Senior Project Manager

SNC-Lavalin; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Company-paid life and disability

401(k) with vesting

Employee stock purchase plan

Paid Time Off

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Baton Rouge, LA seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead large-scale industrial manufacturing projects from design through commissioning. Korean-language proficiency is an essential function for client communications and coordinating with Korean stakeholders.

You will manage schedules, budgets, risk logs, and procurement, oversee design consultants and contractors, and drive value engineering, constructability, and safety across the project lifecycle with an integrated team

Qualifications

• Engineering or related degree required.
• 15+ years in construction/project management.
• Experience with large-scale industrial or Korean FDI projects preferred.
• Experience with international teams and Korean stakeholders preferred.
• US construction practices knowledge required.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day project management and gatekeeper for information, decisions, risks, and executive escalations.
• Coordinate alignment among Korean client teams, AtkinsRéalis leadership, consultants, GCs, and subcontractors.
• Maintain schedule, budget, change, risk, action, decision, and document controls.
• Support tendering, consultant/GC selection, onboarding and oversight.
• Develop project schedules, budgets, risk logs, and executive dashboards.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Bilingual Korean English

Risk management

Education

Engineering degree

Construction management degree

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Procore

e-Builder

SharePoint

Teams

Power BI

Job description

Job Description Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Baton Rouge, LA. This position requires Korean-language proficiency as an essential function of the role. The Senior Project Manager will support Direct and manage big scale and complex industrial manufacturing projects projects by leading and coordinating project execution from design development and procurement through construction, commissioning support, and project close-out. The role will provide advice and consultation regarding design coordination, constructability, value engineering, scope definition, cost estimating, contractor and subcontractor procurement prequalification, scheduling, change management, and construction delivery strategy. The Senior Project Manager will support the selection, negotiation, onboarding, and oversight of design consultants, general contractors, specialty contractors, and other project participants. The position will help establish project schedules, budgets, reporting routines, risk logs, decision logs, and control standards to monitor performance and support timely executive decision-making. This role is expected to facilitate an integrated project team culture that is collaborative, proactive, aligned with client expectations, and focused on safety, quality, cost, schedule, and overall project success.

Key Competencies:

• Acts as the day-to-day project management lead and gatekeeper for key information, decisions, risks, and executive escalations.
• Builds alignment among Korean client teams, ATKINSRÉALIS leadership, consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors.
• Maintains accurate project controls information including schedule, budget, change, risk, action, decision, and document status.
• Supports tendering, consultant/GC selection, negotiation, onboarding, and performance oversight.
• Drives constructability, value engineering, risk mitigation, claim avoidance, and practical problem-solving throughout the project life cycle.
• Provides concise client-facing updates and executive summaries suitable for Korean FDI project leadership.
• Maintains professional discretion and confidentiality while supporting sensitive commercial, contractual, and client information.

About you

• Engineering, construction management, architecture, or related degree preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant construction/project management experience, preferably with a general contractor, owner’s representative, EPC, or professional services firm a PM or senior site/project leadership role.
• Strong experience managing project life cycles from design and pre-construction through procurement, construction, commissioning support, and post-construction close-out.
• Experience with large-scale industrial, semiconductor, battery, advanced manufacturing, logistics, data center, or other Korean FDI-related projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with international teams, Korean corporate stakeholders, and culturally diverse project environments is preferred.
• Working knowledge of U.S. construction practices, permitting/authority coordination, contractor procurement, contract administration, change management, safety, quality, and project controls.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, prioritize sensitive matters, coordinate complex decision-making, and communicate effectively with executive-level client representatives.
• Bilingual Korean and English capability is mandatory for Korean client communication, meeting facilitation, reporting, and cross-border coordination.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite is required; experience with MS Project, Primavera P6, Procore, e-Builder, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI, or similar project management/document control platforms is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Strong organizational, time-management, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

Rewards & benefits

Rewards & benefits At AtkinsRéalis, our values—Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence—are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

• medical
• dental
• vision
• company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits
• employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting
• employee stock purchase plan
• Paid Time Off
• leaves of absences options
• flexible work options
• recognition and employee satisfaction programs
• employee assistance program
• and voluntary benefits.

About AtkinsRéalis

We’re AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world’s infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We’re committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Find out more.

Additional information

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