Job Description

Senior Natural Gas Project Manager (430)

Option: Contract to Hire

Job Summary:

The Senior Project Manager will oversee and lead complex gas infrastructure projects from initiation to completion, ensuring alignment with company goals, industry standards, and regulatory requirements. This role requires a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project management within the gas or energy sector, along with knowledge of gas compressor stations, storage facilities, and associated infrastructure.

This role works collaboratively with the Engineering organization, as well as the PMO, Gas Operations, Gas Supply and other organizations internal and external to the corporation to enable successful delivery of assigned projects.

The Senior Project Manager will serve as a subject matter expert on PMO processes, tools, and deliverables to support other Engineering resources operating in a project management capacity. They will also actively identify, assess, and implement process improvements within the PMO.

Day to Day:

• Prepare and submit PMO required documentation throughout the project lifecycle process.
• Lead all aspects of the project building process, coordinating actions of internal staff and external consulting engineers throughout the design and construction process.
• Ensure compliance with all industry regulations, environmental laws, safety standards, and relevant code requirements.
• Coordinate the building permit application process and required building department inspections.
• Oversee transmittals, submittals, and request for information (RFI) processes and tracking, ensuring stakeholder involvement in the review of drawings and technical specifications. Assure compliance with and coordinate inspections as required by the corporate Field Operations Manual (FOM)
• Develop project schedules, including forecasts for material supplies and personnel, routinely reviewing and updating schedules.
• Develop, manage, and update project actual and forecast costs, conducting analyses to identify and remediate variances as needed.
• Identify, collect, and manage project risks, defining mitigation plans and resolving issues to ensure project success.
• Assess, document, and communicate project schedule, scope, and cost through Change Requests following PMO change management practices.
• Manage vendor and contractor schedules, deliverables, and costs according to their respective Statements of Work (SOW). Integrate vendor project information into the overall project plan.
• Maintain strong relationships with project stakeholders, vendors, suppliers, and key industry partners.
• Provide clear guidance to project team members regarding tasks, deadlines, and expectations, while addressing and resolving performance concerns.
• Develop and implement project communications plans, including meetings, status reports, and monthly portfolio reviews.
• Lead routine and special project team meetings and present project status reports to engineering management and stakeholders.
• Drive process improvements and implement PMO PM best practices to enhance project efficiency.
• Utilize project management software to track project progress and document milestones.

Qualifications & Skills:

• Demonstrated success applying project management concepts and techniques across multiple, simultaneous projects and large, mission-critical projects/programs.
• 7+ years of project management experience, preferably in the gas, utility, or energy sector.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, or a related field.
• PMP certification or equivalent preferred.
• Strong understanding of gas pipeline and storage systems, infrastructure projects, and regulatory requirements.
• Strong understanding of engineering and construction RFP’s, construction contracts, alternative contracting types such as EPC.
• Proven ability to manage budgets, schedules, and project risks.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong communication and presentation skills
• Proficiency in project management software
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing project needs.
• Experience with permitting processes and regulatory compliance, particularly in the gas industry.
• Familiarity with environmental regulations and safety standards related to gas projects.

Pre-Employment Requirement

All employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of our pre-employment screening that may include drug testing, background/criminal check, and if applicable, must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

APR Staffing is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

About APR Staffing

APR Staffing was born from the merger of two well-respected technical staffing firms in Portland. ieSolutions and Data Resource Group. Both companies have been recent award winners for the Portland Business Journal's Fastest-Growing Private Companies. The two firms, now as APR Staffing, make for one of the fastest-growing and most-respected professional and technical staffing companies in Oregon and Southwest Washington.

Collaborating with our customers, we augment their workforce with technical and administrative professionals. We provide only high-caliber, professional-grade resources throughout the Pacific Northwest.

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