Travelling - Senior Project Manager

MKH Search Limited; Georgia; On-site; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

MKH Search Limited is seeking a Senior Project Manager to own process and industrial piping scopes from mobilization to handover on multi-site data center and industrial projects in the Southeast.

You will lead field teams, manage interfaces with owners, GCs, and engineering, and ensure safety, schedule, and budget targets are met across complex piping packages.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience in mechanical, piping or industrial contracting.
• Experience delivering process/industrial piping (carbon steel, stainless steel, HDPE)
• Experience with data centers or mission-critical projects; familiarity with hyperscale data centers preferred.
• Strong commercial awareness: change orders, RFIs, submittals, and contract types (AIA/ConsensusDocs).
• OSHA 30 certification and ability to travel across the Southeast.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of process and industrial piping packages.
• Plan, mobilize and manage projects to schedule, budget, quality and safety targets.
• Develop detailed schedules integrating fabrication, prefabrication and field installation.
• Coordinate with GCs, MEP engineers and other trades for fast-track interfaces.
• Oversee testing, commissioning support and closeout documentation.

Skills

Project management

Mechanical piping

Safety management

Stakeholder management

Reading P&IDs and drawings

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Procore

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Our client is a leading mechanical subcontractor with a strong reputation for delivering complex piping and mechanical packages for blue-chip end users and national general contractors. Rapid growth in data center and advanced manufacturing investment across the Southeast is driving a strong pipeline of work, and they are expanding their senior delivery team.

As Senior Project Manager, you will take full ownership of process and industrial pipework scopes from mobilization to handover. Typical packages include chilled water, condenser water, process cooling, compressed air, gases, fuel oil and utility piping, often alongside modular and prefabricated systems.

This is a hands‑on, site‑focused role. You will travel between projects, leading site teams and representing the business with owners, general contractors and engineering teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end delivery of process and industrial piping packages, typically valued at [$5M – $40M+]
• Plan, mobilize and manage projects to schedule, budget, quality and safety targets
• Develop and maintain detailed schedules, integrating spool fabrication, prefabrication and field installation sequences
• Coordinate with general contractors, MEP engineers and other trades to manage interfaces on fast‑track data center builds
• Oversee hydrostatic and pneumatic testing, flushing, commissioning support (Level 1–5) and closeout documentation, including O&M manuals, test packages and as‑builts

Commercial and contractual

• Own project financials: cost tracking, forecasting, schedule of values, monthly pay applications and cash flow
• Identify, price and negotiate change orders, and manage RFIs and submittals
• Manage procurement of pipe, valves, fittings and specialty equipment, and lower‑tier subcontractors

Team leadership

• Lead and develop project managers, project engineers, superintendents and field crews across multiple sites
• Allocate manpower across concurrent projects and drive field productivity
• Champion a strong safety culture, ensuring OSHA compliance, JHAs and site‑specific safety plans are in place

Client and stakeholder management

• Act as the senior point of contact for owners and general contractors
• Lead OAC and progress meetings, and produce clear monthly reports on progress, cost and risk
• Build long‑term relationships that support repeat business and future MSA opportunities

What you'll bring

• 8+ years' project management experience with a mechanical, piping or industrial contractor, including 3+ years as a Senior PM
• Proven delivery of process or industrial pipework: carbon steel, stainless steel, HDPE, welded and grooved systems
• Experience on data centers, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, energy, chemical or other mission‑critical / industrial projects
• Strong commercial awareness, including change order management and AIA or ConsensusDocs contracts
• Confident reading P&IDs, isometrics and plan drawings, and familiar with ASME B31.1, B31.3 and B31.9
• Track record of leading field teams and subcontractors, in union and/or merit shop environments
• OSHA 30 certification
• Valid driver's license and willingness to travel across the Southeast, with weekday overnight stays as projects require
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management or a related field
• Experience with prefabrication, modular or skid‑based delivery
• Knowledge of hyperscale and colocation data center owners and their delivery standards
• PMP certification
• Experience with Procore, Primavera P6, MS Project or similar project controls tools