Function:
Responsible for industrial customers, new service station projects, C-Store retrofits, and new C-Store constructions.
Key Responsibilities:
* Project Governance & Strategy
* Policy Compliance: Ensure all engineering projects, initiatives, and processes align with established Puma Energy policies and organizational goals.
* Execution Excellence: Manage project activities to ensure they meet contractual requirements, approved budgets, and timelines, achieving timely completion within financial constraints.
* Capital Projects: Lead the implementation and reporting of Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) projects for both Retail and Business (B2B) clients.
Project Evaluation & Formulation
- Technical & Financial Assessment: Evaluate and formulate construction projects based on:
- Technical Feasibility: Equipment and material specifications.
- Financial Scope: Budgetary viability and reach.
- Safety Standards: Compliance with corporate safety policies and norms.
- Real-time Tracking: Development of measurable progress indicators.
- Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans defining goals, strategy, staffing, scheduling, risk identification, contingency plans, and resource allocation for every phase
Administrative Oversight
- Process Integrity: Supervise and ensure compliance with Corporate Policies and Manuals.
- Procurement Management: Oversee procurement requests and provide technical validation for acquisitions.
- Budgetary Control: Monitor the approved budget to ensure financial discipline.
- Stakeholder Management: Maintain efficient and transparent communication with all involved parties.
Field Supervision & Technical Leadership
- Site Oversight: Directly supervise on-site execution, focusing on the schedule, construction quality, and strict adherence to HSSE (Health, Safety, Security, and Environment) policies.
- Technical Solutions: Analyze project-specific technical needs and propose strategic solutions to the Regional Construction Manager.
- Project Lifecycle Management: Lead engineers, technicians, and team leads from project initiation to final handover, proactively reporting any deviations to senior management.
Team Leadership & Development
- Talent Management: Select, lead, direct, evaluate, and develop a high-performing technical and administrative team to ensure all project goals are met.
Requirements:
Experience:
- University Degree in civil, mechanical engineering or other Engineering discipline. Architect
- Five + years of experience, preferably related to project management.
- Purchasing experience in an industrial capacity with proven record of contract negotiation.
- Experience establishing and promoting best practices to help improve project visibility and predictability.
- Previous supervisory and management experience is preferred.
Skills:
- Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Project Manager, internet, Excel and Microsoft Office are required.
- Financial Acumen is required.
- Fully bilingual in English and Spanish
- Strong organizational, written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills is required
- Knowledge and understanding of project monitoring and reporting systems; practical experience with documentation
Competencies:
- Self-starter, creative, and highly motivated individual; ready to work in a challenging work environment.
- Effective team building and problem solving abilities.
- Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization and external customers.
- Able to build relationships, develop consensus among key stakeholders, and influence behavior.
- Ability to motivate and lead others, high level of commitment to projects even during difficult or uncertain times.
- Proven team leadership in a matrix management environment.