Project Manager

Ensure every project aligns with organizational goals and timelines, safely accomplished within prescribed time frames and funding parameters. This pivotal role involves harmonizing diverse teams, managing resources and maintaining seamless communication with all stakeholders to guarantee projects flow smoothly from initiation to closing.

As the manager of the project lifecycle, you'll ensure that objectives are safely met within the specified constraints of time, cost, and quality. Your expertise in project management methodologies will empower you to adapt to various challenges, making strategic decisions that guide projects to successful outcomes. You'll foster a culture of collaboration and innovation among team members, turning project visions into reality and ensuring customers receive quality products and services that meet or exceed all requirements.

This is an office UK based position and/or another designated geographic area as needed. Ability to travel domestically and internationally as assigned.

• Set up and monitor project budgets. Provide revenue and cost advice to include relevant cost accruals as applicable. Participate or directly engage in forecasting of project revenue and cost.
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded project schedule with detailed work breakdown structure (WBS).
• Day to day management of assigned projects and project teams, including the planning of project operations and the supervision of operational personnel on site including the review of procedures, staffing requirements and allocation of available resources to various phases of the project to ensure project progresses on schedule and within budget.
• Daily liaison on projects and systems to identify any issues and ensure project is running as planned.
• Finding solutions where required to mitigate downtime or project delays that impact on the client business or profitability rates of the project.
• Assist customers in preparation of design concepts and specifications.
• Conduct presentations and assists with sales and marketing activities.
• As appropriate, coordinate with Operations Lead and Sales/Commercials personnel in the development of Bids and Proposals.
• Review and approve quality plans and technical procedures. If required, create procedures for subsea projects.
• Review project proposal or plan to determine time frame, funding limitations, procedures for accomplishing project, staffing requirements, and allotment of available resources to various phases of project.
• Establish work plan and staffing for each phase of project and provide personnel requirements to Operations.
• Confer with project staff to outline work plans and to assign duties, responsibilities, and scope of authority.
• Direct and coordinate activities of projects to ensure progression is on schedule and within prescribed budget.
• Review status reports and adjust schedules or plans as required.
• Review and approve documents related to meeting customer specifications.
• Oversee the generation of requisitions not related to general Repair and Maintenance and review/approve requisite supplier invoices.
• Prepare project reports, forecast, variance explanations and other technical and financial reports for management, client, or others.
• In conjunction with Technical Support, confer with project personnel to provide technical advice and to resolve problems.
• Review and approve project invoices and assist in accounts receivable issues with Customers.
• Travel domestically and overseas as needed.
• Maintain training requirements as directed by management.
• Work closely with the Commercial Department on the review of Bid submission to ensure properly defined scope of work, technical competencies and equipment required. Must have a detailed knowledge of work scope, terms and conditions and pricing.
• In coordination with Sales, provide client presentations on new technologies or solutions that improve their performance.
• Implementation of HSE and Quality Management Systems and compliance with local regulations and preparation.
• Verify System compliance with all Technical, Operational, Quality and HSE Bulletins.
• Preparation of project reports, forecasts, variance explanations and other financial or technical reports as required by management, clients or other stakeholders.

REQUIRED

• A minimum of Ten (10) years experience in Survey & Positioning practice.

• Minimum Five (5) years Project Management experience and/or Project Controller / Assistant PM.

• Must possess computer skills and be proficient with Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, Project, PPTX, Visio)

• Ability to learn and navigate in ERP, AutoCAD®, SolidWorks, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software.

• Must hold/maintain a valid passport and be able to obtain VISAs for international travel.

DESIRED

• Bachelor of Science in a Surveying / Geodetics / Geomatics or Engineering or a related discipline.

• Three (3) to five (5) years experience managing offshore surveying projects is preferred.

• Familiarity with offshore operational activities.

• PMP Certification.