Project Manager

Ben Aris; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ben Aris is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead capital projects across energy and industrial sectors. The role oversees multidisciplinary work from engineering through procurement, construction, startup, and handover, with accountability for delivery, commercial performance, and client relationships.

You will direct engineering teams, suppliers, and contractors, manage scope, schedule, budget, safety, and risk, and provide technical oversight of mechanical equipment and piping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• EPC project management experience in energy, chemicals, industrial, or process facilities.
• Experience delivering from engineering through commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment, piping, and industrial facility design.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost control, procurement, and change management.
• Excellent client-facing leadership and decision-making skills.
• Field, construction, startup, or commissioning experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, and change.
• Coordinate engineering teams, suppliers, contractors, and construction stakeholders.
• Provide technical oversight of mechanical equipment, piping, and related systems.
• Support equipment specifications, procurement, technical evaluations, and vendor coordination.
• Lead client meetings, project reviews, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Support construction and startup teams with field and technical challenges.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Client relationships

Budgeting and cost control

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Procurement

Contract management

Job description

We are supporting a global industrial and energy company seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead capital projects across the energy and industrial sectors.

The role will oversee multidisciplinary projects from engineering through procurement, construction, startup, and handover, with responsibility for project delivery, commercial performance, and client relationships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
• Manage scope, schedule, budget, quality, safety, risk, and change.
• Coordinate engineering teams, suppliers, contractors, and construction stakeholders.
• Provide technical oversight of mechanical equipment, piping, and related systems.
• Support equipment specifications, procurement, technical evaluations, and vendor coordination.
• Lead client meetings, project reviews, reporting, and issue resolution.
• Support construction and startup teams with field and technical challenges.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• EPC project management experience within energy, chemicals, industrial, or process facilities.
• Experience delivering projects from engineering through construction and commissioning.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical equipment, piping, and industrial facility design.
• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, cost control, procurement, and change management.
• Strong client-facing, leadership, and decision-making skills.
• Field, construction, startup, or commissioning experience preferred.
• PE, EIT, or project management certification is a plus.