Senior Project Manager, Materials Engineering

20012

Calgary, AB

Sep 28, 2017

Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure

Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors. Employing around 35,000 people in more than 55 countries and with 2016 revenues of £5.4 billion, the company operates across the oil and gas industry - from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products - and in the mining, power and process, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets. Amec Foster Wheeler offers full life-cycle services to offshore and onshore oil and gas projects (conventional and unconventional, upstream, midstream and downstream) for greenfield, brownfield and asset support projects, plus leading refining technology.

Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.

Our Environment & Infrastructure Americas business is a leading environment and infrastructure, engineering, consulting and project management organization with about 175 offices and more than 6,000 employees. Our business locations reach from northern Canada to southern Chile and across the UK and Continental Europe. We provide a full range of services to clients in the power, government, industrial, mining, transportation, pharmaceutical, water, and oil & gas sectors.

We offer competitive salaries along with a complete benefits package and a variety of Training and Development Programs to help you develop the skills you need to succeed in your chosen career path.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing laws.

Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure is currently seeking a Senior Project Manager, Materials Engineer for our Calgary office & laboratory. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the management of a variety of projects, assisting in new business development, reviewing the technical quality of deliverables, ensuring timely delivery on projects, and in the development and supervision of the Materials Engineering team. These responsibilities will be delivered within a framework that manages risks and prioritizes safety.

This is a challenging position, and will require an individual with a solid technical background combined with strong project management and inter-personal skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Assessment and approval of engineering of materials (specifically asphalt, soils and concrete) providing expertise to the office, site work and laboratory operations

• Project management of assignments that may include the conducting and coordinating of a wide variety of projects on asphalt, soil and concrete, materials testing programs, investigations on existing roads, bridges, dams and other structures

• Preparation of technical proposals and reports

• Undertake materials investigations and studies

• Finalize and review reports and all project related correspondence with client

• Provide excellent customer service and a commitment to technical excellence

• Assist in supervision of materials engineering and technical staff (field work and lab)

• Build, mentor and maintain a high level of team performance

• Maintain and develop client relationships

• Develop and implement new business and marketing goals

• Effectively communicate, reinforce and model company policies and procedures

• Provide Safety Leadership

Skills / Qualifications

• University graduate with a degree in Civil or Geotechnical engineering

• Currently registered or immediately eligible for registration with APEGA

• A minimum of 10 years industry experience (since graduation) in providing practical materials engineering services relevant to a variety of projects (transportation, civil, municipal, commercial development, resource industries, utilities, building structures)

• Willingness and demonstrated ability to establish and supervise materials engineering consulting; services in a local or regional market

• Demonstrated supervisory experience and knowledge of regional markets

• Ability and desire to build and develop new and existing clients

• Excellent written and oral communication skills, management and leadership qualities

• Desire to provide excellent practical client service, and a commitment to technical excellence

• Must be well organized, have the ability to manage and prioritize several assignments at one time, deliver on time and on budget

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience

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