Project Manager

Ellaway Blues Consulting; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Discretionary bonus

Vehicle allowance

Fuel card

Job summary

Ellaway Blues Consulting seeks a Project Manager to join our team in Southeast Houston (Pasadena). The role provides support to the Senior PM across FEL engineering, EPC and field construction, ensuring alignment with client expectations and project scope.

The ideal candidate has 7–10 years in capital projects, 2–4 years of PM or project engineering experience on industrial EPC projects, and a strong background in Upstream/Downstream or chemical sectors.

Qualifications

• PM experience in capital projects environment is required.
• Strong communication and coordination across engineering, procurement and construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Supports the Senior PM in day-to-day project management across FEL/Detailed Engineering, EPC, and self-perform construction scopes.
• Acts as secondary client contact; builds trust with client teams.
• Assists in scope alignment between internal teams and client reps.
• Participates in bid walks, proposals and client presentations.
• Monitors schedule, budget and scope; escalates variances to Senior PM.
• Logs RFIs, CCNs and MOCs; drafts documentation for Senior PM review.
• Monitors budget status, cost forecasting, invoicing milestones, and subcontract commitments.
• Coordinates with clients for routine communications, submittals and action items.
• Manages multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Project management

Client relationship

Budgeting

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Construction Management or related technical discipline

Job description

Our client is an EPC company working on projects in the Oil and Gas, Chemicals and other industrial sectors. A fantastic opportunity exists for a Project Manager to join the team in Southeast Houston (Pasadena).

Key responsibilities include: -

• Supports the Senior PM in day-to-day project management activities across FEL/Detailed Engineering, EPC, and self-perform construction scopes.
• On a case-by-case basis can serve as a secondary point of contact with clients; builds working relationships to develop trust and familiarity with client teams.
• Assists in scope alignment between internal engineering, procurement, and construction teams and client representatives.
• Participates in bid walks, proposal preparation, and client presentations under direction of senior staff.
• Tracks project execution baseline (schedule, budget, scope) and escalates variances to the responsible Senior PM.
• Supports overall change management process: logs RFIs, CCNs, and MOCs; prepares draft documentation for Senior PM review.
• Monitors project financials including budget status, cost forecasting, invoicing milestones, and subcontract commitments.
• Facilitates and documents internal project team meetings; prepares meeting minutes and distributes action items.
• Coordinates with clients on routine project communications, submittals, and action item tracking.
• Works across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced environment; prioritizes effectively under competing deadlines.

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Strongly Preferred) with Construction Management or a related technical discipline considered.
• 7-10 years of experience in the capital projects environment (engineering and/or construction with EPC a major plus).
• 2–4 years of direct project management or project engineering experience on industrial EPC projects.
• Project engineering or construction engineering background on industrial projects (Downstream, Midstream, Chemical, or similar).
• Experience supporting or managing projects ranging from $1M–$25M; exposure to larger scopes a plus.

On offer is a competitive base salary, benefits, discretionary bonus scheme, vehicle allowance and fuel card.