Power Infrastructure

Sargent & Lundy•Chicago, IL

1d•$100,019 - $152,807•Hybrid

About The Position

The Project Manager will provide leadership and serve as the primary liaison among clients, subcontractors, vendors, and internal teams to align project objectives and requirements. The role guides project teams to complete energy and power infrastructure work safely, on schedule, and within budget. It includes ownership of project scope, integrated master schedules, budgets and forecasts, project controls, performance metrics, change management, risk monitoring, and project reporting. The position involves coordinating across business units and disciplines, managing client relationships, overseeing subcontractor and supplier performance, and supporting project readiness, execution, turnover, and closeout. The Project Manager also promotes safety and quality, supports KPI reporting, and conducts post-project reviews to improve future project execution. The role allows a hybrid arrangement with a mix of work from home and office, with occasional domestic travel.

Requirements

At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in the energy/power industry or another relevant industry.
At least 3 years managing multiple projects and/or leading teams, including experience managing multidisciplinary teams.
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, business, or another relevant field.
Proven experience supervising project teams and managing clients, subcontractors, and vendors.
Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly with stakeholders, vendors, teammates, and business partners, and build client relationships.
Hands-on use of project controls, including cost, schedule, change, and risk, on large projects.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office and strong organizational and time-management skills.
Skills in project governance, scheduling, cost management, risk and issue tracking, vendor management, process improvement, team leadership, stakeholder communication, and organizational alignment.
Experience in capital project management.
Experience serving as a firm/client liaison in a support or lead role.
Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
Comfortable with occasional domestic travel.
The employer does not sponsor employees for U.S. work authorization.

Nice To Haves

Engineering design experience.
PMP certification.
Construction or field knowledge or experience.
Interest in learning and effectively using emerging technologies where relevant; experience with AI, automation, programming, or similar technologies is valued where relevant but is not required.

Responsibilities

Coordinate with lead managers, discipline leads, and project teams across business units to align technical scope, priorities, and deliverables.
Manage client relationships and expectations; provide progress, risk, and cost updates and lead status and performance review meetings.
Own project scope, integrated master schedule, budget and forecasts, key performance metrics, baselines, and critical path.
Manage scope changes and change orders, assess cost and schedule impacts, and integrate approved changes into project plans, schedules, and budgets.
Perform front-end planning and readiness activities, including work sequencing, interface coordination, resource planning, and outage and operational integration.
Monitor project progress, cost, quality, scope, and risk, and ensure project documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant.
Oversee subcontractor and supplier performance and contract conformance, supporting claims and dispute resolution with the commercial team.
Report progress, forecasts, and variances to leadership and clients; drive issue resolution, milestone completion, turnover documentation, and project closeout.
Conduct post-project reviews and capture lessons learned to improve future energy and power project execution.
Promote safety and quality and ensure adherence to applicable energy, power, regulatory, and organizational standards.
Lead efforts to complete projects safely, satisfactorily, on time, and within budget.
Support reporting of schedule, budget, and other dashboard key performance indicators.