Primary Responsibilities:

• Assists BD in developing win plans, preliminary project execution plans, estimating plans, proposal plans, proposals, and contract formulation.  Reviews draft prime contract and proposal documents.  Develops prime contract strategy and plan. Participates in prime contract negotiations including the negotiations of client/customer deliverables and the schedule for such deliverables. Ensures proper and clear Division of Responsibility (DOR) between Bechtel and JV partners including integrated work processes.
• Establishes an appropriate, integrated organizational structure, including off-project functional and specialist support.  Defines and communicates roles, responsibilities and authorities to project team members/partners and the Customer to ensure project completion in a safe manner, within budget, on schedule, and in conformance with the appropriate standards, specifications and applicable regulatory requirements.  The project organizational structure should address multiple execution offices, multiple project entities, joint venture, alliance and consortium arrangements, as appropriate.
• Ensures scope, design basis and objectives are defined, best practices/lessons learned reviewed, detailed work plans, schedules, budgets and procedures are established, including:  Execution Plan; Contract Management Plan; Plan for addressing critical cross-functional work processes and systems, etc.  Obtains concurrence by the members of the project team, functional management and the Customer.  Ensures integration of work plans of multiple execution units or entities, such as Joint Ventures.  Promotes the use of constructability reviews during project execution.
• Monitors and controls all contractual commitments to ensure that all work is being performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings and terms of the contract, that a trend program is in place, that change orders and claims are processed in a timely manner.  Implements and maintains a change management control system.  Ensures that all Customer communications on the prime contract are documented.  On behalf of the Customer, manages contractors on construction management projects.
• Facilitates with project team the development, communication, implementation, update and continual use of the Project Execution Plan. Reviews and approves project control systems which measure progress/performance, provide early warning of deviations from Plan, and identify corrective actions to be taken.
• Identifies quality requirements and ensures the proper processes are identified and implemented to achieve contractual quality commitments.  Assesses customer perception of quality on a regular periodic basis.
• Oversees the Environmental, Safety & Health program for both the office and field work environments including contractor and subcontractor activities.  Ensures design is in accordance with ES&H laws and regulations applicable to the projects (country).
• Oversees the Document Control and Records Management function.  Coordinates the documentation and software turnover package to the client at the end of the project.  Ensures that customer standards for documentation and electronic files are maintained, as appropriate.
• Reviews and approves bid tabulations for commitments on all major purchase orders, contracts, and sub-contracts, and approves critical changes to these documents in accordance with the delegated commitment authority.  Promotes and uses global acquisitioning as appropriate.  Considers currency protection and hedging, as appropriate.
• Directs the preparation and presents the Project Financial Status Report (PFSR) to Bechtel management.
• Monitors cash flow to minimize the use of Bechtel capital resources on the project.  Informs the Customer of the current and anticipated cash requirements.   Establishes and controls the budget for non-reimbursable project costs.
• Assists in the training of new project managers and other project personnel in key positions through both formal training courses and on-the-job training.  Establishes a plan to provide training opportunities for project personnel.
• Promotes the management concept of Continuous Improvement (CI) among all members of the project team.  Leads the CI process for the Customer and Bechtel.  Promotes, monitors and mentors the concept of total installed cost (TIC).  Initiates, promotes and continually practices team building.
• Conducts periodic project and Customer meetings consistent with the project communications plan to promote and facilitate communication, review progress/performance, discuss issues and facilitate problem resolution.  Develops communication plan to ensure effective communications between the project team, the Customer and off-project operations, Functional Management, RIU/EU and Senior Management.
• Documents all turnover activities and obtains Customer’s final acceptance of the work.  Prepares and submits the Final Project Report to Bechtel management and the Customer.  Closes out the prime contract.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 12+ years experience in project management
• Knowledge of industry, technology, and EPC work processes, including knowledge of customs, culture and business practices of region or country where project is located.
• Knowledge and understanding of working arrangements with joint ventures, alliances and consortiums.  Experience with lump sum and reimbursable projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience leading large automotive manufacturing, battery production, battery component production.
• Experience in project management, engineering, construction, project controls
• Ability to effectively organize and staff a project team in a matrix organization.
• Knowledge and experience in baseline development and implementation
• Knowledge and experience in Project Execution Plan development and implementation.
• Knowledge of continuous improvement methodologies.
• Knowledge and experience in contracts/subcontracts formulation, risk analysis, negotiations, and implementation including
• Knowledge of project insurance issues/options.
• Knowledge of cross functional work processes and interface knowledge, especially Project Controls, Supply Chain management, Quality management and the ability to manage the relationships/interfaces with management and functional groups.