Senior Project Manager - Power & Industrial EPC (Onsite)

Specialized Recruiting Group - Charlotte, NC; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Recruiting Group - Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex engineered projects in the power generation and heavy industrial sectors. This senior, client-facing role carries end-to-end ownership of multimillion-dollar capital projects from contract award through commissioning and closeout.

The role requires 10+ years of project management experience in power generation, EPC, or large-scale industrial environments, with strong budgets, schedules, and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of project management experience on complex engineered or industrial projects.
• Experience managing large capital projects $10M+.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering discipline.
• Strong ownership of budgets, schedules, costs, margins, and financial performance.
• Proficiency with project scheduling tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex engineered projects from contract award through commissioning and closeout.
• Own project budgets, schedules, milestones, costs, margins, cash flow, and financial performance.
• Coordinate execution across engineering, procurement, supply chain, fabrication, logistics, construction, and commissioning.
• Serve as the primary customer-facing project leader.
• Manage relationships with EPC contractors, equipment suppliers, subcontractors, and other external partners.
• Review and manage project contracts, technical specifications, schedules, engineering deliverables, and documentation.
• Identify scope changes and lead change orders, commercial negotiations, claims management, and contract-risk mitigation.
• Evaluate supplier and subcontractor proposals and negotiate scope, pricing, schedules, and deliverables.
• Protect project profitability while maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Lead multidisciplinary project resources across domestic and international teams.
• Identify project risks early and drive corrective action across schedule, cost, quality, and contractual commitments.
• Participate in customer meetings and periodic project/site visits as required.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Schedule management

Contract negotiations

Travel readiness

MS Project

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Civil/Electrical or related field

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Specialized Recruiting Group - Charlotte, NC is seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead large, complex engineered projects in the power generation and heavy industrial sectors. This senior, client-facing role carries end-to-end ownership of multimillion-dollar capital projects from contract award through commissioning and closeout.

The role requires 10+ years of project management experience in power generation, EPC, or large-scale industrial environments, with strong budgets, schedules, and