About the role
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