Job Description

Associate Project Manager

Our high-growth, leadership position in the green energy sector offers an outstanding opportunity for individuals seeking an exciting work environment in one of the 21st century's most important industries. Evapco is an Employee-owned Company that recently started an expansion program to further strengthen our position as a leading manufacturing and engineering contractor in heat transfer applications worldwide. Our culture values teamwork, continuous improvement, achievement, and rewarding results. In keeping with Evapco’s highly successful business philosophy, “People make the difference,” we are seeking an experienced, reliable, and dynamic person to join our team of high-performing professionals in our Bridgewater, NJ office.

Basic Job Function:

As an Associate Project Manager, you will be assisting the Project Manager on large and complex EPC projects from pre-contract award to final handover. Your responsibilities will include ensuring the project meets technical, commercial, and contractual commitments while keeping the focus on the customer’s satisfaction. Projects are custom-designed and turnkey, consisting of extensive steel structures, tanks, large ducting and piping, heat exchangers, mechanical and electrical rotating equipment, instrumentation and control, worldwide transport, and sometimes field erection.

Required Skills:

• Excellent verbal, written, listening, and interpersonal communication skills are needed to maintain and grow quality business contacts with all key project stakeholders.
• Well-developed anticipation skills and the ability to prioritize with the right sense of urgency, drive, and energy.
• Ability to grasp project budgets, key financial metrics, and maintain the company’s bottom line.
• Desire and ability to self-perform the necessary project execution tasks with a minimal need for delegation.
• Must be self-motivated, analytical, results-oriented, a quick learner, and a problem solver.
• Ability to digest a large amount of information and properly execute multiple simultaneous assignments without sacrificing efficiency or quality of work.
• Capable working with a Team with a strong emphasis on actively sharing in the execution of the workload.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective client and supplier relations in order to achieve genuine cooperation, prompt receipt of payment, and stimulate the desire to award follow-on work.
• Experienced with contractual legal terms, commercial issues, and technical specifications.

Education & Experience:

• BS in Engineering Required.
• 2+ years of experience executing and managing engineering and construction projects in Power, Energy, or similar markets.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Develops a complete understanding of the contract and relevant project technical specifications.
• Provides strong, effective, and decisive project support.
• Steers the execution framework to ensure the quality, technical conformance, timeliness, and profitability of the total project.
• Establishes and maintains project monitoring and reporting systems to track project documentation; key deliverables; delivery strategy; risks, dates, and cost information.
• Nurture close cooperation with all project team members: Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Construction, Finance, Legal, etc.
• Actively participate in the development and/or review of each principal project document deliverable.
• Constantly verify that project execution is in compliance with all applicable policies, procedures, and project standards.
• Travel to visit both client and major supplier’s facilities and job sites as needed, both domestic and international. Travel will be approximately 50% of your time.
• Create reports and give presentations to senior Evapco and client management.
• Monitor the obligations of suppliers before approval is granted for invoice payment.
• Facilitate the resolution of disputes between the company and its clients and suppliers.
• Provide a closeout and lessons learned report at project completion.

Evapco’s Summary of Pay & Benefits:

• The salary range consists of base pay and most recent profit sharing bonus amounts
• Medical, Vision, & Dental Insurance
• Employee Stock Ownership Program – we are an employee-owned company
• Profit Sharing Bonus – which is paid twice per year
• (k)larity Plan - Voluntary Employee Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Bereavement Pay
• Company Paid Basic Life Insurance equivalent to base salary, with option for Supplemental Life election
• Paid Sick Leave
• Long Term Disability

Pay Range: $114,000 - $132,000 per year