Assistant Project Manager

Your Job

Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) is seeking an Assistant Project Manager to join our projects team. The role's responsibilities include coordination and completion of projects on time, within budget, and within scope. This role will prepare reports for upper management regarding the status of projects and will work directly with a Project Manager and our clients to ensure that all deliverables fall within the applicable scope and budget.

The position will sit in office Monday - Friday in the Houston, TX office.

This role is not open to Visa sponsorship.

Our Team

KSPS is the industry expert in installation, inspection and technical project services for tower, vessel, combustion, and mass transfer equipment in the refining and chemicals industry. We enhance plant operations by delivering a comprehensive suite of services that span the planning, execution and completion phases of construction and turnaround projects. This helps reduce downtime and maximize efficiency for peak performance, creating value for years to come.

What You Will Do

• Assist the Project Manager in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility while ensuring that all projects are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
• Develop comprehensive project plans to be shared with clients as well as other staff members
• Coordinate internal resources, vendors, and third parties to ensure safe, timely, and profitable outcomes of projects
• Ensure resource availability and allocation and develop a detailed project plan to monitor and track progress
• Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule, and project costs using appropriate verification techniques
• Read & interpret drawings/specifications to ensure that work is completed per the client's request. Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders
• Establish and maintain relationships with third parties/vendors
• Meet with clients to take detailed ordering briefs and clarify specific requirements for each project
• Track project performance, specifically to analyze the successful completion of short and long-term goals
• Meet budgetary objectives and adjust project constraints based on financial analysis

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Previous experience in Project Controls, Project Planning, and/or Project Execution
• Experience working in a refinery/petrochemical facility
• Experience working with project estimates, schedules, budgets, and forecasting
• Ability to travel approximately 20% of the time to other sites
• Legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship now or in the future

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor's Degree in Construction Management or an Engineering discipline
• Field experience in managing Owner/Operator budgets and schedules
• Experience in utilizing MS Power BI & P6
• Field Experience working in capital projects and turnaround environments

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here.

Who We Are

As a Koch Engineered Solutions company, Koch Specialty Plant Services (KSPS) provides code welding work related to repair, revamp, replacement and field fabrication of towers and vessels, piping and specialty welding, mass transfer equipment installation, inspection and professional project services.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).

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