Senior Project Manager - Engineering & Capital Projects

Job Description

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

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.