Project Manager

Actalent; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

HSA & FSA

Life Insurance & AD&D

Disability Insurance

401(k) with Profit Sharing

ESOP

PTO & Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Referral Bonus

EAP

Travel expenses covered

Career development

Employee ownership culture

Job summary

Actalent in Chesterfield, MO seeks a Project Manager to oversee complex industrial projects nationwide. You will manage schedules, budgets, subcontractors, and client relationships from planning through commissioning, startup, and handover.

This role emphasizes industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, and electrical systems, with extensive field leadership across sites. The role requires frequent nationwide travel and coordination of cross-functional teams to ensure on-time

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, or electrical projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of industrial projects from planning through startup.
• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules with MS Project or Primavera P6.
• Create, track, and control budgets and forecasting.
• Coordinate subcontractors, engineers, and site personnel for safe field execution.
• Manage client relationships and provide regular progress updates.

Skills

Industrial project mgmt

Budget & scheduling

Client communication

Contractor coordination

Capital projects

MS Project

Primavera P6

Field execution

Travel 80%

Cross-functional leadership

Tools

Microsoft Project

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Description

The Project Manager oversees complex industrial projects across multiple U.S. job sites, ensuring that schedules, budgets, subcontractors, and client relationships are managed effectively from planning through commissioning and startup. This role focuses on industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, and electrical projects, and requires frequent nationwide travel to lead field execution and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Job Title: Project Manager

Job Description

The Project Manager oversees complex industrial projects across multiple U.S. job sites, ensuring that schedules, budgets, subcontractors, and client relationships are managed effectively from planning through commissioning and startup. This role focuses on industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, and electrical projects, and requires frequent nationwide travel to lead field execution and coordinate cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full lifecycle of industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, and electrical projects from planning through commissioning and startup.
• Develop, manage, and maintain detailed project schedules using tools such as Microsoft Project or Primavera P6, ensuring on-time delivery across multiple job sites.
• Create, track, and control project budgets, proactively managing costs, forecasting, and financial performance throughout the project.
• Coordinate and oversee subcontractors, contractors, engineers, and site personnel to ensure safe, high-quality, and efficient field execution.
• Manage client relationships by serving as a primary point of contact, facilitating regular communication, and providing timely project updates and progress reports.
• Plan and manage project controls, including risk management, change management, and documentation to maintain project scope, quality, and compliance.
• Prepare, review, and process change orders, ensuring accurate documentation of scope changes and their impact on schedule and budget.
• Oversee and support electrical and controls design activities, including PLC and SCADA system design, integration, and implementation.
• Lead or support commissioning and startup activities for controls, automation, and electrical systems, ensuring proper operation and performance.
• Coordinate EPC and design-build project delivery, aligning engineering, procurement, and construction activities with project objectives.
• Monitor field execution and power distribution, ensuring adherence to design specifications, safety standards, and operational requirements.
• Collaborate with process engineering and operations teams to ensure projects meet performance, reliability, and quality targets.
• Travel extensively to project sites nationwide to oversee on-site activities, resolve issues, and support project teams during critical phases.
• Maintain accurate project documentation, reports, and records to support transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Essential Skills

• Proven experience managing industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, or electrical projects.
• Demonstrated ability to manage project budgets, schedules, and field execution across multiple job sites.
• Strong client-facing communication skills with the ability to build and maintain professional relationships.
• Experience coordinating contractors, engineers, and site personnel on complex field projects.
• Hands-on project management experience in capital projects and industrial environments.
• Proficiency in project scheduling and controls using tools such as Microsoft Project and/or Primavera P6.
• Experience with commissioning and startup activities for industrial, controls, or electrical systems.
• Knowledge of EPC and design-build project delivery methods.
• Understanding of power distribution, process engineering, and field execution in industrial settings.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 80% nationwide for extended project assignments.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in industrial construction, manufacturing, controls, automation, or electrical disciplines.
• Experience with PLC and SCADA design, integration, and commissioning.
• Familiarity with project controls, including budgeting, scheduling, change orders, and cost tracking.
• Exposure to design-build and EPC project environments.
• Experience with commissioning, startup, and field execution of complex industrial systems.
• Strong organizational and time management skills to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Ability to work effectively in dynamic field environments and adapt to changing project needs.
• Comfort working on travel-based, site-focused projects for extended durations.

Work Environment

This position is fully travel-based and requires frequent nationwide trips to active project sites. The typical schedule follows a 10-days-on, 4-days-off rotation, providing concentrated on-site project time followed by dedicated time away from the field. Current work includes a project near Tulsa, Oklahoma, with travel and coordination linked to regional hubs such as St. Louis or Kansas City. The work environment is primarily industrial and field-based, involving close collaboration with contractors, engineers, and site personnel, and regular use of project management and scheduling software as well as controls and automation technologies such as PLC and SCADA systems.

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Chesterfield, MO.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $120000.00 - $150000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Company-Paid Life Insurance and AD&D Coverage Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Insurance 401(k) with Profit Sharing Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Paid Time Off (PTO) and Paid Holidays Tuition Reimbursement Program Employee Referral Bonus Program Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Travel Expenses Covered While on Assignment (housing, airfare, meals, and incidentals per company policy) Ongoing Professional Development and Career Growth Opportunities Employee Ownership Culture with Long-Term Wealth Building Opportunities

Job Type & Location

This is a Permanent position based out of Chesterfield, MO.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 27, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chesterfield,MO.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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