Senior Port Infrastructure Project Lead

Nautilus International Holding Corporation; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation

Health, dental and vision

401(k) with company match

Employee Assistance Program

Pet insurance

Job summary

Nautilus International Holding Corporation in California seeks a Project Director, Port Infrastructure to lead end-to-end development of port infrastructure from concept through handover, coordinating with port authorities, regulators, designers, and contractors.

The initial assignment is the Metro Express Terminal at the Port of Long Beach, a multi-phase, zero-emission container terminal project led by Nautilus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Marine/Coastal engineering or related field.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in ports, marine, or heavy civil infrastructure.
• Experience shepherding a project through public agency approvals, including CEQA or equivalent.
• Proven budgeting, contracting strategy, procurement, claims, and schedule control.

Responsibilities

• Own the full project lifecycle: feasibility, entitlement, design, permitting, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and handover.
• Define and size the project execution team and lead discipline leads and staff mix.
• Own the integrated master schedule across entitlement, design, procurement, and construction; drive recovery when paths slip.
• Run gated approval processes with clear criteria, deliverables, and decision papers at each stage.
• Establish document control, submittal, RFI, and record-drawing protocols across all parties.
• Coordinate with port authorities, regulators, utilities, and contractors to manage interfaces and risk.

Skills

stakeholder management

reading drawings

project scheduling

executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil/Structural/Marine/Coastal Eng

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Procore

e-Builder

Unifier

Job description

Nautilus International Holding Corporation in California seeks a Project Director, Port Infrastructure to lead end-to-end development of port infrastructure from concept through handover, coordinating with port authorities, regulators, designers, and contractors.

The initial assignment is the Metro Express Terminal at the Port of Long Beach, a multi-phase, zero-emission container terminal project led by Nautilus.