Project Manager

Become Part of Our Team

As an industry leader Balfour Beatty offers employees a comprehensive benefits package with competitive salaries and more including:

• Medical, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Health Savings Account
• 401(k) with company match
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Dependent & Medical Reimbursement)
• Vacation Time
• Sick Time
• Holidays

Responsibilities

1. Oversee all phases of complex, long-term projects, ensuring alignment with contract requirements.
2. Collaborate with engineering teams to understand and integrate electrical and mechanical specifications.
3. Develop comprehensive project schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
4. Monitor project milestones, resolve issues, and proactively manage risks.
5. Maintain clear and effective communication with clients, subcontractors, and internal teams.
6. Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and quality expectations.
7. Manage and update the project schedule to accommodate established milestones and completion dates.
8. Must know how to assemble design submittals and review against technical specifications.
9. Previous experience working with engineering, operations, procurement and finance.
10. Electrical and P6 experience preferred
11. Responsible for working with the Estimating team during the bid process, and review/approving various project related documents (scope letters, procedures, O&M manuals, Warranty letters, etc.).
12. Responsible to leading and directing the various project related personnel - Project Engineers, CADS, Procurement, Manufacturing and Training.
13. Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Experience managing long-term projects (2+ years in duration) with multiple stakeholders.
• Familiarity with electrical and mechanical engineering principles.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive mindset for tackling challenges.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera).
• Exceptional organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to new technical concepts and workflows quickly.
• PMP certification or equivalent (preferred not required).
• Must be a self-starter.

Major plus Qualifications:

• Prior experience in traction power projects
• Familiarity with specialized equipment
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement.

General Physical Demands & Safety Awareness:

1. Balfour Beatty Rail - Traction Power Group is committed to excellent Environmental, Health & Safety (EH&S) performance as an integral part of its service and business activities. Employees should have experience with, use appropriately and encourage others to use Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) in the appropriate areas of our operation.
2. For general manufacturing & warehousing areas with MEDIUM duty, employees should be able to exert or lift to 50 lbs. of force occasionally and up to 10 lbs. of force frequently. Walking, bending, standing and sitting foreseen frequently.
3. For general office areas with LIGHT duty, employees should be able to exert or lift to 25 lbs. of force occasionally and up to 5 lbs. of force frequently. Both standing and sitting foreseen frequently.

Balfour Beatty US is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients across the nation. Performing heavy civil and vertical construction, our teams build the unique structures and infrastructure that play an important role in how people live, work, learn and play in our communities. Our teammates have an instinctive passion for innovating that is fueled by a relentless curiosity, a drive to employ lean practices and processes and the determination to find a better way. Through Zero Harm, we are challenging the construction industry's assumptions about safety. We believe that no level of harm should come to anyone as a result of our business.

Consistently ranked among the nation's largest building contractors by Engineering News-Record, our US business is a subsidiary of London-based Balfour Beatty plc (LSE: BBY).

Balfour Beatty is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other criteria protected by federal, state or local law.