Senior Project Manager- Agribusiness/Chemical

Responsibilities

• Manage project with the capability and initiative to successfully execute projects while directing/mentoring a project team and maintaining strong client relationships
• Promote safety in all aspects of the project and participate in all required safety activities
• Plan, estimate budget, coordinate and direct engineering activities for multi-department projects of any size
• Manage, coordinate, and administer a project from the conceptual stages through planning, engineering, procurement, construction, start-up and closeout
• Manage a portfolio of client projects with one or more Project Engineers or Project Managers assigned to support the execution of the portfolio
• Availability to address project emergencies outside of core business hours
• Travel to client and vendor sites for meetings, inspections and information gatherings
• Review and approve invoices to the client, as well as manage estimates, schedules, and reports being sent to the client
• Develop new client accounts and maintain existing business relationships with client counterparts and management team
• Assist Business Development in business related activities; become highly integrated in client activities so you can have reliable information for upcoming projects and intel for project award
• Provide mentorship for Project Engineers, Senior Project Engineers and Project Managers
• Accountable to implement the Valdes A&E Quality Procedures throughout project execution
• Commit to and meet project deadlines, and driven to provide outstanding service to both external and internal customers
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in one of the Engineering disciplines or equivalent experience
• Experience in the agri-chem industry is required
• 10-15 years of related experience in project engineering or project management, or equivalent experience in one of the engineering disciplines with cross training in project execution
• 15+ years of related experience in project engineering or project management with 5-10 years supervisory experience
• Experience managing a project from inception to completion
• Ability to manage multiple projects and work with tight deadlines
• Ability to travel to client sites out of town
• Willing to accept on-site client assignments out of town
• MS Project and Primavera experience preferred
• Must possess exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills
• Must be able to work in the US without sponsorship now or in the future