Position Description for Project Manager, Tate Metalworks
Company: Tate Metalworks, Inc.
Reports to: Director, Engineering
Location: Roebuck, SC
Company Overview:
Tate Metalworks, Inc. is a heavy industrial fabricator and erector specializing in the design, construction and maintenance of storage tanks and pressure vessels and other welded steel structures. Our client base is comprised of Fortune 500 companies serving heavy manufacturing in Chemical, Pulp and Paper, Oil and Gas, Environmental, Metals and Minerals, Pharmaceutical, Food and Beverage, Agricultural, Water Treatment, and Defense Industries.
We provide a positive and supportive environment with extensive total rewards including an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and a competitive 401(k) match to help our employees plan for their secure futures consistent with our long-term value creation approach.
Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced Project Manager to join our growing team. The Project Manager will oversee and manage the entire life cycle of storage tank projects from design conception through construction completion. The Project Manager will ensure timelines, budget and client requirements are met throughout the project life cycle. The Project Manager partners across the Tate engineering, drafting and sales teams, which are highly collaborative and supportive – aligned in our collective purpose and focused on results and growth for the company and for each other.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate intra-company project activities including drafting, purchasing, shop-fabrication, field-erection, as well as subcontract management, contract changes and ongoing customer service/communications functions during each project.
- Lead project plans, defining project goals, creating detailed work plans, scheduling milestones, and determining resource requirements.
- Oversee execution and monitoring of projects, manage costs/budgets, and keep projects within scope.
- Identify, review, and mitigate risks to prevent delays or budget overruns.
- Coordinate with purchasing to ensure materials and equipment for projects are available and arrive on time.
- Serve as a central point of contact for clients, vendors, and team members; provide regular status updates.
- Lead meetings such as monthly project reviews and progress meetings.
- Ensure final deliverables meet stakeholder requirements and quality standards.
- Provide reports and analysis to project team(s) to communicate overall project status and profitability.
- Collaborate with team members to ensure teamwork to achieve goals and achieve high levels of customer satisfaction.
- Lead by example, demonstrating LT Corp’s “The Way We Lead” (servant leader, devoted, resilient, growth mindset, team player, trustworthy, fun-loving) leadership traits and reinforcing LT Corp’s purpose, core beliefs, and values to all team members.
Travel:
- Minimal travel may be required to key accounts or customer sites.
Experience:
- Minimum of 3 years of project management experience with proven track record in industrial manufacturing or heavy construction industries required
Education and Certification Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field required.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.
- Proficient in project management software.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Ability to learn and apply technical skills and knowledge
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills: keeps timelines and meets deadlines
- Critical thinking to resolve conflicts and overcome unforeseen obstacles
- Ability to guide projects, communicate and build relationships throughout the organization
- High self-awareness and emotional intelligence
- Aligned with highest integrity and family values
Compensation and Benefits:
- 100% Match 401K up to 5% of compensation
- 3 weeks paid time off
- 8 paid holidays
- Health Insurance, Vision, Dental
- ESOP: Tate Metalworks is part of the LT Corporation family of companies, providing Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), making employees owners of the company and providing this additional unique retirement benefit
Tate Metalworks is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to, among other things, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age,
- status as a protected veteran, or disability.
