Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Capital Projects

@ America At Work
America At Workamericaatwork.com

Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Capital Projects

Ferndale, WA
Posted 6 days ago

About the job

America At Work seeks a Senior Project Manager for engineering and capital projects in industrial sectors like refining, oil & gas, chemicals. Manage projects from proposal to closeout, ensuring safety, quality, and client satisfaction.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of project experience
  • Project management for heavy industry
  • Strong understanding of project lifecycle
  • Experience with controls and scheduling
  • Excellent communication skills

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's in Engineering or related
  • 4+ years project management experience
  • Industrial environment experience
  • FE/L stage-gate process knowledge
  • Ability to work in hybrid schedule

Full job description

Lead Complex Industrial Capital Projects

America At Work is conducting a search for an experienced Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Capital Projects on behalf of a well-established engineering and project management organization serving major industrial clients.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project leader to manage engineering, procurement, and capital projects up to approximately $60M TIC, from proposal and front-end planning through detailed design, procurement, construction support, and closeout.

The ideal candidate brings strong EPC/EPCM project management experience within refining, oil & gas, chemicals, energy, or other heavy industrial environments.

What You'll Do

  • Lead small- to mid-size industrial capital projects up to approximately $60M TIC

  • Manage projects from proposal development through engineering, procurement, construction support, and closeout

  • Own project scope, schedule, cost, forecasting, change management, and overall execution

  • Develop engineering project proposals and execution strategies

  • Lead client, contractor, and internal project meetings

  • Manage project controls, resource planning, estimating, and cost performance

  • Review project invoices and financial performance

  • Build strong working relationships with clients, contractors, engineering teams, and project stakeholders

  • Identify value-engineering and continuous-improvement opportunities

  • Ensure projects meet applicable health, safety, environmental, and client requirements

  • Support nearby refinery/client sites as required


Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience

  • 8+ years of related engineering/project experience

  • At least 4 years of project management experience involving complex heavy industrial or engineering projects

  • Strong understanding of the complete capital project lifecycle, including FEL, detailed engineering/design, procurement, and construction support

  • Hands-on experience with project controls, scheduling, estimating, cost management, forecasting, and change management

  • Strong client-facing communication and project leadership skills

  • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, schedule-driven industrial environment

  • Ability to work a hybrid schedule based in Ferndale, Washington


Preferred Qualifications

  • EPC/EPCM capital project experience

  • Refinery, oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, or similar heavy industrial experience

  • Experience with phase-gate / stage-gate capital project delivery

  • Experience managing projects in the $10M–$60M+ TIC range

Additional Requirements

Candidates must be able to meet applicable industrial/client-site requirements, which may include:

  • TWIC card or ability to obtain one before starting

  • Required refinery/client safety training

  • Background and driving-record screening

  • Participation in applicable drug and alcohol testing programs


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