Project Manager

**Requisition ID**:266064**
- ** Relocation Authorized**:None**:

- ** Telework Type**:Part-Time Telework**:

- ** Work Location**:Santiago**

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place.

Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers' objectives to create a lasting positive impact.

We serve the Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel are our values - ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants - integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what costumers can expect, and how we deliver.

**Position Summary**

Bechtel is seeking a Project Manager for the Mining & Metals team, based in Chile. Position will be responsible for leading teams on major programs that have numerous projects or sub-jobs comprising one effort or may oversee several different projects. Assists Business Development in defining customer requirements and expectations, determining significant schedule milestones, developing optimum execution plans, and providing input to enhance profitability of commercial arrangements. Manages the development of program plans, budgets, and schedules. Has overall responsibility for project/program execution, ensuring that all customer requirements and expectations are met or exceeded.

**Responsibilities**

The Project Manager is principally responsible for:

- Provides overall leadership of Bechtel teams by ensuring project completion in a safe manner, within budget, on schedule. Determines and defines project requirements, objectives and customer expectations, and clearly communicates this information to project teams.’ Ensures compliance with appropriate codes, standards, and regulations (including those for environmental work).
- Oversees the planning and execution of the work with organizations such as Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Project Controls, Labor Relations, Controller, and other services to achieve an assignment of work scope which will result in an integrated project team approach.
- Reviews the prime contract, proposal documents, and data for projects; takes the lead in determining the extent of participation in proposal efforts by each department. Establishes plans, schedules, and budgets for prime contract obligations and reviews the technical input for the formal proposal prior to turnover to Business Development. Participates in prime contract negotiations.
- Directs the planning and development of project execution plans, scope definition, project procedures, budgets, and project schedules and ensures acceptance by the customer and Bechtel project teams.
- Assures that appropriate customer contact, including major correspondence and working relationships between the customer and Bechtel, is maintained throughout the duration of the projects. Monitors and controls all contractual commitments to assure that work is being performed in accordance with the specifications, drawings, and terms of the contracts,
- Oversees the review and approval of project controls plans including trend programs, project cost estimates, forecasts, schedules, and financial reports and may review commitments that exceed assigned budgets. Periodically reviews change order controls to assure that all changes are being handled appropriately.
- Oversees the administration of prime contracts to ensure that the terms and conditions stated therein are fulfilled and Bechtel’s profitability objectives are achieved.
- Develops a Continuous Improvement (CI) awareness such that the project management function is viewed as the leader of the CI process within the project teams.
- Monitors cash flow to minimize Bechtel investment in projects and informs the customer of the current and anticipated cash requirements for the work. Approves budgets and control mechanisms for non-reimbursable project costs.
- Conducts periodic project and customer meetings to review progress and discuss project issues. Ensures problems involving coordination, schedule, and the setting of priorities are resolved by the project teams.
- Directs the preparation of progress and special reports to customers and Bechtel management.
- Conducts training of new project managers through formal training courses and on-the-job training when called on to do so by business line management.
- Promotes and practices team building across the project.

**Qualifications and Skills**

**Basic Qualifications**

The Project Manager shall be