Associate Project Manager - Path to Infrastructure Leadership

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Performance bonuses

401(k) with matching contribution

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Health & well-being plans

Financial wellness plans

Work-life balance programs

Job summary

Hanson Professional Services, Inc. seeks an Associate Project Manager to translate strong technical experience into broader project and team leadership for industrial and infrastructure assignments including site development, master planning, logistics, ports, and intermodal facilities.

You will work with seasoned project managers, technical specialists, and clients. Designed for an engineering professional with eight or more years of experience, this role offers a clear path to project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil, mechanical or process engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 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

Multidisciplinary teams

Client relations

Scheduling

Communication

Microsoft Office

Team leadership

Education

Civil/Mechanical/Process Eng

Tools

Primavera P6

Project controls systems

Document management systems

Job description

Hanson Professional Services, Inc. seeks an Associate Project Manager to translate strong technical experience into broader project and team leadership for industrial and infrastructure assignments including site development, master planning, logistics, ports, and intermodal facilities.

You will work with seasoned project managers, technical specialists, and clients. Designed for an engineering professional with eight or more years of experience, this role offers a clear path to project