_{09th June, 2025}

Senior Project Manager - BHS - California
Our client, who is an international leader in airport baggage handling systems, is expanding in the North American market.    As the driving force behind our client’s airport business expansion, you'll be the bridge between our client and the aviation industry's top players. Picture yourself forging powerful partnerships with airports, airlines, contractors, and consultants.  Due to recently secured projects, our client is seeking to add experienced Project Managers with experience owning large scale BHS projects.  The Sr PM will own and be accountable for all aspects of the project to include the P&L, change management, relationship with the customer and vendors, and overall performance.
  
Their Spec:
The Sr. Project Manager is a high-visibility, high-impact role responsible for leading and managing large scale baggage handling systems projects. This experienced Project Manager must possess well-developed people and project management skills and sound business judgment coupled with demonstrable record of success on medium to large scale projects, strong leadership/management skills and effective decision-making capabilities.

• Develop and execute a project strategy that meets the project’s required performance, schedule, and profitability targets and work diligently to meet or exceed those targets.
• Maintain customer focus. As the primary customer contact, maintain a positive relationship, understand the customer needs and challenges, and support development of solutions to meet those needs and challenges for the success of the customer and our client.
• Integrated part of the PM team (PM, SW PM, and Sub-PMs) who, as a team, are responsible for the fulfilment of the customer contract and (internal and external) commercial requirements.
• Serve as Global PM, responsible for execution of the project scope locally and with our supporting Group Companies.
• Lead a multi-disciplined project team throughout the complete project life cycle.
• Develop and maintain detailed schedule and cost planning.
• Manage key project management processes such as Scope management, Supply chain management, change management, Risk management, Claim Management, etc.
• Coordinate and develop scope and price for change order opportunities.  Negotiate acceptance with the customer.
• Serve as a proactive leader/problem solver addressing complex issues and situations as they arise.
• Solve multicomplex technical issues - and manage and direct multi-discipline, highly specialized design teams, working in cross border organizational networks (during the project execution phase.)
• Active support of Procurement in creation and reviewing of detailed technical specification for sub-contract and supplier work packages.
• Project risk management together with the PM team - identify and assess technical project risks, mitigate threats, and capitalize on opportunities.
• Manage and enhance relationships with the Customer, Consultants, Suppliers and Trades.
• Track project progress, variances, and recovery; identify trends; mitigate potential cost overruns and provide accurate revenue forecasts.
• Ensure project health, safety and environmental standards meet or exceed legislated requirements and company policy.
• Direct involvement in the specification approval, design, production, installation, and commissioning of project execution
• Technical support to the site during installation, commissioning, and final testing

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or similar technical field including PMP certification.
• Overall minimum of 10 years progressive Project Management experience coupled with 5 to 10 years managing project $30,000,000+.  BHS industry knowledge a strong plus.
• Experience with a variety of project delivery methods including Design-Build and Design-Bid-Build.
• Able to travel to job sites, as required and in line with given project scope – on average 35% per year.
• Essential skills include planning and budgeting, estimating, contract management, project administration, and decision-making / creative problem-solving skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills along with demonstrable leadership capabilities in creating unified and motivated project teams
• Work closely with team members and decision makers to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective project delivery.
• Process oriented and able to implement project management processes based on Group Company and PMI standards.
• Able to interface with all members of the organization in a professional, calm, helpful and courteous manner-including Senior Executive Management, Project Management, and external stakeholders.
• Strong, independent decision-making ability. Self-starter and possess a strong work ethic with a self-imposed desire to exceed everyday expectations.
• High degree of personal integrity and the ability to serve as a mentor to co-workers.