Senior Project Manager - Modular Buildings

Mission Critical Group • Belle Chasse, LA

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About The Position

The Senior Project Manager owns the end-to-end execution, financial health, and customer satisfaction of custom-engineered Power Distribution Center (PDC) interlocking panel building contracts, from contract award through delivery, customer acceptance, and shipping. The role serves as the primary liaison between industrial clients, EPC firms, engineering, procurement, and the factory floor, ensuring projects meet schedules and technical specifications while maintaining targeted profit margins.

Operating in a strong matrix, the Senior Project Manager has direct authority over an assigned multidisciplinary design team, including Structural and Electrical Designers. The position leads project schedules, cost and scope management, customer communications, and coordination of manufacturing activities, equipment deliveries, logistics, and customer-witnessed Factory Acceptance Testing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Structural), Construction Management, or Business with a heavy technical emphasis.
• At least 5 years of dedicated project management experience in custom electrical manufacturing, heavy industrial fabrication, or prefabricated modular buildings.
• Strong understanding of industrial contracts, delivery terms (Incoterms), and change order negotiations.

Nice To Haves

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Deep familiarity with technical schemas, wiring diagrams, one-line electrical drawings, and structural fabrication sequences.

Responsibilities

• Direct the daily priorities, scheduling, and engineering output of assigned Structural and Electrical Designers.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for industrial customers and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms.
• Conduct regular project progress reviews and coordinate customer-witnessed Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT).
• Track raw material cost variances against initial estimates and execute formal change orders for client-driven scope modifications.
• Develop and maintain project timelines covering engineering submittals, long-lead equipment deliveries, workshop fabrication, and final logistics.
• Own the execution, financial health, and customer satisfaction of assigned projects.
• Deliver projects on time, within technical specifications, and at or above targeted profit margins.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior