Onsite Refinery Project Manager — Capital & Turnarounds

Kids for the Future; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigma Engineers & Constructors is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support ongoing capital and maintenance projects at one of our client sites in Geismar, LA. The role is embedded on-site to lead planning and execution of refinery-based projects, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with operational requirements.

Responsibilities include managing capital, maintenance, and turnaround projects, developing scopes and schedules, coordinating with plant

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or related field.
• 5–10+ years of project management experience in refining, petrochemical, or industrial plants.
• Proven on-site refinery or heavy industrial experience.
• Strong understanding of refinery operations, maintenance workflows, and live-plant project execution.
• Experience with turnarounds, MOCs, and capital project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Manage and execute capital, maintenance, and turnaround-related projects within a refinery/plant environment
• Develop project scopes, cost estimates, schedules, and execution plans aligned with refinery objectives
• Coordinate with plant operations to plan work around unit outages, shutdowns, and production constraints
• Ensure compliance with refinery safety protocols, permitting processes (LOTO, hot work, confined space), and site requirements
• Manage contractors, vendors, and subcontractors performing work on-site
• Identify project risks and implement mitigation strategies
• Oversee field execution activities and reviews of deliverables in real time
• Coordinate with procurement and construction teams to ensure timely delivery of materials and resources
• Track scope changes with proper documentation and support refinery reliability initiatives

Skills

Project management

Refinery operations understanding

Safety compliance

Vendor coordination

Turnarounds experience

PMP certification

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Cost estimation tools

Job description

Sigma Engineers & Constructors is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support ongoing capital and maintenance projects at one of our client sites in Geismar, LA. The role is embedded on-site to lead planning and execution of refinery-based projects, ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with operational requirements.

Responsibilities include managing capital, maintenance, and turnaround projects, developing scopes and schedules, coordinating with plant