Project Manager - Power Generation

Stanley Consultants; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Member-owned

Paid time away

Health insurance

Financial health

Professional growth

Profit sharing

Job summary

Stanley Consultants is a leading global engineering consulting firm seeking a Project Manager with industrial building and energy experience. The role involves managing large generation projects, including scope, schedule, cost, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk to optimize client service and financial performance.

Responsibilities include planning multi-discipline projects across multiple offices, supporting business development, permit submissions, and client

Qualifications

• BS in engineering, construction management, or business.
• Minimum 7+ years in Energy Engineering with at least 5 years in project management.
• Experience in Thermal Generation projects (Gas Turbine, Reciprocating Engines).
• Firm understanding of financial management.
• Demonstrated success managing large multi-discipline programs, projects, multi-office projects, or multiple projects.
• Excellent time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Planning and execution of medium- to large multi-discipline engineering projects across multiple offices.
• Support business development through scoping, fee development, proposals, and contract development.
• Submit documents to federal, state, and local authorities for permits.
• Meet with client management to resolve issues and obtain approvals.
• Maintain ongoing client relationships for business development.
• Plan, organize, communicate, and coordinate project engagements.
• Prepare project opening orders, schedules, executions, and closings.
• Achieve objectives in scope, budget, and schedule.
• Maintain accurate project records and performance metrics.
• Analyze project performance, resources, profitability, and revenues.
• Identify potential out-of-scope work and manage change orders.
• Identify and manage project risk from proposal through duration.

Skills

Project management

Financial management

Time management

Multi-discipline programs

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or business

Job description

Stanley Consultants is an award-winning and industry-leading global consulting engineering firm, with an unmatched commitment to culture, values, and ethics. We are dedicated to client experience and solve the most complex challenges to create a sustainable, connected, and enriched world for all. As the world changes, Stanley strategically evolves with it, integrating the latest technology, innovation, and resiliency practices. With over a century of experience serving the energy, federal government, transportation, and water sectors, we have helped improve lives and shape the infrastructure systems that connect us. As an employee-owned organization with a People First approach, we stand apart from other engineering consulting and services firms. At Stanley, your voice counts, your growth matters, and your success is our success. Stanley Consultants offers flexible work options, competitive pay and great benefits, a strong sense of community, and the chance to build a meaningful, long-term career!

Job Title - Project Manager

Location - Austin, TX | Chicago, IL | Denver, CO (Centennial) | Minneapolis, MN | Muscatine, IA | or Remote

Job Type – Hybrid

Requisition ID - 11174

Stanley Consultants is seeking a Project Manager with industrial building and energy experience. This includes managing all activities related to large generation projects such as: project scope, schedule, cost/budget, quality, communications, resources, procurement, and risk elements to optimize client service, quality, and financial performance on large, complex, and challenging projects.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Planning and implementation of medium- to large multiple discipline engineering projects with various stake holders ranging in complexity and utilizing resources from multiple office locations
• Supports business development by participating in project scoping, fee development, proposal preparation, interviews, negotiations, and contract development
• Submits documents to federal, state, and local authorities for code compliance review and obtains permits required
• Meets with client management as necessary during the term of a project to resolve issues and to obtain approvals at the project’s completion
• Maintains a continuing business relationship with clients as part of ongoing business development efforts
• Plans, organizes, communicates, and coordinates project engagements
• Prepares project opening orders, project outlines, project initiation, project schedules, project executions and project closings
• Achieve project objectives including quality/scopes, budgets, and schedules
• Maintains accurate and comprehensive Project Records
• Achieve project performance metrics established for the engagement (i.e. target margins, revenue, multiplier, etc.)
• Analyzes project performance, resource utilization, profitability, margins, and revenues
• Identifies potential out of scope work. Manages, and negotiates contract change orders
• Identifies and manages project risk from the proposal phase through the duration of the project
• Has fundamental understanding of key commercial elements associated with the Energy projects

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors of Science in engineering, construction management, or business from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of 7+ years of increasing experience in the Energy Engineering Industry with a minimum of 5 years in project management
• Experience in Thermal Generation projects such as Gas Turbine and Reciprocating Engines
• Firm understanding of financial management
• Demonstrated capabilities and success in managing large multi-discipline programs, projects, multi-office projects, and/or multiple projects
• Outstanding time management skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• PE
• PMI Certification

Work-Life Balance

We realize there's more to life than just work. We help you meet the demands of work, family and personal life through several flexible options.

What we offer:

• Member-Owned. Member-ownership is at the heart of our culture, aligning client satisfaction, company performance, and personal reward.
• Paid Time Away. Stanley Consultants offers numerous paid holidays, generous paid time off (PTO), parental leave, and professional development leave.
• Health Insurance. We provide a comprehensive insurance package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HSA, Doctor On Demand, wellness reimbursement, and mental health resources.
• Financial Health. We offer life insurance, short- and long-term disability insurance, identity theft protection, and many other benefits.
• Professional Growth. When your skills grow, so do we, which is why we offer tuition assistance, professional society membership, and more.
• Financial Rewards. We share our prosperity with members through company stock ownership, a generous 401K match, incentive compensation, and profit-sharing contributions to retirement 401K plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

(Salary range for CO, IL, and MN locations)

Stanley Consultants is committed to maintaining transparency in our hiring process, including providing information about compensation. The starting salary for the successful candidate in this position is competitive and will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications and experience, geographic location, internal equity, company policy and practices. In compliance with pay transparency laws, pay ranges are disclosed for positions and locations where required.