Regional Director of Planning and Controls - West

Position Overview: Responsible for establishing, implementing, training, and auditing all project controls items across the Industrial Services platform.  The project controls specific items include all items in the project lifecycle, such as: certain interfaces with Preconstruction (opportunity tracking, estimating and proposal development), contract management, budgeting, project planning, costing, production tracking, scheduling, document control, subcontractor management, and forecasting. In addition, these Project Control Managers are Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) in their field and service line and will be able to support resource management (Labor and Equipment) and provide direct support to projects as needed. 

Job Duties:

Project Controls

• Opportunity Tracking:
  
  
  
  • Work with Sales and Regional Management to implement and enforce opportunity tracking SOP within a CRM from RFP to Award
  
  
  • Partner with Sales to manage project handoff to Estimating for all qualified leads
  
  
  • Ensure bid log data is accurate to track win rate and other pertinent sales data
  
  
  
  


• Estimating Support:
  
  
  
  • Review and provide feedback on the SOP for estimating process, including RFP receipt, document repository, estimate and proposal development, risk analysis tools, IFB/IFC true ups, and cost and productivity feedback loop from operations to ensure direct link to Project Execution needs.
  
  
  • Support estimating effort as needed and participate in bid reviews to ensure estimates fall in line with historical production, costing, and margins.
    
    
    
    • Create feedback look to pre-construction of production and cost history as well as project execution best practices to incorporate at the time of bid.
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Support the development of new T&M rate sheets for each region.
  
  
  
  


• Project Lifecycle: develop, train, and audit the following:
  
  
  
  • Project Setup SOP: Budget, Accounting Interface, Work Plans, PO’s and Accrual Setup
    
    
    
    • Develop Execution Plans and Site-Specific Safety Plans as needed
    
    
    • Initial Procurement of long-lead items and bulk materials for projects and inventory
    
    
    • Competent person training as required
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Project Execution SOP: Work Plan, Daily and Weekly Costing/Reporting, Production Tracking, Project Scheduling, Document Control, Contract and Subcontract Management (including Change Order Management), Customer Invoicing, Forecasting, Month End, etc.
  
  
  • Project Closeout SOP: Punchlist, Postmortem, Final Billings, Warranty, Lease Closeouts, Demobilization, Notices, etc.
    
    
    
    • Create and/or direct the creation of job cards and postmortem documents for reference
    
    
    
    
  
  
  • Work with Regional Operations Management to ensure compliance with SOPs and reporting requirements
  
  
  • Key Performance Indicators:
    
    
    
    • Manage the project controls team and maintain oversight of Loenbro’s project managers in order to meet the following existing KPIs:
      
      
      
      • 24% blended gross margin for fabrication, civil, structural, and mechanical projects
      
      
      • 25% blended gross margin for electrical, instrumentation, and automation projects
      
      
      • 30% blended gross margin for insulation, scaffold, abatement, and coatings projects
      
      
      • <20% of monthly revenue accrued (ensure timely billing across the business)
      
      
      
      
    
    
    • Develop processes in order to measure newly developed KPIs:
      
      
      
      • % of Loenbro supervisors trained to certain levels (i.e. Heavyjob 1, Heavyjob 2, Heavyjob 3)
      
      
      • Pass rate % of project audits
      
      
      
      
    
    
    
    
  
  
  
  

Other

• Support resource management throughout the divisions: labor and equipment leveling, including year-end Cap Ex requirements, as needed across the regions


• Support current projects as needed. If necessary, parachute in to rectify a situation related to margin erosion or customer relationship turbulence. 


• Supplement up-front customer interactions as needed/available to help drive sales


• The following resources will be assigned to Project Controls Management Group:
  
  
  
  • Centralized Scheduling resources
  
  
  
  


• Month End consolidation of project financials


• Perform all other duties as assigned

Skills/Qualifications:

• Minimum of 15 years of experience in the construction of industrial projects.


• Completion of OSHA 30 or equivalent safety training.


• Experience with HCSS Heavy Job or similar job costing program.


• Experience with P6 or similar scheduling software.


• Experience with Viewpoint or similar account software.


• Experience with Heavy Bid or similar estimating software.


• Proficient with all Microsoft Office products.


• Proficiency with technical writing.


• Driver’s license with a clean driving record and maintenance of such driving record.


• Pass Loenbro Background check.


• Humble, Hungry and Smart


• Physical and mental ability to address the potential hazards listed below


• Minimum of 4 years of experience as a Project Manager in any field.

Potential Hazards:

• External work environment leading to exposure to external elements: uneven surfaces, extreme hot and cold temperatures, active construction equipment, animal interactions, etc.


• Manufacturing, refining and other industrial environments


• Exposure to noise above 85 decibels and intense odors and adverse gases


• Exposure to areas with limited visibility


• Exposure to areas that require supplement breathing apparatuses


• Adverse weather conditions for vehicle travel


• Air travel


• Access to scopes of work at extreme heights and inside trenches or confined spaces (including tanks and vessels)

Benefits:

• Health Insurance


• Health Savings Account (HSA)


• 401k after 90 days of employment with a company match up to 4%


• Employee paid Dental and Vision Insurance

We are “Leading the Change” in the energy services industry. Our growth and successes have not changed who we are. We live our core values every day:

WE TAKE ACTION

WE DO WHAT WE SAY

WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE

WE DO THE RIGHT THING

WE PRACTICE STEWARDSHIP

*Loenbro is an Equal Opportunity Employer.