Sr. Project Manager

<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="color: black; white-space: normal;">Epsilon is a leader in the Off-Site Construction (OSC) industry, delivering mechanical/electrical-centric systems in a modular, prefabricated form, optimized for a streamlined on-site completion by us or others.</span></p> <!--_dfFormat_=html--><p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Job Responsibilities:</span></strong></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">The Senior Project Manager (PM) is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of construction projects, emphasizing the design phase to ensure alignment with project specifications and stakeholder expectations. This role manages projects from submittal development through design, fabrication, production, shipment, field installation/commissioning, and warranty period completion. Successful delivery is measured by adherence to schedule, scope, cost, and stakeholder satisfaction.</span></p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Job Duties:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Design Assistance and Coordination</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></li> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="circle"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Leads the development of project during the design assist phase working closely with the business development team to develop submittals for review/approval by third-party engineers, integrating project specifications, drawings, and construction standards.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Reviews and controls project plans, ensuring design specifications align with project goals and recommending changes to improve delivery.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Collaborates with design engineering teams to translate design intent into production documentation and field installation requirements.</span></li> </ul> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Project Management</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></li> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="circle"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Develops and assembles project schedules, outlining responsibilities at each phase: engineering (submittal development, fabrication, and production documentation), factory production, delivery, field installation support, start-up and commissioning, and warranty period.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Monitors project progress, coordinates activities, and resolves issues to maintain the project schedule.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Establishes key personnel responsibilities at each project phase to manage accountability.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Performs buy-out of key external cost items (equipment, major sub-contracts) to set project budget, including soliciting and analyzing cost proposals to support selection recommendations.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Prepares project status reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing information for internal and external use.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maintains accurate records of all project-related communications (external and internal) as the primary point of contact for the company.</span></li> </ul> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Stakeholder Management</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></li> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="circle"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Establishes and maintains professional relationships with customers, ensuring constant communication and accurate status reporting.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Communicates on behalf of the company with customers, stakeholders, and their representatives, including building owners, construction managers, sub-contractors, product/equipment manufacturers, and field support staff.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Represents the company at regular project meetings to discuss scope, schedule, performance, and close-out with external stakeholders.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Manages change orders during production and field installation, recommending solutions, facilitating cost estimates, and negotiating contract changes.</span></li> </ul> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Quality and Performance Management</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></li> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="circle"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ensures quality standards are maintained throughout the production phase by coordinating with internal quality control personnel.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Investigates concerns, implements corrective actions, and communicates with customers and staff to maintain client satisfaction throughout the project lifecycle.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Performs site visits to active projects at key milestones (delivery, rigging/installation, commissioning, turn-over/training, etc.).</span></li> </ul> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Project Closure and Warranty</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">:</span></li> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="circle"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Schedules start-up and commissioning activities to support the customer’s project timeline.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Obtains project acceptance and timely sign-off by the customer.</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Manages the successful transition into the warranty period, including issuing warranty letters and acting as the primary point of contact through warranty completion.</span></li> </ul> </ul> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Education / Experience:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, and/or</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">10-12yrs of Construction Management, or Design Engineering experience with a strong understanding of systems and the execution of the same for the entire life cycle of the project</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Experience managing multiple concurrent relevant projects with construction values between $5 – 35 million</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Field Experience desired</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Experience dealing with all the project stakeholders from the owner down to the field crews a plus</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Job Qualifications:</span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-top: 0px;" type="disc"> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Proficiency in MS Project software suite (Word, Excel, etc.)</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Working knowledge and fluency with current VDC platforms such as Revit, SolidWorks</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ability to work remotely and independently</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ability to work as part of a cross-functional team (sales, design engineering, factory production, field installation)</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Demonstrated analysis, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Strong written and verbal communication skills</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Proven project management skills, with the ability to visualize, plan, orchestrate, and execute multiple projects concurrently to meet goals (time, scope, and budget)</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Capability to handle a dynamic, evolving, and demanding workload</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Experience with project financial budgeting, planning, and administration</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Experience with conflict resolution and negotiations</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ability to manage key relationships with stakeholders, including customers and sub-contractors</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Ability to diplomatically interface with individuals (both internal and external) at various organizational levels</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Flexibility to work outside normal work hours/weekends as required</span></li> <li style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some overnight travel required (approx. 25-50%)</span></li> </ul><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #393839; white-space: normal;">Epsilon is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to a workplace of diversity and inclusion. Epsilon </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal;">encourages applications from all candidates that represent the full range of communities across USA</span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="outline: none; white-space: normal;">.</span></span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal;"> All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, colour, age, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, national or ethnic origin or any other factors prohibited by law. </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; outline: none; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal;"><span style="outline: none; white-space: normal;">Accommodations are available upon request, for all aspects of the recruiting process and thereafter.</span></span></p> <!--_dfFormat_=html-->

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