Open Market Project Manager

Siemens Energy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth

Supportive work culture

Company paid Health benefits

Paid Time Off and holidays

401K with company match

Family building benefits

Parental leave

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking an Open Market Project Manager for the South Region. You will lead outage, parts, and repair projects for large gas turbine customers, acting as a trusted advisor on operational and maintenance solutions.

You will collaborate with customers, field teams, and internal stakeholders to plan, schedule, and execute outages while applying technical expertise and commercial awareness to improve efficiency and support decarbonization goals within the energy industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• 5+ years of PM and field service in power generation.
• Experience delivering complex, high-value projects for multiple customers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management, including senior leadership.
• Willingness to obtain IMPA certification within 18 months.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle execution of outage, parts, and repair projects across the South Region.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, resources, and scope to meet objectives.
• Own project financials: budgeting, forecasting, invoicing, and compliance.
• Identify and mitigate risks; resolve issues impacting schedule, scope, or budget.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams, field personnel, and vendor partners for safe, efficient execution.
• Travel 25% as required.

Skills

Project management

Power generation

Stakeholder management

Customer-facing

Budgeting

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

A Snapshot of Your Day

As the Open Market Project Manager for the South Region, you will lead parts, repairs, and outage projects for large gas turbine customers while serving as a trusted advisor on operational and maintenance solutions. This role requires a self‑motivated project leader with power generation experience who can collaborate with customers, field teams, and internal stakeholders to successfully plan, schedule, and execute outages. The successful candidate will apply technical expertise, commercial awareness, and strong project management skills to solve complex plant challenges, ensure safe operations, and support Siemens Energy’s mission of improving efficiency and advancing decarbonization across the energy industry.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Build and maintain strong customer and internal partnerships by demonstrating accountability, trust, communication, flexibility, and a customer‑focused mindset.
• Lead the full lifecycle execution of multiple outage, parts, and repair projects, ensuring seamless delivery from initiation through completion.
• Develop and manage project plans, schedules, resources, and scope to achieve quality, performance, and business objectives.
• Own project financials, including budgeting, forecasting, cost control, invoicing, and compliance with internal and customer requirements.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while proactively resolving issues that could impact schedule, scope, quality, or budget.
• Coordinate and lead cross‑functional teams, field personnel, and vendor partners to drive safe, efficient, and successful project execution.
• Required to travel 25%

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and directly related professional experience. Candidates with more experience can be considered for a higher level or vice versa.
• 5+ years of combined project management and field service experience within the power generation industry.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver complex, high‑value projects for multiple customers while managing competing priorities.
• Strong customer-facing experience with excellent communication, relationship‑building, and stakeholder management skills, including interaction with senior leadership.
• Knowledge of rotating power generation equipment and power plant operations, with the ability to apply technical expertise to solve customer challenges.
• Willingness to obtain IMPA certification within 18 months of meeting all prerequisites.
• Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without need for current or future employer‑sponsored work authorization

About the Team

Gas Services

Our Gas Services division offers Low‑emission power generation through service and decarbonization. Zero or low emission power generation and all gas turbines under one roof, steam turbines and generators. Decarbonization opportunities through service offerings, modernization, and digitalization of the fleet.

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With ~100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world's electricity generation. Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation. Find out how you can make a difference at Siemens Energy: https://www.siemens-energy.com/employeevideo

Rewards

• Career growth and development opportunities
• Supportive work culture
• Company paid Health and wellness benefits
• Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• 401K savings plan with company match
• Family building benefits
• Parental leave

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