Project Director Jobs

Position: Project Director

Reporting To: Vice President of Projects

Direct Reports: None

Location: Lakewood, CO

Minimum Years Experience: 10 Years

Company Description

ZAP is a full-service engineering, design, and construction management firm servicing the oil & gas, heavy industrial, mining, and manufacturing sectors. From our Lakewood, Colorado office, we execute projects across North America spanning from California to Florida and Canada down to Mexico. Our projects range in size from simple engineering studies or maintenance repairs to full-scale design of large facilities. ZAP operates at a fast-pace while providing a team-centric approach to our work.

We have four core values at ZAP: Mutual Respect, Accountability, Quality, and Execution. These core values define us as a company and are used daily to guide us through our operations. Combining these values with our teamwork approach and our highly knowledgeable staff, we continually strive to set the standard for engineering and design work across the country. ZAP provides Excellence in Execution.

Core Values

Mutual Respect:

We understand each person has an influence and a direct impact on the success of ZAP. We strive to foster a professional environment where everyone is treated with respect and empathy.

Accountability

We thrive when we work together, are honest, transparent, and follow through on our commitments. The success of every task, project, department, and of the company as a whole, depends on everyone acting as a team.

Quality

Quality is at the forefront of everything we do. Every person plays a role in ensuring quality. We take pride in producing quality work as a team and in enhancing our reputation as a high-quality professional services and construction company.

Execution

We believe in prompt, efficient, and flexible execution. We listen to our clients and look at projects from their perspective combining our expertise with their project goals. We embrace change and challenging circumstances as opportunities to grow and meet the demands of our clients.

The Project Director is a working manager position. The Project Director will serve as the project manager for significant projects while also supervising and mentoring the ZAP project management team.

Day to day tasks will vary between project management and personnel management tasks focused on project leadership, overall project success, and individual project success for own projects. Duties include directing/managing other project managers; and managing a project team of multidisciplinary engineers and designers to successfully maintain project budget and schedule while working in a fast-paced, schedule-driven atmosphere.

ZAPs success is largely due to strong team collaboration within a high-energy atmosphere. The candidate filling this position will be expected to be able to work and communicate within multiple teams. The candidate must be self-sufficient, yet be able to take direction when given, as well as eager to learn and driven to succeed.

Typical Job Tasks

• Working Knowledge of Relevant Industry Codes, Norms, and Design Practices
• Fulfill the requirements a project manager, ensuring overall project success for all stakeholders.
• Develop and Review Project Schedules
• Assist the business development team with proposal preparation including scope, schedule, and budget planning
• Manage Status Reporting
• Develop and implement project management operating procedures and policies in collaboration with other discipline leads
• Review proposals, scope of work, schedule, and budgets prepared by direct reports
• Develop and review Project Cost Estimates
• Equipment Sizing Calculations
• Plan Project Tasks Including Proposal Scope, Schedule, and Budget
• Technical & Commercial Evaluations & Evaluation of Proposals: Equipment, Pipe, Valves, Contractor Bids
• Identify Opportunities for Improvement Including Lessons Learned
• Lead Project Meetings
• Assist the discipline director team with project problem solving on various project issues including schedules, budgets, and resource planning
• Engineering Support of Construction Efforts
• Development and coaching of direct reports to continuously improve the skill of the department
• Plan, Forecast, and Negotiate for Resources
• Producing and Reviewing Construction Documents
• Organize Project Information, Action Items, and Task Lists
• Site bid / proposal visits
• Quality Checks/Reviews
• Supervise project management team daily operations
• Develop and review Contractor Bid Packages
• Other tasks as delegated by supervisor

Essential Functions

• Executes projects within budgets. Communicates clearly and proactively regarding budgets.
• Must have ability to deal effectively with a wide range of industries, clients, contracts, and project-related matters.
• You understand multidiscipline engineering consulting projects and construction execution.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and work with multi-disciplinary teams; skilled at dealing with complex issues and maintaining effective working relationships.
• ZAP is successful when deadlines are met. Responsible for the overall project result with respect to quality, budget, schedule, and client satisfaction.
• Ability to prepare and interpret complex reports, recognize problems, and define and evaluate solutions.
• ZAP's success is based on our employees ability to thrive in a team environment. You will be able to add value to the team by collaborating with engineers, designers, and clients. You will be a mentor for team members and have a large effect on the success of the team.
• Ability to develop and grow direct reports skill and capacity, including leading hiring efforts to support company growth.
• You will have the ability to minimize errors on tasks completed by yourself and project team.

Attendance

• Must be dependable and punctual.
• This is an in-office position, presence in office is required.
• Ability to travel up to an average of 20%.
• Full-time regular work hours between Monday-Friday.
• Position may require occasional overtime including weekend work depending on task.

Skills And Experience

• Minimum of 10 years experience in the Oil and Gas, Mining, Minerals, or Material Handling industries; or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Outlook, Excel
• Bachelor of Science in Engineering
• Familiarity with project scheduling software and techniques
• Excellent verbal and written communication

Employment Type: Salary

Salary Range: $150,000 - $180,000

Benefits

• Vision Insurance
• Basic Life / AD&D
• Dental insurance
• Accrued PTO
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Voluntary Life / AD&D
• Medical Insurance
• Aflac
• 401(k)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability