Project Manager, Operations Manager

Job Title:

Project Manager

Job Description

This Project Manager role leads complex engineering projects from concept through completion, ensuring technical excellence, schedule adherence, and budget control. The position combines design engineering, project management, and client relationship management, with a strong focus on operating plant procedures, processes, and financial performance. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, provide clear technical direction, and serve as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and client representatives while working in an industrial plant environment that may include nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

* Lead and manage engineering projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.

* Coordinate design engineering activities across mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical disciplines to deliver safe and effective solutions.

* Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules using established project scheduling techniques, identifying critical path activities and managing dependencies.

* Oversee project budgets by performing budget analysis and forecasting, tracking costs, and ensuring adherence to financial obligations and project controls.

* Manage client relationships by serving as a primary point of contact, addressing technical and project-related questions, and maintaining strong, professional communication.

* Organize, motivate, and direct project team members by assigning tasks, providing technical guidance, and ensuring that team members understand project goals and expectations.

* Prepare and deliver clear, professional presentations and written reports to internal stakeholders and clients, summarizing project status, risks, and recommendations.

* Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and processes, as well as project-specific financial and contractual requirements.

* Use Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and other email and database applications to document, track, and communicate project information.

* Manage multiple projects concurrently, prioritizing tasks and deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.

* Implement and follow operating plant procedures and processes, ensuring that project activities align with plant operations and safety requirements.

* Perform walk downs of equipment and systems in industrial plant environments to verify conditions, gather field data, and support design and project planning.

* Access security-controlled areas and enter confined spaces and controlled hazardous areas as needed to support project activities, following all safety and security protocols.

* Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and other stakeholders, to resolve technical issues and support project execution.

* Support and participate in internal and external audits, reviews, and inspections related to project performance, safety, and compliance.

* Travel to client sites as required to support project meetings, field activities, and on-site coordination.

* Work overtime as necessary to meet project deadlines, address critical issues, and support time-sensitive project activities.

Essential Skills

* Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering or other technical specialty from an accredited university, with coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical scope.

* Experience in design engineering, project management, and client relations.

* Experience with operating plant procedures and processes in an industrial environment.

* Demonstrated experience in budget analysis and budget forecasting for engineering projects.

* Proven ability to manage, motivate, and organize project team members, including assigning tasks and providing technical direction.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports and professional presentations.

* Strong presentation skills for communicating technical and project information to clients and stakeholders.

* Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

* Competency with software applications for email and databases used in project documentation and communication.

* Effective time management skills, with the ability to handle several projects concurrently and prioritize work.

* Knowledge of and experience in project scheduling techniques.

* Ability to understand and comply with company policies, procedures, processes, and financial obligations related to projects.

* Ability to pass security screening and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access, as required by project assignments.

* Ability to pass drug screening in accordance with project and site requirements.

* Physical ability to perform walk downs of equipment in an industrial plant environment, including climbing ladders, accessing security-controlled areas, and entering confined spaces and controlled…