Senior Mechanical Project Manager

About the role

We are seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Manager to lead industrial and process facility projects out of our Decatur, AL office. This role pairs mechanical and piping engineering leadership with full project-management responsibility — leading projects from concept through design, procurement, construction, and startup while coordinating multidisciplinary teams, managing scope, schedule, and budget, and serving as the primary client contact.

Responsibilities

• Project Management & Leadership (Primary)
  • Serve as Project Manager or lead discipline engineer on industrial and multidiscipline process projects, from inception through completion of construction.
  • Manage scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and resource coordination across multiple projects and clients; monitor progress, resolve problems, and report regularly on status and risks.
  • Recognize and communicate scope and design changes to clients in a timely manner.
  • Cookordinate engineers and designers across disciplines to ensure safe, timely, efficient designs that comply with client requirements, company procedures, and applicable codes and standards.
  • Direct designers, review deliverables and initiate corrective actions, and mentor junior engineers as a technical resource.
• Estimating, Proposals & Procurement
  • Produce clear, accurate scopes of work, technical documents, and reports, and support proposal development for multi-discipline projects.
  • Estimate material, labor, and engineering costs; prepare specifications, obtain quotations, and prepare contractor bid packages.
• Engineering Oversight & Field Support
  • Direct mechanical and piping designs for new facilities and modifications, develop conceptual layouts and cost studies, and perform design reviews for compliance with specifications, codes, and quality standards.
  • Travel to project sites for field investigation, construction support, startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning; verify installations conform to design intent and safety standards.
  • Build and maintain client relationships and develop business with existing and prospective clients.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from an ABET-accredited institution.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license in the State of Alabama, or ability to obtain reciprocity within 90 days of hire.
• 7+ years of mechanical/piping engineering and project management experience in industrial or process facilities (consulting experience preferred).
• Demonstrated experience leading projects, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and managing client-facing work.
• Working knowledge of pressure vessels, piping, pumps, heat exchangers, and process equipment, and of applicable codes such as ASME (incl. B31.3/B31.1), ANSI, API, ASTM, TEMA, and CEMA.
• Ability to read and interpret PFDs and P&IDs.
• Preferred: NCEES record for multi-state licensure; prior industrial/plant consulting experience; field construction experience.

Skills & Tools

• Project management of multiple concurrent projects, clients, and resources.
• Design/review tools: Autodesk Plant 3D, AutoCAD, Revit, Bluebeam;
• Proficient with Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Strong written and verbal communication;
• High personal integrity and the ability to independently manage competing priorities under deadline pressure.

Location & Travel

Location: Decatur, AL (on-site) | Travel: Up to 5% to client and project sites.