Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Capital Projects

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.

Additional Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

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; 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

Nice to have

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