Project Director I - Fluor Corporation

This position provides leadership in the organization or functional area and is primarily engaged in management activities that establish the direction of the project. The position requires the application of knowledge gained from experience and expertise to the job duties and responsibilities. The position will make decisions in areas that may impact the organization and its employees, clients, budgets, policies, procedures, work practices, or compliance programs.

The purpose of this position is to perform the essential project management job duties and functions as listed below with the overall objective of establishing an execution framework on the project that complies with the contract and ensures the safety, quality, value, timeliness, and Fluor profitability of the completed project. This position performs all project management responsibilities on medium to large sized and moderate to high-risk engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management for both greenfield and brownfield construction. This position may also be assigned responsibility for a substantial area of a large project.

Principal Job Duties & Responsibilities
• Responsible to establish and manage project safety plan
• Ensure Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) is emphasized throughout all phases of the project
• Develop a complete understanding of Fluor prime contract and any relevant subcontracts
• Ensure execution of all aspects of the project in accordance with contractual obligations, Fluor’s Operating System Requirements (OSR) and the relevant Operating System Implementation Plan (OSIP)
• Ensure full compliance with Fluor prime contract with regard to client reporting, notifications,
project system start-up and close-out requirements
• Establish the project baseline (as defined in the OSR), and ensure that it is fully documented, updated throughout all project phases, and appropriately communicated to Fluor project team
• Deliver the project in accordance with the project execution and commercial baselines
• Ensure preparation of a written scope of facilities and services, and communicate it to project leads, and ensure project leads communicate specific contents with relevant project team members
• Establish and define the project organization, define the project staffing requirements, and coordinate staffing with supporting organization managers
• Establish, communicate, implement and maintain the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and Project Procedures Manual (PPM)
• Provide strong, effective and decisive project leadership and establish an execution framework to ensure the safety, quality, value, timeliness, and profitability of the total project execution (engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction/construction management (EPFC/CM), commissioning, start up, and operations as appropriate to Fluor project scope)
• Establish and maintain effective client relations that result in active cooperation, prompt payment, and the desire to award follow-on work
• Establish good work environment and work relationship among Fluor project team members, guide team’s work implementation on aligned and consistent goal and path
• Develop the project distributed execution plan, maximizing workshare opportunities where beneficial to the project outcome
• Implement and maintain operationally consistent work processes that enable worksharing to be effectively executed among multiple offices and construction sites
• Ensure accurate, comprehensive, and timely project reporting, including completion and distribution of the final close-out report
• Establish, maintain and manage a fully documented change management system that tracks all changes to the Fluor contract and project baseline requirements or conditions
• Establish an efficient and cost-effective project environment
• Manage and control the project’s cost and schedule by ensuring that effective project controls are in place and functioning properly, including establishing a project structure (work breakdown structure/network/network activity), a quantitative approach to planning, reporting, and control, and a change management system
• Execute the work in accordance with the quality standards and requirements specified for the project, including the preparation of and compliance with project-specific activity plans and ensuring project audits/assessments are conducted per plan
• Ensure effective and timely coordination among design, procurement, material management, construction, commissioning, and maintenance teams for integration of technical content and schedule activities
• Ensure timely preparation and issuance of project deliverables, design documents, and bid packages according to schedule to support project execution activities
• Implement effective design coordination with licensors, vendors, and subcontractors to ensure proper and complete integration within the project plan
• Ensure effective interface management with third parties
• Support the implementation of automated work processes and tools on the project to the fullest extent practical, consistent with adding value and establishing an efficient and cost-effective project environment
• Comply with standards and procedures regarding the security and management of computing facilities and systems, including the use of Fluor reference systems
• Keep supervisor and senior operations management of the business line fully informed on project status, including client relations, project cost and schedule, changes in risk assessment, anticipated changes in project financial performance, and any other major concerns
• Provide status reports of project activities that include required financial reporting, and participate in project reviews as required by the OSR
• Ensure that project records are identified, collected, indexed, filed, stored, and maintained (including supplier records) in accordance with the project file index and retention schedule
• Review, organize, and share relevant lessons learned from other projects and seek advice from other experienced managers as necessary throughout the life of the project
• Mentor Fluor personnel
• Leverage internal and external resources to administer policies and procedures consistently across all business lines, functions, and locations
• Analyze situations, identify and forecast pertinent problems, and evaluate realistic options; and recommend/implement appropriate course of action
• Organize and prioritize a variety of complex projects and multiple tasks in an effective and timely manner, set priorities, and meet critical time deadlines
• Maintain compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and global standards
• Adhere to and support Fluor's Health, Safety & Environmental and Sustainability Policies
• Effectively develop and apply the Core Skills to the job
• Meet expectations on attendance and punctuality
• Other duties as assigned