Senior Project Manager (10+ Years)

Coffman-Engineers; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonuses

Flexible PTO

Professional development

Job summary

Coffman Engineers’ Seattle office is seeking a Senior Project Manager with 10+ years of experience to join our Mechanical Engineering department. The role focuses on delivering project management across multi‑discipline teams, including premier Korean clients, with duties spanning meetings, budgets, QC, and design execution.

The position emphasizes collaboration, mentorship within teams, and a healthy work‑life balance, in a dynamic energy sector environment that includes battery storage, data

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in architectural engineering, mechanical engineering, or related technical field.
• Project Management experience is preferred.
• Registration as a P.E. is preferred.
• Minimum 10+ years in a technical field such as manufacturing, energy and power.
• Korean fluency is required.
• Work with Korean engineering and/or OEM firms is preferred.
• Experience with MS Office programs.
• Desire to work as a pro‑active team player.
• Exceptional technical writing and communication skills in English and Korean.

Responsibilities

• Provide project management services to multi‑discipline teams across multiple time zones.
• Direct client management with premier Korean clients.
• Occasional site visits and coordinating meetings.
• Manage budgets, quality control and engineering design execution.
• Collaborate within tight‑knit teams with work‑life balance.

Skills

Korean language

English writing

Team player

Proactive

Communication skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

At Coffman Engineers, we serve as both prime consultant and sub consultant on projects large and small. The markets we serve include commercial, institutional, government, industrial, healthcare, energy services, and more. Incorporated in 1979, we have employees in more than 24 locations serving clients across the United States and overseas.

Our broad range of markets, clients, and services, coupled with industry-leading talent, provides unique and exciting opportunities to grow as professionals, serve clients, and make a difference in our communities. To meet client objectives, we work in teams comprised of civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, fire protection, industrial, energy, acoustics, and a variety of other specialty services. Our collaborative approach fosters innovation, technical excellence, and value-based solutions for our clients. It also makes Coffman a great place to work.

Job Description

Designing a better world is more than a career, it’s a calling! Come work with a team of professionals dedicated to design excellence at Coffman Engineers’ Seattle office.

Coffman Engineers is seeking aSeniorProject Manager with 10+ years of experienceto join our Mechanical Engineering department in Seattle as a long-term member of our highly-respected team, with specific support being provided to our Energy Group. Our clients hire us for the largest, most exciting battery energy storage, data centers, PV, and power generation projects. Increasingly, Coffman is being engaged by multiple large Korean companies active in the energy and battery space. The role involves providing project management services to multi-discipline teams across multiple time zones, managing teams and coordinating internal and external communication for development of deliverables. Effort will include direct client management with premier Korean clients, occasional site visits, managing meetings, budgets, quality control, and engineering design execution. We work in tight-knit teams that support and mentor each other and are managed with a healthy work-life balance.

This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in architectural engineering, mechanical engineering, or related technical field
• Project Management experience is preferred
• Registration as a P.E. is preferred
• Minimum 10+ years in a technical field such as manufacturing, energy and power required
• Korean fluency is required
• Work with Korean engineering and/or OEM firms is preferred
• Experience with MS Office programs
• Desire to work as a pro‑active team player.
• Exceptional technical writing and communication skills in English and Korean

Expected annual salary of $120,000 - $164,000.

Additional Information

Why You Want To Work Here

Coffman Engineers is a company that truly focuses on its employees. We support and encourage individually tailored professional and technical advancement as well as personal growth. We offer an excellent salary and comprehensive benefits package (including eligibility for annual bonuses), a desirable location, and a professional office environment with the opportunity to work with a collaborative team.

Coffman offers comprehensive benefits , a flexible PTO program, supportive office environment, professional development opportunities, and regular employee activities (breakfast, wellness activities BBQs, and various social and community activities). But the best part of working at Coffman is being in an environment that allows you to be yourself, be respected, and work alongside other intelligent, motivated people, while you impact the built environment around you!Coffman’ Seattle office is located in a newly renovated office space close to convenient transportation options, the historic Pike Place Market, and all that downtown and the waterfront has to offer.

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