on some of the world's largest and most complex projects where our customers have come to value us, because they know We Deliver.

Join us and you'll be part of a dynamic, elite team of professionals who understand what it takes to get a job done and has the experience, knowledge and determination to succeed.

**Project Team Lead, Project Coordinator - Engineering**

Under general supervision, you will be responsible for all phases of planning and execution on a small (typically less than $500,000 total installed cost) project or may be responsible for a segment of a larger project at a client site in Midland, MI, which produce industry-leading cellulosics products for the pharmaceutical excipient, food, and industrial markets and are key assets to business results. You will plan, organize, coordinate, and control small engineering projects in accordance with the established policies, procedures, systems, and requirements approved by the company. You will have responsibility for day to day contact and communication with the client and focuses on providing client satisfaction. You will possess knowledge of the respective industry. You may also serve as a proposal manager for small projects. Job role has budgetary accountability.

This position is located at a client site in Midland, MI. Work will be performed on site, with schedule flexibility for remote work opportunities.

**Responsibilities**

+ Accountable for overall project performance, including safety, operability, quality, budget, and schedule.

+ Typically managing a number of projects simultaneously, handling internal prioritization of resources and coordination with plants to determine installation windows and necessary plant resourcing to support permitting, operating discipline updates, and training needs.

+ Involved with project execution including ensuring necessary procurement & marshaling is completed and contractor resources are available and scheduled to hit key milestones.

+ Develops and presents high quality project definition documentation project approval reviews for stakeholder decision against the business opportunity.

+ Performs economic evaluations, prepares funding requests, forecasts capital and non-cap expenditures and asset write-offs , and ensures necessary financial reporting and accounting is performed.

+ Works closely with the plant sites, Manufacturing Technology organization, MiOps Site Engineering, and external engineering resources to execute FEL and detailed engineering activities. Supports projects through construction and commissioning and startup. Serves as single point of contact for N&H to coordinate internal and external engineering resources with Site Engineering.

+ Works with Manufacturing Technology team in identifying non-cap alternatives or lower capital options, utilizing the appropriate value improving practices.

+ Implements best practices, evaluates scope options, conducts risk analysis and develops mitigation plans.

+ Makes strategic project decisions and provides status updates throughout execution of all aspects of the project.

+ Ensures excellence in alignment to process safety management (PSM), environmental, health & safety (EH&S), mechanical integrity and quality assurance (MIQA), export controls and trade secrets principles, and other core value standards, processes and procedures.

+ Serves as the owner's lead project engineer to ensure necessary engineering processes are followed, leveraging highly with engineering and construction management contractors.

+ Champions the "no change" concept and ensures only changes consistent with the business and project objectives are approved. Demonstrates excellent communication when changes occur.

+ Provides trustworthy leadership for an effective and cohesive team by ensuring roles and responsibilities are clearly understood, team member workloads are reasonable, cross functional communications are adequate and personality conflicts managed for owners and contract team members. Engages outside consultants when needed to support the team.

+ Management of project execution to safely achieve business objectives within agreed to scope, cost and schedule while protecting the environment and our communities.

+ Responsible for the development and implementation of Project Quality Plans, including auditing work processes and deliverables for compliance, and for meeting agreed upon project quality requirements and expectations, including operability scorecard metrics following return to operations.

+ Provides WIR proposals per IFF scope

+ Issues WIR with Final WBS codes once PO is processed and formal WIR is issued

+ Manages all Site WIR's

+ Works with IFF Contract manager(s) to track expenditure rate and makes sure requests for funding are timely

+ Reviews with the site monthly

+ Manages information in one master spreadsheet ( at least dollars not necessarily hours)

+ Reviews Monthly Invoices for accuracy of charges related to WIR Scope

+ If sub-elements are used makes sure appropriate sub-element is used

+ Provides Monthly Reports of Progress/Activity for each WIR. The reports is consolidated for KBR/Nexus activities per WIR

+ Works with IFF Contract Manager(s) to develop metrics ( cost, schedule, productivity) and develop mitigation plans with Project Team, Contract Manager, or other properties as appropriate

+ Works with IFF to develop/implement a continuous improvement plan to drive engineering costs at Midland to N&B historic levels

+ Is located at the Midland Site full time.

+ Has technical capability to provide minor design support to minors as well as project management skills to manage projects as assigned

+ Provides/coordinates site information to the Regional Engineering Office as necessary for execution of projects or general plant support

+ Coordinates meetings as necessary with site staff

+ Does field investigation as necessary for disciplines at Regional Engineering Office

+ Works with plant staff or has the capability to search Plant Document database to find relevant documents

+ Capable to manage a small site engineering support team as it develops

**Requirements/Qualifications**

+ Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical or related Engineering

+ 3+ years industrial experience. Small project cost control and support preferred.

+ 2-4 years of small project management experience preferred

+ Must be proficient in Excel and other Microsoft office products

+ Strong interpersonal skills, communications, team skills & ability to collaborate.

+ Ability to lead multiple projects/tasks and drive projects to completion with strong operability to support reliable, high-quality production.

**Physical Qualifications**

Work is located at a working client site:

+ Requires exposure to ambient temperature extremes

+ Extensive walking in and around a construction site, climbing ladders, climbing scaffolding, working on elevated platforms, working on uneven surfaces and working in small or confined spaces.

+ Some lifting may be required, up to 20lbs

+ Must have the ability to walk into and out of the project (enter/egress).

+ Must be able to use appropriate standard issued Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) required for each assigned task (i.e. harness, life vest, lift buckets, hearing and eye protection, steel-toed boots, etc.)

+ Day-to-day physical requirements involve standard office activities including sitting/standing for extended periods of time, attending meetings, use of keyboard and mouse repetitively

**BENEFITS**

KBR offers a selection of competitive lifestyle benefits, which could include a 401K plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending account, disability, paid time off, or flexible work schedule. We support career advancement through professional training and development.

**INCLUSION AND DIVERSITY AT KBR**

At KBR, we are passionate about our people, sustainability and our Zero Harm culture.

These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a more inclusive and diverse company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment of real collaboration across cultures and locations. Our individual differences and perspectives bring enhanced value to our teams and help us develop solutions for the most challenging problems. We understand that by embracing those differences and working together, we are more innovative, more resilient and safer.

**We Deliver - Together.**

In compliance with the U.S. federal government's vaccine mandate, only candidates who are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or have a reasonable accommodation or approved medical exception will be considered for this position.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.