E&C Project Manager

About the role

Support our energy supply projects group to help manage capital projects at the power plants across the region. Responsible for managing all emergent capital projects at the plant as well as supporting larger base and major capital projects. Support reliability engineering in helping develop scopes and justifications for projects and putting those through emergent capital request system/process and would be responsible for managing all the projects. Responsible for upwards of 20 small projects going on at one time in addition to supporting some of the larger base capital projects. Working with operations and reliability engineering to learn about plant systems, how they operate. In addition to planning out future work to keep the plants reliable. Use a ProjectWise drawing system to find existing drawings and documentation for the projects and the equipment that they will be working on. Attending morning POD meetings, collaborating with operations and reliability personnel throughout the day, overseeing contractors performing/executing on the projects in the field and would be responsible for all the administrative project paperwork, such as developing scopes of work, technical specifications, helping get quotes for equipment, bidding out if necessary and coordinating material deliveries and installation with the plant as well. POD meetings are the groups internal morning meetings to plan out critical items that need to be done that day. Role is very collaborative, and leadership focused as this role will lead teams of other engineers, contractors, and vendors as well as working alongside plant operations and reliability so this resource must really have a strong ability to collaborate. Strong teamwork/interpersonal skills are required to be able to be successful in this role and build relationships.

Responsibilities

• Manage all emergent capital projects at the plant and support larger base and major capital projects.
• Support reliability engineering in developing scopes and justifications for projects and submitting them through the emergent capital request system/process.
• Oversee upwards of 20 small projects concurrently while assisting with larger base capital projects.
• Collaborate with operations and reliability engineering to understand plant systems and plan future work for reliability.
• Use ProjectWise to locate existing drawings and documentation for projects and equipment.
• Attend morning POD meetings and collaborate with operations and reliability personnel throughout the day.
• Oversee contractors executing projects in the field.
• Handle administrative project paperwork: develop scopes of work, technical specifications, obtain equipment quotes, manage bidding, coordinate material deliveries and installation.
• Lead teams of engineers, contractors, and vendors; work alongside plant operations and reliability staff.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (any discipline related to plant work – mechanical, electrical, civil); other engineering fields considered.
• Preferred: PE license, PMP certification.
• Has taken the FE (Fundamentals of Engineering) exam or is willing to do so (preferred, not required).

Skills

• Ability to multi-task and juggle several tasks without sacrificing quality; takes initiative.
• Strong teamwork, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Cradle‑to‑grave project management experience.
• Prior experience working in a manufacturing/plant environment (e.g., power plant).
• Previous experience managing contractors.
• Experience with project management, project plan development, charters, budget management, and financial oversight.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint) and Excel.
• Experience with SAP preferred.

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance: BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois (eligible after 60 days of continuous full‑time employment; premiums subsidized).
• Dental Insurance: MetLife (eligible after 60 days of continuous full‑time employment).
• Vision Insurance: VSP (eligible after 60 days of continuous full‑time employment).
• 401(k) Plan: Synectics Investment Savings Retirement Plan (available to employees 21+ after at least 1 calendar year of employment).

Schedule

Monday‑Friday, 40 hours – standard/core business hours. Although the facility operates 24/7, occasional on‑site overtime may be required depending on project criticality.