Deputy Project Manager

Requisition ID: 276630 

•  Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Part-Time Telework 
• Work Location: Perth, WA 

Extraordinary teams building inspiring projects:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. 

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; Mining & Metals, and the Manufacturing and Technology markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. 

Project Overview:

Bechtel, a global leader in project management, engineering, procurement and construction, has been engaged to undertake a Feasibility Study through to EPCM construction and commissioning by one of our key clients. This Project involves greenfields and brownfields developments including earthworks through challenging terrain, construction of new crushing facilities, and transmission line installations.

Job Summary:

In this role, you will lead a team as a Deputy Project Manager to develop goals, milestones, priorities, metrics, and execution plans. Your team will monitor customer feedback, compliance, and project performance, ensuring that safety and sustainability goals are integrated. Your innovative recommendations for high quality work will help ensure customer satisfaction and will support new business development. 

Major Responsibilities:

• As Deputy Project Manager, you will have demonstrated leadership abilities to build and lead cohesive package delivery teams that include multiple contractors to deliver the project objectives.
• You will define and communicate roles, responsibilities and authorities to package delivery team members/partners to ensure project completion in a safe manner, within budget, on schedule and in conformance with the appropriate standards, specifications and applicable regulatory requirements.
• You will ensure scope, design basis and objectives are defined, best practices/lessons learned reviewed, detailed work plans, schedules, budgets and procedures are established and coordinated with others, including: the plan for addressing critical cross-functional and cross-package work processes and systems, etc.
• You will obtain concurrence by the members of the project team and functional management and promote the use of constructability reviews during project execution.
• You will monitor contractual commitments to ensure that all work is being performed in accordance with the specifications and terms of the contract, and that change orders and claims are processed in a timely manner.
• You will maintain the project change management control system.
• You will drive with the project team the communication, implementation, update and continual use of the Project Execution Plan.
• Reviews project control systems which measure progress/performance, provide early warning of deviations from Plan, and identify corrective actions to be taken.
• You will identify quality requirements and ensure the proper processes are identified and implemented to achieve contractual quality commitments and assess customer perception of quality on a regular periodic basis.
• You will support the training of new Package Managers and other project team members as required, through both formal training courses and on-the-job training.
• You will lead periodic project meetings consistent with the contract to promote and facilitate communication, review progress/performance, discuss issues and facilitate problem resolution. Document turnover activities and obtain final acceptance of work.
• You will be accountable for assigned main works packages and ensure contractual correspondence with the customer is documented.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Member of a relevant professional body with chartered status and/or educated to degree level.
• Demonstrated experience in the successful management of major projects in the construction and engineering industries.
• Experienced in determining how to best de-risk major projects with complex interfaces.
• Demonstrated commercial focus and financially astute.
• Knowledge of the principles of health & safety, quality and environment legislation and best practice.
• Known for high level of interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrable delivery of leadership and behavioural change within a large organisation and with outside organis

Required Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of industry best practice policies, procedures and programs including safety and quality.
• Knowledge of industry, technology and construction work processes.
• Knowledge and understanding of standard project management/reporting tools, techniques and procedures including:
• Project Controls Estimates and resource loaded schedules
• Progress and performance curves and metrics
• Financial management
• Baseline development and implementation including automation
• Reports and action items tracking

Demonstrated commercial awareness including:

• Cash flow management
• Knowledge and experience in contracts formulation, risk analysis, negotiations, and implementation including:
• Change control and documentation management
• Cost trend program and its linkage to change control
• The hierarchy of requirements documents in case of conflict (RFP, Proposal, Contract, etc.)

Total Rewards/Benefits:

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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

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