Project Manager

Project Manager – Capital Projects

Location: Martinez, CA

Position Type: Full-Time

Salary Range: $106,000.00 – $230,000.00/ year (commensurate with experience, qualifications, and internal equity)

Role Overview

Our client is seeking an experienced and driven Project Manager to join their team in Martinez, CA. Reporting directly to the Manager of Capital Projects, this role is responsible for providing high-level project management services to consistently deliver safe, transparent, predictable, and competitive outcomes.

As the project lead, you will manage projects from initiation through execution, startup, and final delivery, you will lead cross-functional, multi-disciplinary engineering and construction teams in a dynamic industrial facility.

Key Responsibilities

Project Leadership & Delivery

• Serve as the primary project lead across all phases of assigned capital projects, ensuring safe execution and alignment with business objectives.
• Lead multi-disciplinary engineering and construction teams, fostering clear communication and alignment across all stakeholders.
• Develop comprehensive contracting strategies for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), with a strong focus on securing long-lead equipment to maintain project schedules.

Cost, Schedule & Quality Management

• Support the development of detailed project cost estimates, execution schedules, and formal funding requests.
• Proactively monitor, track, and report on project spend, schedule progress, and performance metrics to ensure target commitments are met.
• Ensure all engineering and design deliverables strictly adhere to relevant environmental regulations, safety policies, and technical standards.

Construction & Closeout Management

• Facilitate the field construction phase by ensuring the timely delivery of complete and accurate Issued for Construction (IFC) drawings.
• Promptly address and resolve technical Requests for Information (RFIs) related to facility designs and project drawings.
• Oversee all final project closeout activities, including as-built drawing updates, record management, Management of Change (MOC) completion, Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), Preventive Maintenance (PM) setup, and financial closeout.

Working Conditions & Physical Requirements

• Work Environment: Combination of computer-based office management and active field inspection and testing within processing units.
• Physical Demands: Ability to climb ladders, navigate stairways, work at elevated heights, and perform field duties outdoors in varied weather conditions.
• Schedule & On-Call: Standard full-time schedule with participation in the site's duty rotation schedule for off-hours emergency response. Extended or altered work schedules may occasionally be required during major plant turnarounds and maintenance outages.

Candidate Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Engineering.

· Minimum of 10 years of experience working in petroleum refining or a similar heavy manufacturing environment.

· Minimum of 5 years of direct Project Management experience within a process manufacturing facility.

• Active TWIC® card (or ability to obtain).

• Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) credential.
• Proven track record of managing multi-disciplinary engineering and construction teams on capital projects.
• Strong expertise in project controls, EPC contracting strategies, and industrial safety compliance.