Project Manager

FPI Houston is looking for an experienced bilingual (English/Spanish) Project Management professional who enjoys leading people, working directly with customers, and driving projects from order through successful delivery.

What makes this opportunity interesting:

• Lead high-impact projects from order through delivery, owning schedule, cost, quality, execution, and customer commitments.
• Lead and develop a project team while working across Engineering, Production, Quality, Logistics, Field Services, and Commercial.
• Have real influence on project execution, strengthening project controls, planning, KPIs, risk management, and operating discipline.
• Work directly with customers and senior leadership to solve complex challenges, manage change, and protect project profitability.
• Support projects across the U.S. and Latin America, with opportunities to work directly with customers and teams across multiple markets. Bilingual English/Spanish capability is strongly preferred.

If you are a hands-on project leader who likes being close to the customer, the factory, and the execution—not just managing a schedule we would like to hear from you.

JOB PURPOSE: Directly responsible for leading the successful execution of Projects, according to the department Vision and Goals.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Contract Summary update, approval and distribution.
• Closure of all contract review comments with an accepted resolution.
• Calculation, costing, reporting and defending risks and potential claims.
• Project planning, progress control documentation and reporting.
• Quoting projects variations and amending the contract
• Contract execution activities documentation and recording.
• Order to Project Close Out,: To deliver superior Client Service, right the first time, on time, every time, within the budget, at the right quality.
• Directly responsible for leading and managing the successful execution of the Project as per the Department Vision and Goals, Contract Terms, FPI Procedures, Processes and Work Instructions.
• Approval Authority: Controlled authority to:
• negotiate and accept a Change Order.
• release production, purchasing or service pending client Change Order based on an official mutual agreement.
• cancel a backlog in whole or in part there off, based on an official cancellation order from customer as per contract terms and conditions.
• book and deliver free of cost items and services.
• negotiate and accept Claims.
• Project Documents Distribution: Assures the projects document distribution to the client and FPI organization as required in the Document Distribution matrix.
• Variations & Quotations: Identifies, documents and coordinates all project Variations.
• Controls the documentation of Variations.
• Quotes for all Variations.
• Obtains approval for the acceptance of additional or the cancellation of works
• Updates the Contract baseline after the approval of Quotation and Variation order.
• Follows up the Purchase Order of the approved Variation.
• Projects Schedules & Progress Control: Updates, reviews and manages the schedule, through the organization and the Client
• Follows up, manages and reports on project progress
• Interfaces management: Agrees with the Client on the contents of the Client Project Report
• Issues Client Project Reports
• Inputs Internal Reports and other unit projects reports to UPRJ
• Release For Production (GCC) : PM/PL will issue the request to release by email for the RFP to SSC -PS with the necessary documentation
• PM/PL seeks approval of the priced BOQ from the Client.
• Controls the RFP documentation updates.
• Communication management: Ensures the effectiveness of communication of FPI internal departments, Client and other External parties
• The PL/PM is copied in all the project correspondence.
• Responsible for following Emails Distribution & Escalation Policy
• Minutes of Meetings, Visit Reports & Correspondence: Represents FPI in project Meetings with external parties
• Chairs FPI internal project Meetings
• Assigns the Minutes Taker, or else he/she minutes him/herself
• Plans for the Meeting Agenda.
• Reviews the draft MOM by the Minutes Taker.
• Signs/validates and communicates the MOM.
• Informs the organization through Visit Reports.
• Reviews of others Visit Reports
• Managing Claims, Opportunities, Risks, NCRs, and Lessons LearntLeading and managing project Claims, Opportunities, Risks, NCRs, and Lessons Learnt
• Identifying, communicating and escalating unresolved issues to the UPRJ and PQM
• Identifying project risks through the contract summary during handover and update
• Interface and manage with QC, valid Client complains ▪ Document control, follow-up and escalation as applicable
• Immediate rectification of valid complaints toward the client
• Contributing to the Root Cause analysis and planning of project related Improvement Actions
• Controlling assigned project related Issues and timely resolution of Client complains
• Supporting Close out of issues
• Maintains the Client Communication record file
• Projects Records ManagementResponsible for creating, maintaining and archiving the project records, as per the procedure.
• Projects Document ControlIdentifying, setting and communicating the project document control requirements including project document appearance, numbering, distribution, MRB, and registering. ▪
• Controlling the contents of the VDRL and MRB index.
• Verifying the application of the procedure by Project Support and FPI organization.
• If Project Support is not available the PM/PL PL is responsible for the project document control
• Project Close Out: Manages the conditions for Projects close out.
• Manages the Project closure in LN .

HSE

• Participate in QHSE audits, incident reporting and review of QHSE performances as required
• Comply with relevant safety, quality and environmental control procedures and instructions
• Use personal protective equipment and safety gear when performing assigned tasks
• Report on unsafe acts, incidents or safety violations

SPAN OF COMMUNICATION Internal: Project Planning, Legal, Sales, Bids & Proposals, VETM, Purchase, SSC, Production, QA/QC, Stores, Delivery, Field Services, and Finance. External: Clients, Third Parties, Suppliers, Subcontractors, EDFI & ENOIA