Break away from your silo to grow your career while working on high-impact projects.
We offer growth and stability in an ever-changing volatile environment. Join us to do the best work of your career as a Project Manager at our Boston, MA headquarters (Seaport district), NYC, Philadelphia, PA, or Atlanta, GA office location. (Hybrid schedule)
With our continued growth, we are seeking a Project Manager. You will be involved with a wide range of challenging and high-impact substation projects.
Vanderweil Engineers is a nationally recognized, top-ranked engineering firm specializing in MEP/FP and technology services. For over 75 years, we've delivered innovative solutions across diverse sectors—including Science & Technology, Mission Critical, Academic, Healthcare, and Commercial. As one of the largest independently owned engineering firms in the U.S., our team of 500+ professionals operates from nine offices nationwide, bringing deep expertise and a commitment to excellence to every project.
Responsibilities:
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, staffing plan, forecasting, and overall project execution.
- Lead internal and client project meetings; maintain action-item logs, decision tracking, risks/issues, and follow-up.
- Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams including Electrical, Structural, Civil, Transmission, Protection, SCADA/Controls, and subcontractors.
- Monitor deliverable schedules, identify emerging resource or technical constraints, and work with technical leads to develop recovery plans.
- Identify out-of-scope work and changed conditions; prepare or coordinate change-order requests, fee estimates, narratives, and supporting documentation.
- Manage project financial performance, including budgets, burn rates, forecasts, invoicing support, backlog, and earned/progress status.
- Coordinate project setup, contracting requirements, subcontractor/partner activities, client documentation, and project closeout.
- Support proposal development, fee estimates, schedules, staffing plans, and client presentations.
- Maintain effective client communication and proactively escalate issues that could affect scope, schedule, quality, or commercial performance.
- Support construction-phase coordination, RFI/submittal workflows, and project administration were included in scope.
- 7+ years of project management, project engineering, or engineering experience in utility Power Delivery / T&D or closely related infrastructure.
- Substation engineering/project experience strongly preferred.
- Managing engineering scope, schedule, budget, client interface, change management, and project financials.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred; equivalent relevant utility/project experience considered.
Flexible & Hybrid Culture
The compensation range is $130,000 - $165,000 plus bonus eligible pending years of experience, professional licensure and education.
We know that work/life integration is important to our employees. Our hybrid work style (up to 2 days remote per week) allows team members to have flexibility while building their skills through in-person exposure to industry experts.
We prioritize wellness with programs that support physical and behavioral health, and we’re proud to foster an equitable and inclusive workplace free from discrimination and harassment.
Learn more about our culture at www.vanderweil.com.
Vanderweil Engineers New York, New York, USA Office
1001 6th Avenue, 21st Floor, New York, United States
Vanderweil Engineers Newark, New Jersey, USA Office
One Gateway Center, 11-43 Raymond Plaza West, 11th Floor, Newark, United States
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