Project Manager - Marine

at  Snow Co

PROJECT MANAGER

Ballard
Snow & Company is a fast-growing boat building and repair company in Seattle seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our team. We are currently working on some exciting projects including two pilot boats, a hybrid research vessel, and an 8-year contract to build work boats for the US Navy.
We offer jobs that are rewarding, and we pride ourselves in our ability to deliver exceptional work. We look for inspired and motivated self-starters. Our company is team oriented and requires individuals with a collaborative and innovated thought process. With quick turnaround projects and strict deadlines, we need candidates who can work in a fast-paced environment, while maintaining a positive, can-do attitude.
Job Summary:
This position has full authority and responsibility for project profits and losses and manages all aspects of assigned ship repair projects. The individual provides primary customer interface throughout the project. Through project team members, manages the application of labor and materials to achieve timely, better-than-bid results and assure customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities:

(This list is not intended to detail all aspects of the assigned work but is representative of the job’s overall responsibilities)

• Plans, estimates, negotiates, staffs, directs the work, and reconciles final billings on assigned projects. As the top decision maker on the project, resolves any internal issues that arise over the productive, safe management of the project.
• Coordinates internal resources and third parties/vendors for the successful execution of projects
• Writes timely and accurate documentation of each job and contributes accordingly to final specifications.
• Meets or exceeds customers’ realistic expectations for quality, productivity, and safety on projects, and manages the customer relationship through any changes in the scope and price of the project to assure continuing customer satisfaction and profitable project closure.
• Track the process of identifying materials required and coordinates with the purchasing team to ensure items are purchased
• Collaborates and communicates with others to resolve challenges to ensure a successful result
• Resolves issues on a day-to-day basis with customers, owners, and other interested parties. Represents the Company fairly and consistently when interacting with customers.
• Interprets specifications, plans project sequencing, and coordinates the various phases of the project to prevent delays and avoid rework. Ensures that change order requests and CFRs are properly written and approves them before providing them to the Project Management team.
• Confers with supervision and project management staff, and project inspectors and suppliers of materials, to resolve repair problems and to improve repair methods.
• Prepares periodic management reports on work progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports. Ensures adherence to the work process.
• Arranges sea trials and documentation of sea trial reports
• Preforms final inspection of completed boat to ensure all open Quality Assurance (QA) discrepancies and any other known defects are addressed and repaired
• Coordinates and ensures smooth hand off post-delivery to the Customer Support and Training Departments as needed

Skills:

• Must be extremely organized with attention to detail and the ability to multi-task
• Excellent contract, specification and print interpretation skills.
• Strong leadership skills including conflict resolution, real-time decision-making, high performance expectations and the capability of inspiring the team to meet them.
• Demonstrated financial savvy as it applies to labor-intensive projects.
• Excellent communication skills internally and directly with customers
• Strong entrepreneurial outlook with a clearly demonstrated sense of ownership over both the process and the results.
• Demonstrated hands-on approach to problem-solving and knowing the project.
• Demonstrated financial savvy as it applies to labor-intensive projects.

Required Education/Experience:

A MINIMUM OF 8 YEARS OF MARINE PROJECT MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED.

Physical Demands:
Work is conducted in a dynamic, fast-paced shipyard with moderate to loud noise levels from production activity in the shipyard. The individual will be required to be in production areas in yard and onboard ships. He/she must be able to walk to and from job sites. The person must be able to climb inclined stairways and vertical ladders; to enter confined areas ant tanks; to work at heights. He/she may be required to work more than 8-hour shifts and weekends. The incumbent must be able to frequently bend, squat, crawl, twist, and bay be required to lift up to 50 pounds. There may be local travel and out of town travel (including air travel).

Snow & Company Perks:

• Positive work environment
• 100% company paid coverage for family health and vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Options for life insurance
• Paid holidays
• Opportunity to grow
• Working in the exciting young community of the Ballard Shipyard, this is not corporate.
• 401K

Snow & Company:
We are a leading boatbuilder and ship repair company in the Ballard neighborhood of Seattle.
Our team is excited to put their talents to use on some of the most well-known fishing/crabbing vessels in the PNW and Alaska, pilot boats, commercial workboats, as well as working on government projects with the Navy and Coast Guard. Additionally, we perform overhauls and repairs to vessels. Located on the ship canal we have modern enclosed fabrication halls along with waterfront repair facilities.
Located on the Burke Gillman bike trail and within one block of the Metro bus, we are a commuter friendly workplace.
Snow & Company, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Snow complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
For more information, please visit Snow & Company on the web at www.snowboatbuilding.co

• Plans, estimates, negotiates, staffs, directs the work, and reconciles final billings on assigned projects. As the top decision maker on the project, resolves any internal issues that arise over the productive, safe management of the project.
• Coordinates internal resources and third parties/vendors for the successful execution of projects
• Writes timely and accurate documentation of each job and contributes accordingly to final specifications.
• Meets or exceeds customers’ realistic expectations for quality, productivity, and safety on projects, and manages the customer relationship through any changes in the scope and price of the project to assure continuing customer satisfaction and profitable project closure.
• Track the process of identifying materials required and coordinates with the purchasing team to ensure items are purchased
• Collaborates and communicates with others to resolve challenges to ensure a successful result
• Resolves issues on a day-to-day basis with customers, owners, and other interested parties. Represents the Company fairly and consistently when interacting with customers.
• Interprets specifications, plans project sequencing, and coordinates the various phases of the project to prevent delays and avoid rework. Ensures that change order requests and CFRs are properly written and approves them before providing them to the Project Management team.
• Confers with supervision and project management staff, and project inspectors and suppliers of materials, to resolve repair problems and to improve repair methods.
• Prepares periodic management reports on work progress, materials used and costs, and adjusts work schedules as indicated by reports. Ensures adherence to the work process.
• Arranges sea trials and documentation of sea trial reports
• Preforms final inspection of completed boat to ensure all open Quality Assurance (QA) discrepancies and any other known defects are addressed and repaired
• Coordinates and ensures smooth hand off post-delivery to the Customer Support and Training Departments as neede