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Project Manager - Power Generation

Stanley Consultants

Job Description

Job Description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices.

With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success.

Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job Title - Project Manager, Power Generation
Location - Austin, TX | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO (Centennial) | Muscatine, IA | or Remote, US
Job Type – Hybrid 
Requisition ID - 11399

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Project Manager with industrial building and energy experience managing design teams for Power Generation projects. This includes managing all activities related to large generation projects such as: project scope, schedule, cost/budget, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements to optimize client service, quality, and financial performance on large, complex, and challenging projects.

What You Will Be Doing:

  • Lead the planning and implementation of medium to large multiple discipline engineering projects with various stake holders ranging in complexity and utilizing resources from multiple office locations.
  • Support business development by participating in project scoping, fee development, proposal preparation, interviews, negotiations, and contract development.
  • Review assigned project(s) after award to define project scope, determine work procedures/sequences and develops schedules, budgets, staffing, vendor lists and progress billing points.
  • Form a project team and see that responsibilities are assigned, and the execution of tasks are begun and completed according to schedule.
  • Submit documents to federal, state, and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains permits required.
  • Meet with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion.
  • Maintain a continuing business relationship with clients as part of ongoing business development efforts.
  • Plan, organize, communicate, and coordinate project engagements.
  • Manage the day-to-day activities of project engagements including Clients and the various Project Stakeholders.
  • Prepare project opening orders, project outlines, project initiation, project schedules, project executions, and project closings.
  • Achieve project objectives including quality/scopes, budgets, and schedules.
  • Maintain accurate and comprehensive Project Records.
  • Achieve project performance metrics established for the engagement (i.e. target margins, revenue, multiplier, etc.).
  • Analyze project performance, resource utilization, profitability, margins, and revenues.
  • Identify potential out of scope work. Manage and negotiate contract change orders.
  • Identify and manage project risk from the proposal phase through the duration of the project.
  • Has fundamental understanding of key commercial elements associated with Energy projects.
  • Train, mentor, and oversee other Project Managers and conducts/participates in portfolio and project reviews.
Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors of Science in engineering, construction management, or business from an accredited college or university.
  • Minimum of 10+ years of increasing experience in the Energy Engineering Industry with a minimum of 5 years in project management.
  • Experience in Thermal Generation projects such as Gas Turbine, Steam Turbine, Reciprocating Engines and BOP design
  • Firm understanding of PMP Principles.
  • Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing large multi-discipline programs, projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects.
  • Outstanding time management skills.
  • Experience in Design Bid Build project delivery methods.
Preferred Qualifications:

  • Professional Engineer (PE) License.
  • Project Management Institute (PMI) Certification.
  • Experience in Design Build, GMP, and EPC project delivery methods.

(Salary range for CO and IL locations)

Stanley Consultants is committed to maintaining transparency in our hiring process, including providing information about compensation. The starting salary for the successful candidate in this position is competitive and will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications and experience, geographic location, internal equity, company policy and practices. In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are disclosed for positions and locations where required.

Work-Life Balance
We realize there’s more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What we offer:

Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.

Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.

Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.

Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.

Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.

Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

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