Program manager/Operations manager Job in Houma, Louisiana US
Program manager/Operations manager
Job Description: The Shaw Group provides premier engineering, design, construction, and maintenance services to government and private-sector clients in a wide array of industries, including the energy, environmental, infrastructure, and emergency response markets. Summary: * Directs and manages all phases of program and project management activities (including technical, contractual, subcontracting, administrative support systems and business components) for regional/local areas, in accordance with the business plan and budget. Responsibilities: * Directly responsible for establishment of a budget and forecasting revenue projections. Analyzes contractual and financial performance and directs activities to improve performance. Works with Business Development to develop new business with existing major client(s) and strategic new clients to achieve goals of revenue, direct margin, utilization and client satisfaction. * May serve as proposal manager and/or provides proposal preparation support. Manages key program and project administrative support activities in accordance with contracts and company policies. Acts as technical and managerial "mentor" to internal staff members and contributes to internal training as appropriate. * Utilizes a combination of project management, technical, business management, and business development skills to develop and execute business with a targeted list of commercial, state and local, or federal clients with goals for revenue, cash management, and direct margin, and achieving client satisfaction/repeat business. * Functions as seller-doer directly affecting revenue, profitability, cash flow, and repeat business of the company through the ability to develop client relationships and lead associate teams in successfully delivering a quality product or service to the client. * Ensures that deliverables are produced to proposed specifications on schedule and within budget. Experience: ? Daily activities including but not limited to business development, business support, human resources issues, technical staff, production staff, etc. ? Resolving standard and non-standard problems. ? Setting priorities for project teams to ensure task completion. ? In-depth knowledge of work processes and tools. ? Operational and supervisory expertise to solve problems. ? Interpretation of customer needs and assessing requirements. ? Setting day-to-day direction for employees to support business objectives. ? Manages performance of employees through task assignments, ongoing skill assessment and coaching. Qualifications: ? Professional Engineering License required. If license not in Louisiana candidate must be willing to pursue licensure in Louisiana. ? A minimum of 10yrs experience required. ? Background/experience in coastal work (levees, water control structures, mitigation, etc.), designing and bidding public projects, dealing with local parish/county boards and levee districts, permitting processes for state, federal and local agencies, etc. preferred. Additional Details: