Project Manager
The Project Manager will be responsible for delivering major transformer projects throughout their full lifecycle. You will work cross-functionally with engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, quality, and customer teams to ensure successful project execution.
- Manage the complete lifecycle of power transformer projects from handover through contract close-out.
- Develop and maintain project plans, schedules, budgets, resource requirements, and risk mitigation strategies.
- Act as the primary point of contact for customers, consultants, utility companies, and key stakeholders.
- Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, procurement, logistics, finance, and quality teams to ensure project milestones are achieved.
- Monitor project financial performance, cost controls, and contractual obligations.
- Lead Factory Acceptance Tests, Site Acceptance Tests, commissioning activities, and project handover processes.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with quality, safety, and international industry standards.
The Successful Applicant: For the Project Manager we are seeking:
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
- 10+ years of project management experience within power transmission, energy, transformer manufacturing, or heavy electrical equipment industries.
- Strong knowledge of transformer design, manufacturing, testing, commissioning, and installation processes.
- Experience managing large-scale, technically complex customer projects.
- Proficiency with project management methodologies.
- Strong experience using project planning tools including Microsoft Project, Primavera, or similar platforms.
- Understanding of commercial contracts, project finance, budgeting, and risk management principles.
- Familiarity with international standards including IEC, ISO, ANSI, and related electrical industry standards.
- Excellent stakeholder management, customer-facing, negotiation, and communication skills.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders at multiple organizational levels.
- Customer-focused mindset with a passion for delivering operational excellence and continuous improvement.
What's on Offer:
- Competitive base salary and performance-based bonus structure.
- Comprehensive healthcare and retirement benefits.
- Opportunity to work on high-profile power infrastructure and transformer projects.
- Exposure to international customers and large-scale utility and industrial applications.
- Career progression within a growing global engineering and manufacturing organization.
- Collaborative environment focused on innovation, quality, and operational excellence.
- Significant opportunity to influence project delivery standards and best practices.
Job summary:
- Sector
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Sub Sector
- Project / Program Management
- Industry
- Industrial / Manufacturing
- Where
- Houston
- Contract Type
- Permanent