Fossil Project Manager

Jobgether; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time contract engagement

Exposure to senior leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Job summary

Jobgether and a partner company seek a Fossil Project Manager in the United States to lead gas generation development from evaluation through construction readiness. You will coordinate engineering, procurement, and project controls across multiple teams to deliver on schedule and within budget.

This high-visibility role requires strong commercial and technical judgment, leadership across stakeholders, and the ability to navigate ambiguous environments while guiding major infrastructure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• 8+ years in energy project development or large capital construction with leadership.
• Experience delivering EPC/EPCM projects with cost, schedule and risk management.
• Experience supporting procurement of major equipment and EPC/EPCM scopes.
• Strong understanding of gas generation project development and construction readiness.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day management of gas generation development projects, on schedule and within budget.
• Participate in technology evaluation, preliminary engineering, and site configuration assessments.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams across engineering, construction, and supply chain.
• Maintain risk registers and communicate residual exposure and mitigation plans.
• Support regulatory and interconnection processes and commercial negotiations.
• Drive scope alignment and contract discussions to secure value while managing risk.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Project controls

Cost estimation

Risk management

Scheduling

Communications

Team collaboration

Technical judgment

Contract negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project / Primavera P6

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Fossil Project Manager based in United States.

This is a high-visibility project leadership role supporting the development of major gas generation projects from early-stage evaluation through construction readiness. You will lead Engineering & Construction activities across technology due diligence, FEED, project development, procurement, and project controls. The role sits at the intersection of generation development, engineering, construction, and integrated supply chain teams. You will bring structure to complex development environments by managing scope, cost, schedule, risks, and cross-functional dependencies. The position requires strong commercial and technical judgment when evaluating technologies, contractors, equipment, and project configurations. You will work with senior leaders, technical experts, suppliers, contractors, public officials, and other stakeholders to advance critical project decisions. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced energy project leader who can operate confidently in ambiguous, fast-moving, and highly collaborative environments.

Accountabilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of selected gas generation development projects, ensuring activities are delivered on schedule, within expected costs, and against defined project objectives.
• Lead Engineering & Construction participation in gas technology and commercial due diligence, assessing constructability, commercial commitments, site integration, utility interconnections, and preliminary cost positioning.
• Evaluate competing gas generation technologies and configurations, including combined-cycle, simple-cycle, and peaking solutions.
• Identify, document, and communicate engineering, construction, technology, supply chain, cost, schedule, and site-specific risks throughout project development.
• Coordinate subject matter experts to evaluate balance-of-plant requirements, switchyard and transmission infrastructure, gas and water supply, wastewater, emissions compliance, and other project dependencies.
• Lead Engineering & Construction participation in technology reviews, capital estimate development, project scheduling, preliminary engineering, and site configuration assessments.
• Maintain comprehensive project risk registers and proactively identify the impact of development-driven scope changes on cost, schedule, constructability, and execution.
• Support commercial offtake negotiations, permitting activities, and interconnection processes by identifying and tracking construction-related dependencies against regulatory and development milestones.
• Partner with Integrated Supply Chain teams on RFQs, technical and commercial scope reviews, bid evaluations, and procurement activities for major equipment and EPC/EPCM contracts.
• Lead bid evaluation and cost comparison activities, identifying material variances between internal estimates and contractor proposals and driving scope-alignment discussions.
• Lead bid recommendations and contract negotiation activities to secure high-value agreements while maintaining acceptable levels of commercial and execution risk.
• Develop project schedules, cost benchmarks, cash-flow models, and risk-adjusted cost positions to support project investment and sanction decisions.
• Provide leadership with clear reporting on emerging risks, mitigation plans, project status, and residual exposure.
• Drive improvements to project development processes, including stronger integration of project data, controls, and risk tracking within project management platforms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical or project discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience in energy project development, large capital construction, or a closely related environment, with demonstrated leadership across complex, multi-stakeholder projects.
• Strong experience delivering EPC/EPCM projects, including cost estimating, schedule development, project controls, and risk management for gas generation projects.
• Demonstrated experience supporting procurement of major equipment and EPC/EPCM scopes, including RFQ preparation, bid evaluation, commercial analysis, negotiation, and contract award.
• Strong understanding of gas generation project development, construction readiness, technology evaluation, and engineering considerations.
• Ability to identify and manage technical, commercial, schedule, cost, supply chain, and constructability risks during early-stage development.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, origination-led development environments and bring structure to evolving project requirements.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging executive leadership, technical experts, contractors, suppliers, public officials, and other external stakeholders.
• Ability to influence and lead across organizational boundaries without relying on direct authority.
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and commercial information into actionable recommendations.
• Experience with combined-cycle or simple-cycle gas generation projects across multiple geographic or regulatory environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Primavera, or comparable project scheduling and management platforms is preferred.
• Strong ownership mindset, proactive risk awareness, organizational discipline, and ability to manage competing priorities.

Benefits

• Full-time contract engagement.
• Opportunity to contribute to significant gas generation and energy infrastructure development initiatives.
• High-visibility role with exposure to senior leadership and cross-functional decision-making.
• Opportunity to work across engineering, construction, generation development, procurement, supply chain, and project controls.
• Exposure to major technology evaluations, capital investment decisions, procurement strategies, and EPC/EPCM contracting.
• Collaborative environment requiring interaction with technical experts, contractors, suppliers, executives, and public-sector stakeholders.
• Opportunity to influence projects from early-stage development through construction readiness and execution planning.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

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