Senior Engineering Project Manager

MSR Technology Group; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

DTNA is seeking a seasoned PMO professional in Portland to support the PMO for a large-scale manufacturing facility project spanning planning through operations readiness. You will work with leadership and cross-functional teams to ensure disciplined scheduling, budgeting, risk management, and reporting.

The role emphasizes developing integrated schedules, tracking costs, and delivering clear dashboards. A bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of PMO experience are required, with strong proficiency in

Qualifications

• 5+ years of PMO, project controls, or project management experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, PM, or related field.
• Experience supporting large capital, manufacturing, industrial, or construction projects.
• Strong scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, risk management, and reporting.
• Proficiency in MS Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to translate complex project information into concise reports for leadership.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills with multi-priority management.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate project controls, governance, reporting, and execution.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules with milestones and dependencies.
• Support budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX forecasting, cost tracking, and variance analysis.
• Create dashboards and executive reports consolidating schedule, cost, risk, and progress.
• Follow up on actions, decisions, risks, and change requests.
• Coordinate meetings and governance reviews with agendas, minutes, and decisions.
• Collaborate across internal teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Support construction progress and readiness reporting, identifying delays and recovery actions.
• Identify concerns and elevate to PMO Manager and leadership.
• Maintain audit-ready project documentation.

Skills

PMO experience

Project controls

Scheduling

Budgeting

Reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Business/PM or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Location: Portland, OR

Duration: 12 months+

Minimum 6+ years in Project Management

This role supports the Project Management Office (PMO) for a large-scale manufacturing facility project covering planning, engineering, procurement, construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and operational readiness.

Reporting to the PMO Manager and working as part of a small PMO team, this position provides hands-on project controls, coordination, and reporting support across the project. The role helps maintain transparency and discipline around schedule, budget, risks, actions, decisions, and overall project performance, while working closely with project leadership, cross-functional teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.

What You Drive at DTNA

• Support the PMO Manager in coordinating project controls, governance, reporting, and overall project execution.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, key milestones, dependencies, critical-path activities, and recovery plans.
• Support project budgeting, CAPEX/OPEX forecasting, cost tracking, commitments, accruals, and variance analysis.
• Consolidate schedule, cost, risk, and progress information into clear project dashboards and executive-level reporting.
• Maintain and drive follow-up of project action items, decisions, risks, issues, and change requests.
• Coordinate project meetings and governance reviews, including agendas, meeting minutes, decisions, and follow-up actions.
• Coordinate project information and deliverables across internal teams, contractors, consultants, and suppliers.
• Support construction progress and milestone-readiness reporting, including identification of delays, constraints, and required recovery actions.
• Proactively identify schedule, budget, risk, dependency, and execution concerns and elevate them to the PMO Manager and project leadership as appropriate.
• Maintain accurate, structured, and audit-ready project documentation.

Knowledge You Should Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business, Project Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in PMO, project controls, project coordination, or project management.
• Experience supporting large capital, manufacturing, industrial, engineering, facility, or construction projects.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost tracking, forecasting, risk management, and project reporting.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Project, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Ability to translate complex project information into concise, decision-ready reports and presentations for leadership.
• Strong organizational and analytical skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and follow actions through to closure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively across internal and external project teams.