Project Manager - Marine Dredging

Orion is a leading specialty construction company providing marine construction, dredging, and heavy civil infrastructure services. Through its Marine segment, Orion supports the development, maintenance, and improvement of critical waterfront infrastructure, including ports, harbors, navigation channels, marine terminals, docks, wharves, and other coastal and inland marine facilities.

Pacific – Vancouver, WA. (On-Site)

Orion is a leading specialty construction company providing marine construction, dredging, and heavy civil infrastructure services. Through its Marine segment, Orion supports the development, maintenance, and improvement of critical waterfront infrastructure, including ports, harbors, navigation channels, marine terminals, docks, wharves, and other coastal and inland marine facilities.

Orion's dredging operations support projects involving navigational improvements, maintenance and deepening of waterways, sediment removal, underwater excavation, and marine infrastructure development. Our teams operate specialized marine equipment and work in complex waterfront environments where safety, environmental stewardship, operational efficiency, and precise project execution are essential.

Orion is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support its Pacific Region dredging operations, with a primary emphasis on clamshell dredging projects throughout the West Coast. This position is responsible for managing dredging projects from preconstruction and estimating through mobilization, field execution, financial management, project completion, and closeout.

The Project Manager will work closely with Orion's Area Manager, dredging operations leadership, Superintendents, Dredge Captains, field personnel, subcontractors, and customers to ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, profitably, and in accordance with contractual requirements.

Successful candidates will bring extensive hands‑on knowledge of clamshell dredging methods, marine construction operations, dredging equipment, hydrographic survey technology, and project management. Experience utilizing HYPACK and Trimble GPS positioning and guidance systems is required to support dredging planning, vessel and equipment positioning, production tracking, quantity verification, and accurate project execution.

The ideal candidate will have experience managing complex dredging operations in active marine environments, including projects involving sediment removal, dredge material handling and disposal, navigation improvements, and environmentally sensitive waterways. Experience with backhoe dredging operations and West Coast marine construction conditions is highly desirable.

The incumbent must demonstrate and support Orion's guiding beliefs and core values of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Teamwork, each built on the foundation of Integrity.

• Works closely with the Vice President, Area Manager, and Orion's dredging and marine construction operations teams to ensure the successful execution, financial performance, and profitability of assigned projects.
• Provides overall project management leadership, direction, and oversight to Superintendents, Dredge Captains, Project Engineers, and field personnel supporting active dredging operations.
• Manages dredging projects throughout the complete project lifecycle, including preconstruction, estimating, bidding, planning, procurement, mobilization, field execution, project controls, demobilization, and closeout.
• Develops and coordinates competitive bid proposals for upcoming dredging projects, ensuring accurate estimates, comprehensive scopes of work, and timely submission of completed proposals.
• Prepares and reviews project…