Zachry is currently accepting applications for an Advanced Work Packing Manager to support new construction work.

Position Summary

The Project AWP Team is led by the AWP Manager, who acts as the AWP program implementation lead for the project. This individual is responsible for AWP program alignment, deployment, and sustainment throughout the project lifecycle.

Project Responsibilities

The AWP Manager is responsible for leading AWP activities across the JV, and all members of the JV AWP team will report to the AWP Manager. The AWP Manager will be responsible for:

Program Setup and Support

• Deploy, maintain, and ensure update of the AWP project specific procedure as the project evolves
  • Ensure that the AWP procedure is implemented effectively by JV stakeholders
• Work with the JV Directorate to ensure program alignment across JV organizations
• Attend project leadership meetings to provide input and insight on AWP program performance, deliverables and requirements
• Engage with and influence other JV department activities to ensure that AWP requirements are incorporated in project delivery efforts
• Identify AWP program risks and mitigate them accordingly
• Establish AWP team metrics and measure performance
  • Generate AWP program performance reports and distribute to the project team
• Identify program improvement opportunities and pursue optimization efforts

Team Support:

• Develop staffing plans and manage those plans over the project duration
• Manage the AWP Team organizational assignments
• Ensure the implementation and update of roles and responsibilities documents for AWP team members to support the needs of the project
• Work with JV human resource teams to recruit, pre-qualify, and interview AWP Coordinators and WorkFace Planners
• Effectively onboard new AWP team members to quickly make them contributing members to the program
• Ensure that AWP team members have completed requisite training, including technical and project specific training

Program Effectiveness

• Provide input to the Path of Construction development efforts
  • Ensure alignment between the Path of Construction and Path of Engineering; where alignment is lacking, identify risks and work with the leadership team to mitigate
• Oversee AWP department activities and deliverables to ensure alignment and accountability to project expectations
• Regularly audit AWP deliverables to ensure quality of output
• Coordinate with other JV project departments to ensure that AWP activities and deliverables are supporting project delivery needs
• Manage requests for AWP procedure deviation; make decisions to support the requirements of AWP while employing practical reasoning to support the needs of the project

Safety

Project safety will remain at the forefront of the AWP Manager’s responsibilities. The AWP Manager must promote and display a safe work culture and be accountable for identifying safety requirements for inclusion in all aspects of the AWP program. They are expected to have a management level knowledge of project safety policies as well as industry standards. They will be active participants in the project safety program, and will:

• Ensure that AWP team members have a functional working knowledge of project and industry safe work requirements, best practices, and legislation
  • Ensure that AWP team members have completed the project specific and industry health and safety training required for their role
• Ensure the AWP team effectively identifies specific risks associated with planned activities and calls out appropriate measures for safe execution
• Perform periodic safety reviews and audits with their team members for cold-eyes perspectives and coaching and mentoring opportunities

JOB REQUIREMENTS

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• High School Diploma

• 3 to 5 years relevant work experience

• Over 3 years of EPC industrial experience

• Strong analytic skills working with structured & unstructured datasets

• Strong Interpersonal communication skills

• Strong Oral and Written communication skill

• Ability to reason & problem solve

• Strong presentation skills

• Experience managing and leading small work teams (groups up to 10).

• Microsoft experience (Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

• Plan and perform complex work where only general policies or procedures are available

Preferred:

• Current or Former Zachry

• Associates degree, Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent for a two or four year college/technical school

• 5+ years relevant work experience

• Experience in Advanced Work Packaging