Project Engineer

Actalent; Florida; On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Senior Project Manager – Large-Scale Engineering & Simulation Programs (Power & Energy) to lead multimillion-dollar projects for utilities and energy clients in Florida.

You will oversee the entire lifecycle from contract award to customer acceptance, directing cross‑functional teams across mechanical, electrical, project engineering, and automation resources to deliver safe, on-time, within-budget outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred; equivalent technical or PM experience considered.
• 10+ years of proven PM experience leading large-scale engineering/industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the execution of large, complex simulation and engineering projects from initiation to completion, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality objectives.
• Develop and implement project execution plans aligned with customer requirements and contractual commitments.
• Provide leadership to multidisciplinary teams across mechanical, electrical, project engineering, and automation resources.
• Foster collaboration across engineering, production, quality, and stakeholders for timely decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance performance, delivery efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Maintain integrated schedules, identify critical paths, and ensure milestone achievement.
• Monitor progress, resolve schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and risks to stay on track.
• Coordinate staffing across multiple disciplines and balance workload across concurrent projects.
• Track KPIs including schedule adherence, productivity, quality, and execution performance.
• Own financial performance including budget, forecasting, cost tracking, and profitability.
• Identify and mitigate technical, financial, contractual, and schedule risks; maintain risk register.
• Manage scope changes and change orders to protect margins and relationships.
• Lead project reviews, executive updates, and status reporting for stakeholders.
• Build strong client relationships through proactive communication and reliable delivery.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Project Management or related field

Equivalent technical or project management experience

Job description

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Large-Scale Engineering & Simulation Programs (Power & Energy)

Job Description

This role leads the delivery of large-scale, high-visibility simulation and engineering programs for clients in the power and energy sector. The Senior Project Manager oversees the entire project lifecycle—from contract award through final customer acceptance—ensuring projects are executed safely, on schedule, within budget, and to rigorous quality standards. The position requires extensive experience managing complex engineering or industrial projects, directing cross-functional technical teams, and serving as the primary point of contact for key client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the successful execution of large, complex simulation and engineering projects from initiation through completion, ensuring safety, schedule, budget, and quality objectives are met.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project execution plans aligned with customer requirements, contractual commitments, and organizational standards.
• Provide clear leadership, guidance, and direction to multidisciplinary engineering and technical teams, including mechanical, electrical, project engineering, and automation resources.
• Foster strong collaboration and communication across engineering, production, quality, and all project stakeholders to ensure alignment and timely decision-making.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on enhancing project performance, delivery efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize integrated project schedules, identifying critical paths and ensuring achievement of key milestones and deliverables.
• Monitor project progress closely, proactively resolving schedule conflicts, resource constraints, and emerging risks to keep projects on track.
• Coordinate staffing and resource allocation across multiple engineering disciplines, balancing workload and priorities across concurrent projects.
• Track and report key project performance indicators, including schedule adherence, productivity, quality metrics, and overall execution performance.
• Own the financial performance of assigned projects, including budget development, forecasting, cost tracking, and profitability management.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical, financial, contractual, and schedule-related risks, maintaining a robust project risk register.
• Manage scope changes, contract modifications, and formal change-order processes to protect project margins while maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Drive cost-control initiatives without compromising safety, quality, or customer satisfaction.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle, providing clear, timely, and professional communication.
• Lead project reviews, executive updates, milestone meetings, and status reporting for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships through proactive communication, transparency, and reliable delivery performance.
• Collaborate effectively with subcontractors, vendors, technology partners, and internal teams to support successful project execution and integration.
• Travel to customer sites as needed to support project reviews, testing activities, commissioning milestones, and final acceptance.
• Ensure project execution complies with relevant industry standards, customer requirements, and internal quality management processes.
• Establish and manage quality checkpoints throughout the project lifecycle to reduce rework and ensure successful outcomes.
• Capture and document lessons learned, contributing to continuous improvement and the refinement of project management best practices.
• Standardize project documentation, reporting processes, and methodologies across programs to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Assist with proposal development, including scope definition, estimation, project planning, and execution strategies for new opportunities.
• Support client presentations, technical discussions, and strategic conversations related to future project opportunities and long‑term partnerships.
• Contribute project delivery expertise to business development activities and help drive long‑term growth in engineering and simulation services.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related technical discipline preferred; equivalent technical or project management experience will be considered.
• 10+ years of proven project management experience leading large-scale engineering, industrial, simulation, automation, or technical projects.