Engineering Project Manager

Progressive Design, Inc. (PDI) is currently seeking a Engineering Project Manager. This is a full time/direct hire position that is located in Midlothian, VA (Richmond, VA area) .

The Project Manager is responsible for performing all aspects of project management for project assignments ensuring the project is delivered on time, within budget and within our client’s quality expectations. This position requires someone with significant project management experience who possesses the knowledge and skills to develop project plans, scope of services, schedules, budgets and execution plans. A successful Project Manager at PDI will build strong collaborative relationships internally and externally, have strong project and business skills, be well spoken and personable, and be a strong advocate for and leader of the PDI Team.

Key Requirements:

• Oversee the execution of project scope, schedule and budgets for multi-disciplined, heavy industrial engineering and design projects.
• Work with PDI’s project engineering team to develop proposals and costs estimates.
• Develop project execution plans.

Job Responsibilities:

• Have a clear understanding of project scope, deliverables required by client, and design criteria upon assignment to a project. Work with client team to define project scope, goals and deliverables. Develop PDI resource alignment of schedule and budget regarding deliverables required.
• Coordinate PDI resource requirements with other ongoing project work and insure all parties’ expectations are aligned.
• Lead project kick off meetings to ensure clarity of and communicate project roles and responsibilities.
• Govern the approved project budget and spending plan. Own the project cost review and reporting process.
• Responsible for tracking and maintaining discipline performance budget progress, schedule commitments, and quality standards.
• Work with discipline leads to maintain up-to-date progress against man hour expended analysis. Project Manager is responsible for overall financial health of each project with the respective discipline leads being responsible for producing the required deliverables within the given budget.
• Assess the performance of the project team through the course of the project, and work with Department Managers to organize a qualified project team.
• Recognize and communicate scope and design changes promptly with the client and PDI design team. Ensure the Project Change Notice process is addressed with the client in a timely manner. Obtain appropriate authorization for any changes in project scope.
• Maintain timely and accurate reporting including weekly and monthly reports utilizing a comprehensive action item list.
• Participate in the development of all major technical, cost scheduling and performance decisions on assigned projects.
• Identify and effectively respond to clients issues and needs.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives as it relates to improving project delivery and meeting financial objectives.
• Motivate team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities, and project milestones.
• Lead supplier teams, communicating deliverables and responsibilities while encouraging collaboration amongst the team and business partners.
• Ensure project documents are complete, up to date and stored appropriately.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering Field.
• 8+ years’ of relevant experience in engineering and project management in the heavy industrial sector.
• Demonstrate capability managing capital projects in excess of $10M Total Installed Cost with accountability to the project’s cost, schedule and stakeholder management.
• Demonstrated project management experience, including tracking and planning projects.
• Experience in successfully leading projects and programs to on-schedule and within budget.
• Ability to self-manage daily and weekly activities in order to aggressively complete project and management requirements.
• Ability to re-organize project tasks and task priorities as necessary to ensure project milestones are met
• Experience drafting and submitting budget proposals and recommending subsequent budget changes where necessary.
• Knowledge of front-end engineering and detailed design process.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment involving varying priorities and schedules.
• High levels of drive, energy, resilience with ability to take the initiative.
• Ability to work well in diverse teams and proven aptitude to influence others to achieve positive outcomes.
• Proven supervisory and technical skills.
• Ability to manage client relationships in complex situations.
• Ability to delegate authority appropriately.
• Ability to clearly communicate expectations and requirements to team members and to ensure accountability.
• Excellent leadership and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication (written, verbal and presentation) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work well in a team setting and communicate effectively with clients, designers, engineers, field staff, suppliers/subcontractors, and other contractors at project sites.
• Position will require availability to travel to various client sites local and outside the Richmond, VA area.

Benefits :
We offer a fast paced, exciting work environment with a competitive compensation package including: Health Care Benefits, Paid Time Off & Holidays, Flexible work schedules, Work life balance, Paid overtime, Performance based bonus, 401K match and Tuition reimbursement

Company Overview:
We hire the best in Engineering & Design! Hands-on experience, years of industry knowledge, continuous training, and commitment to excellence are some of the attributes that make Progressive Design’s professional staff the best at what we do. The company has experienced consistent growth and on-going success from hiring the right people that focus on client success, embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrate the highest integrity.

Progressive Design, Inc. (PDI) is a private, family-owned, Heavy Industrial Engineering & Design Consulting firm that provides valued engineering services.


Our team’s knowledge and hands-on experience can take projects from concept to startup. As a full service, multi-discipline engineering consulting firm, we support manufacturing facilities and clients in many key areas including: EPC/Turnkey projects, project feasibility studies, process improvement analysis, new process design, process upgrades, air pollution abatement technology and integration, environmental compliance, product design, industrial capital projects, and detailed project/construction estimates.


We serve Fortune 500 companies in industries such as chemical, tobacco, power, films, fibers, plastics, paper, pharmaceuticals, metals, food and beverage, and discrete manufacturing.