Senior Engineering Project Manager

Noble Thermodynamic Systems Inc.; Richmond; On-site; CAD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Noble Thermodynamic Systems Inc. seeks a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead engineering projects for next-generation clean power plants. The role includes managing multiple projects through all phases, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and to high standards, while enhancing access to clean and reliable power.

Benefits

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Stock Option Plan

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering project management experience.
• Experience managing external partners, contractors, and vendors.
• PMP certification or formal engineering management credentials required.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project management of engineering projects.
• Prepare regular project status updates and performance reports.
• Enforce compliance with regulatory and safety requirements.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Project Management Tools

Job description

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Noble Thermodynamics is seeking a Senior Engineering Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of engineering projects supporting the development of next-generation clean power plants. In this role, you will oversee multiple concurrent projects across the full project lifecycle—from design through procurement, permitting, construction, and commissioning.

You will actively manage and coordinate engineering, operations, and external partners to ensure that projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest technical and safety standards. You will drive critical planning and execution activities including contractor oversight and coordination, schedule management, cost tracking, risk mitigation strategy, and regulatory compliance. This position is ideal for a goal-oriented, technically proficient leader with strong project execution instincts and excellent communication and interpersonal skills. In this role, your exceptional leadership and communication skills will complement your technical expertise as you coordinate multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders in the planning and execution of engineering projects, including the preparation of project bids. You will clearly and convincingly present complex ideas, drive decision-making, secure stakeholder buy-in, and foster collaboration to achieve outstanding collective outcomes.

You will play a pivotal role in accelerating the deployment of clean power generation technology through rigorous project delivery and operational discipline. Successful execution in this role will expand affordable access to clean and reliable power, by improving energy system reliability and cost competitiveness while also delivering measurable, large-scale reductions in global air-pollutants and carbon emissions.

Responsibilities

As the lead project manager, you will manage multiple projects with multi-disciplinary teams and are expected to fulfill the following responsibilities:

Own end-to-end project management of engineering projects, from design through commissioning

Develop and manage efficient project schedules, budgets, risk registers, and execution plans that minimize costs and accelerates development

Track project performance against cost and schedule baselines, communicating and resolving issues proactively

Identify sources of friction or potential improvements and executes plans to capture such opportunities

Oversee and coordinate partners, contractors, and vendors to ensure alignment and on-budget, on-time, high-quality project execution

Enforce quality standards and compliance with regulatory and safety requirements across all project stakeholders

Serve as the center point of contact for project communications between internal and external stakeholders

Allocate resources effectively – aligning personnel, contractor time, and equipment with task requirements, while minimizing working capital stress and timeline delay risks

Prepare regular and accurate project status update (e.g., KPIs), progress reports, presentations, schedules and budget forecasts for relevant stakeholders

Organize and host useful team meetings as necessary to facilitate stakeholder alignment and synchronization, and informed decision making

Maintain accurate project documentation, reporting, and change control processes

Oversee, motivate, and monitor the performance of the project team, ensuring quality and timeliness of assignments and roles, and address performance gaps

Requirements

To succeed in this role, you will need the following qualifications and demonstrated expertise:

Bachelor’s degree or higher in engineering (mechanical, industrial, or chemical preferred) from an accredited institution

10+ years of engineering project management experience across the full project lifecycle in the power generation, Oil & Gas, Chemical, or EPCM sector

Experience managing external project partners, contractors, vendors, and government stakeholders

PMP certification or formal eng. management credentials, and proficient with project management tools and methodologies

Must have executed at least one Major Capital Project with a TIC of 5+ MM USD

This Role Demands The Following Core Competencies

Excellent and effective verbal and written communication, with the ability to present ideas, proposals and results in a compelling manner to the relevant stakeholders.

Proactive communication, instinctively keeps stakeholders informed, facilitates collaboration, seeks input and feedback, and ensures decisions are made with the right context, and at the right time—without being prompted

Full complement of project management skills including project scoping and estimating utilizing work breakdown structures, cost and schedule control, design and construction management, team building, resource planning, procurement and permitting.

Rigorous project control, developing and maintaining practical, high-quality data-driven tracking systems for timelines and budgets, anticipating risks and taking corrective actions promptly

Strong Interpersonal skills, with the ability to identify and resolve conflict and disagreements between project stakeholders

Resiliency under pressure, maintaining clarity, decisiveness, and following-through when facing tight deadlines or high-stakes challenges

Professional and respectful demeanor/attitude

Attention to detail

An Exceptional Candidate Would Also Bring The Following Skills

Experience managing power generation development projects.

Familiarity with relevant agencies, industry codes, safety standards, and best practices (e.g., EPA, CARB, DOE, OSHA, NEC, ASME, API, etc.)

Employment conditions

Authorized to work in the United States

Must be willing and able to travel to project sites as needed

Must be willing and able to conduct field work including lifting heavy objects up to 50 lbs, climbing ladders, and navigating active construction or industrial sites

Must be willing and able to work longer hours and weekends when needed to support key project milestones and ensure successful project delivery

Benefits

Salary range: $130,000 to $190,000

Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Stock Option Plan

About Noble Thermodynamics

At Noble Thermodynamics, we are on a mission to radically and rapidly decarbonize the world’s power needs. We are bringing to market the Argon Power Cycle—our breakthrough in power generation technology delivering zero-emissions, ultra-efficient, and dispatchable power. Our work unlocks a future where abundant, clean, reliable, and affordable power is not just a goal, but the global standard.

We are building a dedicated team grounded in professional excellence, integrity, and collaboration. If you are driven to make a lasting impact on humanity's future and thrive in a fast-moving, results-oriented environment, we invite you to join us.

Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Noble Thermodynamics is a cleantech innovator backed by the U.S. Department of Energy and the California Energy Commission, with leading partners across industry and academia, including the Electric Power Research Institute, Sempra Energy, Argonne National Lab, Sandia National Lab, and others.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management and Information Technology

• Industries

  Business Consulting and Services and Civil Engineering

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