Construction Project Manager

Project Manager – Natural Gas Compressor Station Construction

This role leads onsite construction activities for large, multi-discipline natural gas compressor station and heavy industrial power projects. The Project Manager oversees field engineers, coordinates with trades and subcontractors, and manages cost, schedule, and safety for complex industrial facilities involving civil, mechanical, electrical, and extensive piping work. The position is highly hands-on, requires significant time at the project site, and plays a key role in delivering major compressor station and power plant projects for data center generation and industrial pipeline facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead onsite project execution at natural gas compressor stations and heavy industrial facilities, ensuring work progresses safely, efficiently, and in line with project objectives.
• Direct and mentor field engineers, typically two or more, and take primary ownership of project cost and schedule performance.
• Maintain and promote a strong safety culture across all site activities, enforcing safety and compliance standards for utility lines, facility construction, and pipe integrity work.
• Assist in managing smaller projects as needed, providing support to project leadership while taking full ownership of assigned scopes.
• Review and understand contract terms, conditions, and scope to ensure all work aligns with contractual requirements and client expectations.
• Track materials, production, and project costs, compile data for review and approval, and provide accurate reporting to support budget and schedule control.
• Facilitate and coordinate subcontractor activities across electrical, mechanical, civil, process piping, and other disciplines to keep work aligned with the overall project plan.
• Maintain and update the project schedule, identifying risks, constraints, and mitigation strategies to keep the project on track.
• Perform basic estimating and quantity takeoffs, and solicit quotes from vendors and subcontractors to support proposals, change orders, and project planning.
• Provide onsite administrative support, including documentation, reporting, and communication with project stakeholders.
• Assist with quality assurance and quality control activities, including test protocols, inspections, and verification that work meets design specifications and standards.
• Oversee the full project lifecycle, from initial estimating and proposals through execution, commissioning, and final close-out.
• Direct project activities to ensure goals and objectives are achieved within defined timeframes and budget parameters.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, serving as a trusted partner while identifying potential new business opportunities in the market.
• Manage document control processes, including tracking and organizing drawings, specifications, contracts, RFIs, and other project documents from inception to completion.
• Lead drawing revision and redline management, ensuring that field changes are properly captured, communicated, and incorporated into the latest design documents.
• Oversee project scopes of $50M or more, actively monitoring cost, schedule, and risk for large, complex industrial construction projects.
• Manage and coordinate subcontractors in one or more key disciplines, with a strong emphasis on electrical and mechanical, and potentially civil and process piping.
• Read and interpret construction drawings and specifications, and use project management software to plan, track, and report project progress.
• Communicate clearly and frequently with field teams, project engineers, construction management, quality, and safety personnel to align daily and weekly work plans.
• Be present onsite at least half of each month, and preferably full-time, to provide direct oversight and support for field activities.
• Remain open to working extended hours, including evenings and weekends as needed, to meet project milestones and resolve critical issues.
• Support expansion and upgrade projects at existing plants as well as greenfield generation plant construction for data centers.
• Collaborate with sister companies and internal teams providing electrical and mechanical support to maintain control and integration across the project.
• Contribute to a team environment where field managers, project engineers, construction management, quality, and safety staff work closely together to deliver successful projects.

Essential Skills

• Several years of experience as a Project Manager or in a similar project leadership role with a general contractor (GC) or engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) firm on heavy industrial, compressor station, or power plant projects.
• Proven experience managing document control, including tracking and organizing drawings, specifications, contracts, and RFIs throughout the project lifecycle.
• Demonstrated ability to manage drawing revisions and redlines, ensuring field changes are accurately documented and integrated into current design sets.
• Experience overseeing the cost and schedule for project scopes of $50M or more, with a track record of delivering projects within budget and timeline constraints.
• Experience in overseeing subcontractors in one or more disciplines, with strong preference for electrical and mechanical, and exposure to civil and process piping work.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to coordinate effectively with field engineers, trades, subcontractors, and project stakeholders.
• Ability to read and interpret construction drawings, specifications, and technical documents for industrial facilities.
• Experience using project management software to plan, track, and report on schedules, costs, and progress.
• Willingness and ability to be onsite at least half of each month, and ideally full-time, to provide direct project oversight.
• Flexibility to work long hours, including evenings and weekends when required by project demands.
• Experience in construction management for industrial plants, compressor stations, power plants, or similar heavy industrial environments.
• Experience working in multi-discipline settings involving civil, mechanical, electrical, and piping scopes.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience with industrial plant builds, including compressor stations, power plants, and gas turbine facilities.
• Familiarity with MEP systems, gas infrastructure, turbine equipment, and power generation facilities.
• Prior field engineering experience supporting large industrial or power projects.
• Comfort working within an EPC or GC structure where sister companies perform portions of the work or provide specialized oversight.
• Ability to support both greenfield generation plant construction for data centers and expansion or upgrade projects at existing industrial plants.
• Strong relationship-building skills with clients, vendors, and subcontractors, with the ability to identify and support new business opportunities.
• Solid understanding of safety and compliance requirements for utility lines, industrial facilities, and pipeline integrity projects.
• Capability to perform basic estimating, quantity takeoffs, and quote solicitation to support bids and change management.
• Organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, documentation streams, and field activities simultaneously.
• Adaptability to move between projects as current work approaches completion, supporting long-term assignments across different locations.

Job Type & Location: This is a Contract position based out of Milwaukee, WI.

Pay and Benefits: The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $65.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: • Medical, dental & vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) • Short and long-term disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type: This is a fully onsite position in Milwaukee, WI.

Application Deadline: This position is anticipated to close on Aug 28, 2026.

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