Project Manager Implementation Specialist Jobs in Iowa

The Senior Project Manager serves as the executive leader responsible for the successful delivery of large, complex projects while driving client satisfaction, business growth, and team performance. This role provides clear leadership, management, and accountability for multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring alignment with company objectives, policies, and values. The Senior Project Manager owns key client relationships and oversees account performance across multiple projects, balancing customer satisfaction with commercial and contractual integrity. They lead all phases of project execution—engineering, procurement, and construction—by establishing strategies, managing risk, ensuring safety and quality, and maintaining strong financial discipline. In addition, the Senior Project Manager contributes to business development through relationship building, opportunity identification, and strategic planning, while proactively managing and mitigating project and portfolio risks. Ultimately, this role integrates leadership, execution excellence, and strategic growth to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes for both the client and the company.

• Safety comes first in everything I do
• I protect our seat at the table by doing my best work
• I develop myself and others
• I put the needs of the Company and others above my own
• I represent myself and the Company professionally at all times
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
• I respect people
• I have a positive attitude
• I collaborate and build healthy external relationships
• I collaborate and build healthy internal relationships
• I engage in healthy conflict
• I act with honesty, integrity, and ethics
• I avoid dramatic and toxic behavior
FOCUS ON END GOALS
• I focus my efforts on providing valueadded work to the customer; “work in the business”
• I start with the end in mind
• I honor our process
• I act with the greater good of the company and the team in mind
• I embrace the EOS process and take the appropriate amount of time to "work on the business"
• I respect Company resources
DRIVE INNOVATION
• I offer 2 Second Lean improvements
• I act with a continuous improvement mindset, low tech or high tech
• I think differently to create value and solve problems
TOP 5 ROLE RESPONSIBILITES:
1.LEAD, MANAGE, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
• Give clear direction
• Provide the necessary resources, training, technology, people, time, and attention to your team
• Delegate and elevate when appropriate
• Act with the greater good in mind
• Take Clarity Breaks
• Keep expectations clear
• Communicate well
• Have the right Meeting Pulse
• Have Quarterly Conversations
• Reward and recognize others
2.ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
• Client relationship ownership
• Main point of contact for opportunities
• Strategic account growth
• Contract compliance and issue resolution
• Balance client satisfaction with protecting company interest
• Crossfunctional coordination (engineering, procurement, and construction management)
• Reputation and relationship development
• Forecasting and reporting
3.LEAD LARGE / COMPLEX PROJECTS
• Full project leadership and accountability
• Project planning and execution strategy
• Risk identification and management
• Leadership of multidisciplinary teams
• Client and stakeholder management
• Project financial management and contract compliance
• Safety, Quality, and Compliance (company policies, client standards, and regulatory requirements)
• Reporting and communication
• Change and claim management
• Project closeout and continuous improvement
4.BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
• Relationship development and client engagement
• Opportunity identification and capture
• Pursuit and proposal support
• Strategic input and growth planning
• Reputation and brand building
• Client satisfaction and retention
5.RISK MANAGEMENT
• Early risk identification and assessment
• Quantification and prioritization
• Mitigation planning and implementation
• Monitoring/reporting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), scorecards, and measurables.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
• Bachelor’s degree in Construction Engineering, Construction Management, or related Engineering degree equivalent preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in EPC projects, including leading large, complex, or multidisciplinary projects.
• Proven experience managing all EPC phases—engineering, procurement, and construction—with strong financial, schedule, and quality outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain client relationships, lead crossfunctional teams, and manage contractual and commercial responsibilities.
• Knowledge of project controls, scheduling, and cost management tools and familiarity with safety and regulatory compliance standards (e.g., OSHA 30hour).
• Travel 30% or as needed, by air and ground.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Sedentary strength demands include exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, sitting most of the time.
• Continuously requires vision, fine dexterity, hearing, and twisting.
• Frequently requires standing, talking, sitting, and handling.
• Occasionally requires walking, lifting, carrying, reaching, kneeling, pushing/pulling, bending, and crouching.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position at this time.

Keen Project Solutions is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment (minorities, females, veterans, individuals with disabilities, sexual orientation, or other protected categories in accordance with state and federal laws). The Company is a drug and alcohol-free workplace and background checks are required if applicable.

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