Date Posted: 4/17/2026
Location: Portland, Oregon
Salary (USD): $150,000 - $165,000
Description
Reporting to the Vice President, the Senior Project Manager is responsible for the successful execution of critical mechanical and process piping construction projects. Leading, coaching and mentoring a team of 3-4 Project Managers, you will have strategic and tactical responsibility for roughly $20M-$60M in projects annually. This role requires the flexibility to pivot from high-level client strategy to granular technical problem-solving in the fast-paced world of high-purity mechanical systems and process piping.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leadership & Mentorship: Directly lead and coach a team of 3-4 PMs. You are responsible for their professional growth, the quality of their deliverables, and the overall success of their project portfolios.
- Strategic Oversight: Manage the full lifecycle of complex mechanical projects (budgeting, scheduling, and execution) predominantly within the electronics manufacturing space. This includes: Preparation of project proposals and estimates; Direction of resources and personnel projects; Contract administration and documentation; Buyout of subcontractors, equipment, and materials; Labor productivity tracking; Schedule development; Project budget tracking and cost projections; Customer relations and business development; Project safety culture leadership.
- Tactical Execution: Dive into the "weeds" when necessary to resolve technical challenges, labor gaps, or supply chain bottlenecks.
- Client Advocacy: Build high-trust relationships with major clients, ensuring our team meets the rigorous safety and quality standards required within cleanroom environments.
- Operational Excellence: Drive project profitability through LEAN construction, proactive risk management, accurate forecasting, and an Extreme Ownership mentality toward project challenges and results.
Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
- Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience with a proven track record in mechanical or MEP construction project management. Experience working in fast-paced, high-stress environments. Specific experience with process piping or high-purity systems is a plus.
- Education: A degree in Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management is preferred, and equivalent work experience will be considered.
- Leadership: Extreme Ownership - you coach, mentor, empower, build trust, solve problems and take absolute responsibility for your team's performance, with humility. Must be highly organized, assertive and action-oriented.
- Communication: Exceptional oral and written communications with your team, colleagues, customers, vendors and subcontractors. You effectively influence and ensure the highest level of customer service.
- Decision-making: Adept at handling strategic and tactical problems. Employ sound decision-making when solving complex problems, and able to guide and make recommendations to Project Managers, as needed.
- Technical Knowledge: Ability to read and interpret construction plans, specs, contracts, proposals, estimates, and other regularly encountered items. Familiar with the unique demands of high-tech manufacturing facilities (cleanroom protocols, ultra-high purity requirements, fast-track scheduling).
Company Description: Our client is a full service mechanical contractor that is dedicated to taking care of its customers and its employees. They are a leading and growing fabricator and installer of highly complex mechanical and process piping systems into critical high-tech manufacturing environments, and the are committed to delivering extraordinary results to their customers. The company has an entrepreneurial spirit, and a culture of teamwork, customer service, safety, quality and integrity.
Why this opportunity?
Our client's people set them apart and are the cornerstone of the company's success. If you're looking for a dynamic, collaborative, growing company that cares for its customers and employees, and where you can make an impact, develop professionally and be rewarded for your achievements, then this may be the right company for you!
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