Senior Project Manager, Fortera Global
$150-170k
Offers an annual bonus, and pre-IPO incentive stock options
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
Zero CO₂ cement manufacture
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Zero CO₂ cement manufacture
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-170k
Offers an annual bonus, and pre-IPO incentive stock options
More information about location
Office located in San Jose, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To work alongside our customers to pave a pathway to zero CO2 cement production by upcycling carbon emissions directly from the kiln.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering, business, or other applicable areas
- PMP certification preferred
- 10+ years of experience working as a project manager or equivalent within the heavy industrial and/or construction industries on projects with budgets >$100MM
- Experience with engineering, procurement, and construction management
- Experience managing EPCs and equipment suppliers
- A high degree of experience and understanding of industrial construction methodologies
- Extensive experience in the use of processes and workflows in the execution of projects
- Strong technical communication skills and ability to interface with multiple teams. including external, business, and technical stakeholders
- Exceptional time management and organizational skills
- Learn and adapt quickly and thrive in a fast-paced startup environment
- Ability to work in both office settings and construction environments
What the job involves
- We are currently looking for a Senior Project Manager to join our team
- Reporting to the Chief Projects Officer, the ideal candidate will have a strong background in managing design and construction projects on large commercial-scale plants in the mining, cement, or chemical process industries
- In this position, you will manage internal and external technical and construction teams in the design, procurement, and construction of process plants which produce low to zero CO2 cement
- These facilities are first of a kind and will be executed on aggressive schedules
- Supported by an internal team, you will maintain responsibility for the overall delivery of projects defined by the scope, schedule, and budget
- You ensure efficient performance on the project by focusing on communication, project planning, scheduling, change management, project controls, progress measurement, and economic evaluation
- As part of the Capital Projects Team, you will work closely with engineering, operations, legal, finance, and business development, to develop and shepherd projects through definition and execution phases
- Execute projects safely, within budget and on schedule, in accordance with Fortera’s principles and best practices. Manage and coordinate multi-disciplinary internal and external technical teams to ensure that design, permitting, construction, completions commissioning, and start-up activities are completed on schedule and on budget
- Establish project alignment with organizational needs. Prepare Project Charter and other key project plan documentation. Generate preliminary scope definition for the project. Complete project organization chart for the execution of the work. Establish communication channels and protocols for the project, the team, and stakeholders
- Working with projects controls, developing and managing project budget and schedule
- Define and manage the high-level project risks, assumptions, and constraints. Maintain stakeholder alignment through regular updates on cost, schedule, project performance and risks throughout the lifecycle
- Own all execution details of the project, working closely with all internal and external technical teams and subject matter experts to resolve design, procurement, and construction issues
- Working with the project engineer, coordinate appropriate discipline design reviews to ensure technical quality and ensure feedback from Operations organization
- Ensure the projects team has provided appropriate scopes of work for EPC companies, specialty consultants, and equipment vendors
- Work with the procurement team to properly integrate procurement activities with other engineering, construction, and commissioning activities – produce RFQ packages, bid lists, bid tabs, and award recommendations
- Support the development and negotiations of contracts with EPC contractors and equipment vendors
- Administer project’s contracts - reviewing contractor performance for compliance, evaluating change requests, and taking proactive action to rectify any issues
- Define and implement project quality management plans
- Create risk management and response plan
- Define and implement change management per company guidelines
- Manage project decisions register on cost, schedule, safety, and quality
- Monitor and control project risks and regularly update the stakeholders of major developments
- Define and manage all project interfaces, including coordinating with the site location host
- Define and develop systems completion plans (including mechanical completion, commissioning, and start-up) in conjunction with Operations
- Responsible for implementing and enforcing the Company’s EHS/Safety policies and procedures onsite, ensuring that all employees are working safely and compliance with all state and federal environmental, health, and safety regulations
- Define, implement, and lead the systems completions program, including mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning readiness, and system turnover to operations
- Coordinate the development of the Completions Management System (CMS), tag register, and ITR matrix in collaboration with engineering, construction, and commissioning leads
- Manage the mechanical completion certification process including walkdowns, punch list categorization, ITR completion tracking, and turnover package development (TOPs)
- Ensure clear handover sequencing from construction to completions to commissioning, with formal reviews and documentation sign-off at each stage
- Establish integrated punch management and resolution workflows, ensuring resolution of critical path issues prior to dynamic commissioning and start-up
- Track and report system readiness, % MC complete, punch list status, and commissioning handover progress in alignment with the integrated project schedule
- Collaborate with Operations, Construction, Engineering, and Commissioning to ensure seamless systemization, turnover planning, and operational readiness
Our take
To support the decarbonization of the construction industry, Fortera delivers a process that produces low to zero CO2 cement. This cement is suitable for a range of applications such as flooring, concrete and precast elements, meaning it could substitute traditional alternatives across the sector.
Put simply, Fortera's approach works by taking the CO2 formed in the heating step and recycling it into the product at a later stage. This means the CO2 normally released is instead captured, which is why it is a zero-carbon process.
It's certainly an intriguing concept, and inventors agree - with Fortera securing substantial funds across a number of rounds. It will use the latest investment to deploy its technology and manufacture the product at the market scale. Currently, its ReCarb plants are predicted to mineralize 165,000 tons of industrial CO2 annually.
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Company benefits
- Premium health, dental and vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Fun company events
- Stock Options
- Life Insurance
- Snacks & drinks on the house
- Work/life balance
- Generous Time Off Policies
- On-site fitness center
- Game Room
- EV Charging Stations
- Employee Resource Groups
- Mentor Program
- On-site family room
- Career development tools
Company HQ
Santa Teresa, San Jose, CA
Leadership
Ryan Gilliam
(CEO)Founded and is a Member of the Board of Directors at Verdagy. Founded and Spent 8 years at Chemetry, as CEO and then Chair of the Board. Was also a Venture Partner at 1955 Capital.
Michael Weiss
(CTO)Previously VP of Process Modeling at Chemetry. Worked in various roles at GAS REACTION TECHNOLOGIES, and was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group.
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