Traveling Senior Project Manager – Automotive & Industrial
$124,000–$166,000 year
RemoteUnited States
Job Summary
Lead large-scale, complex construction projects from concept through commissioning, driving project strategy, cost control, risk management, and operational excellence. Manage full accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and financial outcomes, including budget oversight, forecasting, and earned value analysis. Direct teams across engineers, owners, subcontractors, and suppliers while coordinating union environments and ensuring compliance with code and quality requirements. Execute advanced scheduling using critical path management and Primavera P6 to optimize timelines and profitability. This 100% project-based role involves traveling across the United States to diverse markets for high-impact industrial work, including power generation and complex systems.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree
- 10+ years of proven project leadership experience on large-scale industrial or power projects with full accountability for $50M+ scopes
- Experience delivering power generation or industrial projects
- Proven experience leading large, complex construction projects with full accountability for safety, quality, schedule, and financial outcomes
- A hands-on leadership style that earns respect in the field and creates alignment across craft, partners, and clients
- Experience managing self-perform work in union environments, with a strong grasp of labor planning, productivity, and field execution
- The ability to lead teams through complexity—removing obstacles, making clear decisions, and keeping people focused on what matters most
- Strong understanding of project financials and controls, including forecasting, cost management, and earned value
- Advanced scheduling knowledge, including critical path management and Primavera P6
- Experience coordinating engineers, owners, subcontractors, and suppliers with transparency and trust
- Knowledge of code and quality requirements, including pressure piping and compliance expectations
- Clear, respectful communication skills with the ability to challenge issues directly while strengthening relationships
- Comfort traveling 100% to project sites and being present where the work happens
Desired Qualifications
- Familiarity with equipment such as turbines, HRSGs, steam systems, and high-voltage electrical work
- Experience driving disciplined turnover, commissioning support, and project closeout
- Proficiency with tools such as Bluebeam and other construction technology platforms
- A passion for mentoring and developing future leaders
- Experience working on geographically diverse or nationally distributed project teams
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