Jobs in Ferndale, WA

About the role

Lead Complex Industrial Capital Projects America At Work is conducting a search for an experienced Senior Project Manager – Engineering & Capital Projects on behalf of a well-established engineering and project management organization serving major industrial clients. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced project leader to manage engineering, procurement, and capital projects up to approximately $60M TIC , from proposal and front-end planning through detailed design, procurement, construction support, and closeout. The ideal candidate brings strong EPC/EPCM project management experience within refining, oil & gas, chemicals, energy, or other heavy industrial environments. What You'll Do • Lead small- to mid-size industrial capital projects up to approximately $60M TIC • Manage projects from proposal development through engineering, procurement, construction support, and closeout • Own project scope, schedule, cost, forecasting, change management, and overall execution • Develop engineering project proposals and execution strategies • Lead client, contractor, and internal project meetings • Manage project controls, resource planning, estimating, and cost performance • Review project invoices and financial performance • Build strong working relationships with clients, contractors, engineering teams, and project stakeholders • Identify value-engineering and continuous-improvement opportunities • Ensure projects meet applicable health, safety, environmental, and client requirements • Support nearby refinery/client sites as required Required Qualifications • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another technical discipline , or equivalent relevant experience • 8+ years of related engineering/project experience • At least 4 years of project management experience involving complex heavy industrial or engineering projects • Strong understanding of the complete capital project lifecycle, including FEL, detailed engineering/design, procurement, and construction support • Hands-on experience with project controls, scheduling, estimating, cost management, forecasting, and change management • Strong client-facing communication and project leadership skills • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, schedule-driven industrial environment • Ability to work a hybrid schedule based in Ferndale, Washington Preferred Qualifications • EPC/EPCM capital project experience • Refinery, oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, or similar heavy industrial experience • Experience with phase-gate / stage-gate capital project delivery • Experience managing projects in the $10M–$60M+ TIC range Additional Requirements Candidates must be able to meet applicable industrial/client-site requirements, which may include: • TWIC card or ability to obtain one before starting • Required refinery/client safety training • Background and driving-record screening • Participation in applicable drug and alcohol testing programs

What you'll bring

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• 8+ years of related engineering/project experience
• At least 4 years of project management experience involving complex heavy industrial or engineering projects
• Strong understanding of the complete capital project lifecycle, including FEL, detailed engineering/design, procurement, and construction support
• Hands-on experience with project controls, scheduling, estimating, cost management, forecasting, and change management
• Strong client-facing communication and project leadership skills
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, schedule-driven industrial environment
• TWIC card or ability to obtain one before starting
• Required refinery/client safety training
• Background and driving-record screening
• Participation in applicable drug and alcohol testing programs
• EPC/EPCM capital project experience