SMSIprovides expert management consulting, program and project management, and technical consulting services to government and private sector clients. SMSIhas grown and evolved by building an outstanding reputation for client-focused performance and for delivering results that enable clients to meet commitments and milestones. SMSI is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. Job Summary
The Project Manager (Delivery Manager) is responsible for the execution and delivery of critical materials and equipment, while providing guidance to the project team (Engineering, Quality, Procurement, and other functions) and supplier(s), to ensure materials/equipment comply with technical and commercial contract requirements. In doing so, PM must develop an understanding of the supplier(s) and customer processes and procedures to effectively manage the scope of work. The complexity of the work requires the PM to identify and propose innovative means and methods to advance the work without creating undue risk to the project. This position may be remote but will require significant travel. Applicants should ideally be located in the following regions: Midwest.
Job Responsibilities
- Reports directly to the Project Delivery Manager while also reporting to Control Account Managers for respective projects.
- Coordinates work activities with Engineering, Procurement, Construction and other Stakeholders required to support delivery of materials/equipment.
- Routinely interfaces with project Control Account Managers to provide status of overall supplier performance, including schedule performance and cost performance, as required, related to the assigned scope of work.
- Performs other related job duties as directed by project stakeholders.
- Manage delivery of materials/equipment and documentation (technical/quality) to support project mission directives.
- Maintain key/critical supplier relationships with project and supplier stakeholders.
- Work with applicable teams (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, etc.) to perform technical, quality, cost and schedule evaluations to determine risks and mitigation actions.
- Develop key performance indicators (KPIs) to manage outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience with development of safety class and safety significant designs.
- Advanced experience working with design and construction contracts.
- Advanced experience in cost functions, including cost estimating, cost control, financial reporting systems, and cost and variance analysis.
- Review technical and commercial documents for compliance to contract requirements.
- Attend all pertinent project meetings and reports overall progress and recommendations to project stakeholders.
- May be responsible for development, maintenance, and distribution of an integrated action items list to support resolution of barriers pertaining to overall execution and delivery.
- Provide technical recommendations to Project Engineering and the supplier(s) to mitigate cost and schedule risks.
- Work collaboratively with supplier(s) and project(s) to resolve supplier deviations and scope changes to mitigate schedule, quality, and cost risks.
- As requested, provide daily updates on work completed against plan along with a prioritized list of actions impacting progress.
- Act as the primary supplier contact to ensure communication is clear and concise.
- Responsible for development and evaluation of relevant metrics to proactively mitigate delivery risks.
- Identify any supplier(s) weaknesses or opportunities and provide recommendations to overcome gaps.
- Designate time to observe work being performed in the shop to validate and verify schedule progress and performance.
- Monitor quality driven impacts and facilitate closure of non-conformance reports (NCRs) or supplier corrective action reports (CARs).
- Validate and verify completion of commercial payment progress milestones.
- Travel to supplier/vendor locations to ensure comprehensive understanding of scope to drive supplier performance. Significant travel of 100% in support of work being performed in shops.
Required Skills/ Abilities
- Advanced experience in engineering, manufacturing, fabrication, quality and scheduling.
- Two (2) years of Project or Program Management.
- Five (5) years of experience working in a DOE/NNSA NQA-1 environment.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Projects and/or Oracle P6 scheduling software.
- Advanced knowledge in reading and interpreting fabrication drawings, codes and specifications.
- Two (2) years of experience with Government contracting.
- U.S. Citizenship
Education Requirement
- Bachelor's degree Supply Chain Management or Engineering discipline (e.g. Industrial, Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering), and ten (10) years of relevant experience.
- OR, a Master's degree: Five (5) years of relevant experience.
- OR fifteen (15) or more years of relevant education and/or relevant experience may be considered to satisfy educational and years-of-experience requirements for this posting.
Preferred Qualifications:
- APICS Certifications
- Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
- Professional registration as a professional engineer
- Current or previous certification in Earned Value Management systems (EVMS), including experience with successful implementation and maintenance of EVMS to help manage a project/program.
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Strategic Management Solutions, LLC
Jan 04, 2025