SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

On behalf of our client, an international company operating in the water treatment segment, we are looking for a Senior Project Manager.ResponsibilitiesThe SPMs’ goals can be summarized as follow:- Meet/improve the job’s budget;
- Meet/improve the job schedule;
- Achieve/exceed the Customer Satisfaction’s rate;
- Develop and submit the agreed documents and reporting within the agreed time;
- Manage job’s risks by a proper identification and mitigation plan;
- Manage opportunities to grow project’s revenues and GPs.
TASKS, AUTHORITY AND LIABILITY
The SPMs tasks include:
- Read and understand the contractual terms to consistently deliver the supply in compliance with all the contractual obligations;
- Early identification of project risks for and early adoption of appropriate countermeasures;
- Manage the relationship with customer under any aspect, including in-out official correspondence, calling/attending meetings, minor contractual changes (within the DOA’s limits);
- Manage sub-contractors, suppliers and purchasing processes;
- Lead the resources appointed to the job, ensuring timely and consistent deliveries;
- Organization of project team including leadership, setting of priorities and dates, conflict management, team motivation;
- Ensure coordination and communication within the project team;
- Comply to the “reporting plan” sending requested reports in the requested date with reliable data;
- Create and update the Job Schedule on a regular base;
- Support sales department with contract negotiation, contract closure and time schedules;
- Special and Ancillary tasks which essentially belong to the field of activity on the instructions of superiors.
The SPMs are authorized to:
- Sign job’s correspondence to Customers and Vendors;
- Sign POs within DOA’s limits;
- Authorize per project related function’s budget for labor, T&L within the limits set by DOA.
SAFETY AND QUALITY RELATED RESPONSIBILITIES
The SPMs are responsible for the rigorous application of the company rules with regard to the project development, the accuracy of reported data and the respect of the contractual/agreed deadlines.
SPM are called to respect all general and project-specific safety rules, applying and ensuring application of all prescriptions at the best of their possibility/authority.Your ProfileCOMPETENCIES

Background competencies and working experience
Holds a technical diploma or graduation in:
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
They matured experience as Project Manager in the Industrial Plant business.
Technical / Specialistic competencies
The SPMs have the following technical skillsets:
- Deeply understands and is able to manage contracts for supplying complex plants;
- Is experienced in managing relationship with the Customers;
- Is experienced in leading and coordinating the assigned resources;
- Is acknowledged in project administration;
- Is used to create and manage detailed job schedules;
- Is skilled in purchasing;
- Mother tongue level in local language;
- Fluent in English.
Cross-functional competencies
To make their job with the right “sense of priority” the SPMs have to understand how their activity affect other functions as well as other functions can influence either positively or negatively, the achievement of their goals. Their competencies have therefore to include, but not be limited to:
- Have some knowledge of “company management” and how the projects’ result, either forecasted and actual, do affect overall company management with reference to structural grow, and other investments;
- Have good understanding of selling strategies, how they do influence the Project setting and how the Project may affect sales;
- Be familiar with purchasing, identify and promote purchasing strategies for products, contracting and services, mainly based on:
o High volume/value (synergies / standardized products)
o Critical items (e.g. limited number of suppliers, Long Lead Items, ect.).
The following side competencies would also be good to have:
- Biogas specific competence.