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Project Manager


Client: Refinery
Location: Norco, La
Duration: Ongoing, no end
Benefits: Health, Vision, Dental, 401K, Paid Time Off

The Project Manager will be a supplemental contract employee hired to work under Valero's technical direction.  


Job Responsibilities: 

Become familiar with client's project engineering standards, project controls, safety requirements, and reliability expectations  

Become familiar with client's pre-project and post-project schedule process (Gate system) 

Develop project management plan 

Work with Owner's Representative(s) to develop resource plan for staffing various project positions and identify resources to staff all project positions 

Develop project staffing and de-staffing profiles 

Work with the project team to develop project work plans and schedules 

Prepare and maintain action plans and follow-ups 

Review production trends and recommend improvements  

Assist the project team with effectively applying methodology and enforcing project standards 

Assist the project team with staying current with regulations, industry standards, and other applicable technologies 

Review and give feedback on construction contractor's safety and quality control plans 

Review and give feedback on construction contractor's constructability plans 

Prepare weekly and monthly project progress and expenditure reports as well as initiate corrective actions 

Work with Owner's Representative and site to obtain support for various activities involving land usage, storage sites, temporary office and work spaces, right-of-way in and around the facility, etc. 

Assist the project team to confirm project documents are complete, current, and stored per project document control plan 

Monitor construction contractor performance and provide timely/routine feedback 

Arrange and facilitate routine project team progress meetings 

Provide routine project updates and forecasts on safety, cost, and schedule to project management team executives 

Review, track, and progress change orders based on project's change order process 

Determine the need for any additional SMEs to assist the project team as required 

Work with Owner's Representative to develop start-up plans 

Work with Owner's Representative to review and progress punch-lists  

Work with the project team to develop de-staffing and demobilization plans based on project schedules and plans 

Follow the project's handover and close-out procedures at the end of the project 

Work with the project team to transfer project documentation to Owner's Representative 

Confirm contracts and vendor payments are completed  

Perform a final project walk-through with the Owner's Representative  

 

Qualifications & Skills for Success: 

  • Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience

  • Degree or certification in Project Management is a plus 

  • Minimum of 10 years of experience in the petrochemical industry (preferred) 

  • Served as Project Manager on at least two project in petrochemical sites over $100M (preferred)