The Senior Project Manager will be responsible for managing assigned projects from initiation through final closeout, ensuring project objectives are achieved within defined scope, schedule, cost, and quality requirements.

This position will lead cross-functional project teams, manage project risks and resources, oversee budgets and schedules, and serve as a primary point of contact for key stakeholders. The Senior Project Manager will ensure projects are executed in accordance with established procedures while maintaining stakeholder satisfaction and alignment with strategic business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning

• Define project scope, objectives, requirements, and deliverables in collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Develop comprehensive project execution plans from initiation through closeout.
• Develop and maintain detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project timelines, resource plans, and budgets.
• Establish project milestones and deliverables.
• Define project team roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Ensure project plans align with established business objectives and project requirements.

Project Execution

• Lead cross-functional teams in the execution of assigned capital projects.
• Direct project activities in accordance with approved project plans, schedules, budgets, and procedures.
• Manage day-to-day project activities and ensure effective utilization of project resources.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, construction, and other project activities as applicable.
• Oversee the procurement and allocation of project materials, resources, equipment, and services.
• Identify and resolve issues that could affect successful project execution.

Schedule & Cost Management

• Monitor project schedules, milestones, budgets, forecasts, and resource utilization.
• Ensure project milestones and deliverables are completed within established timelines.
• Maintain accountability for project financial performance and adherence to approved budgets.
• Identify schedule or cost variances and implement appropriate corrective actions.
• Maintain accurate project forecasts throughout the project lifecycle.

Risk Management

• Identify, assess, document, and mitigate project risks.
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to minimize potential project disruptions.
• Maintain and regularly update project risk registers.
• Monitor emerging risks throughout project execution.
• Communicate significant or critical project risks to leadership and stakeholders.

Stakeholder Management

• Serve as a primary point of contact for clients and key project stakeholders.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal departments, external vendors, project teams, and client organizations.
• Conduct regular project status meetings.
• Provide clear and timely communication regarding project progress, risks, issues, milestones, and decisions.
• Professionally represent the Projects organization when interacting with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage changes to project scope, schedule, and cost through established change management processes.

Project Monitoring & Control

• Monitor overall project performance using appropriate project management systems, tools, and techniques.
• Track project milestones, deliverables, costs, schedules, and resource utilization.
• Maintain accurate and current project documentation.
• Ensure appropriate project governance and procedural compliance.
• Identify project performance issues and implement corrective actions as necessary.
• Ensure project activities remain aligned with approved scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.

Project Reporting

• Develop and provide weekly and monthly project progress reports.
• Report project metrics, schedule performance, financial status, risks, issues, and upcoming milestones.
• Present project updates to senior management and key stakeholders.
• Utilize Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate project performance and success.
• Ensure leadership has accurate and timely information to support project decisions.

Project Closeout

• Lead all project closeout activities.
• Ensure completion and acceptance of final project deliverables.
• Complete and maintain required project closeout documentation.
• Coordinate proper turnover of project results and documentation to operations or the client.
• Capture and document project lessons learned.
• Facilitate post-implementation reviews to evaluate project performance and identify opportunities for future improvement.

Key Performance Indicators

Successful performance in this position will be measured through:

• On-time completion of project milestones and final project delivery.
• Adherence to approved project budgets and financial forecasts.
• Successful management and mitigation of project risks.
• Stakeholder and client satisfaction.
• Quality and completeness of project deliverables.
• Compliance with established project procedures and governance requirements.
• Effective management of scope, schedule, cost, resources, and project changes.

Requirements:

• Demonstrated experience managing capital projects through the complete project lifecycle, from initiation and planning through execution and closeout.
• Strong experience managing project scope, schedule, cost, risk, resources, and quality.
• Experience leading cross-functional project teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, vendors, and internal departments.
• Strong project planning, organization, leadership, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience developing and managing project budgets, forecasts, schedules, risk registers, and performance reports.
• Strong understanding of project change management and project governance processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with project teams, clients, and senior leadership.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and drive projects toward successful completion.
• PMP certification or equivalent is required, subject to review and approval.