Associate Project Manager: Lead Industrial & Port Projects

Hanson Professional Services, Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonuses

401(k) with matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Health plan

Job summary

Hanson Professional Services, Inc. in Chicago seeks an Associate Project Manager with strong technical experience to lead diverse industrial and infrastructure projects, including site development, master planning, logistics, ports, and intermodal facilities.

You will work with seasoned project managers, technical specialists, and clients to expand leadership capabilities and deepen engineering expertise. The role offers a clear career path beyond technical delivery, with opportunities to guide

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical or process engineering.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in engineering, infrastructure, site development, transportation, industrial, or project delivery environments.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Partner with project managers to plan, coordinate, execute, and deliver industrial and cross-market projects.
• Help build and align multidisciplinary teams spanning civil, environmental, transportation, structural, mechanical, process, electrical, and planning disciplines.
• Contribute to client meetings, anticipate needs, and build trusted, long-term relationships.
• Drive coordination of schedules, deliverables, budgets, decisions, and project documentation.
• Monitor project performance, identify emerging risks, and support timely corrective action.
• Develop and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and other project management tools.
• Champion disciplined document control so critical project information remains accurate, accessible, and current.
• Shape early project decisions through site development studies, conceptual planning, logistic and supply chain analysis, feasibility assessments, and master planning.
• Support complex assignments involving industrial facilities, logistics operations, shipping terminals, ports, and intermodal infrastructure.
• Create alignment among internal teams, clients, partners, and other stakeholders to keep projects moving forward.
• Help position and win new work through proposal preparation, scope development, scheduling, and delivery strategy.
• Challenge existing processes and advance practical improvements that strengthen project execution.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Scheduling

Client relations

Primavera P6

Multi-disciplinary

Communication

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical or process engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Hanson Professional Services, Inc. in Chicago seeks an Associate Project Manager with strong technical experience to lead diverse industrial and infrastructure projects, including site development, master planning, logistics, ports, and intermodal facilities.

You will work with seasoned project managers, technical specialists, and clients to expand leadership capabilities and deepen engineering expertise. The role offers a clear career path beyond technical delivery, with opportunities to guide