Project Manager - Energy, Manufacturing & Bioprocessing Projects

Merrick & Company is seeking an experienced Project Manager for our growing practice in energy, manufacturing and bioprocessing projects, including work in the industrial manufacturing, food and personal care, power, oil and gas, and bioprocessing industries. The business is currently comprised of a wide variety of industrial projects, including heavy retrofit, life extension, and advanced technology development projects in a variety of industrial environments, including manufacturing facilities, food and personal care production facilities, power plants, refineries, as well as advanced technology projects in the bioprocessing space, including biofuels, biochemicals, waste to energy, and renewable natural gas.

Candidate should be experienced at managing some or many of these types of projects in different industries. The position can be located in any one of the six Energy/ Manufacturing/ Bioprocessing Business Unit locations: Greenwood Village (Denver Metro), Colorado; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Baltimore, Maryland; Richmond, Virginia; or Newport News, Virginia.

What You'll Do

The project manager is ultimately responsible for project success and the client’s satisfaction, with an emphasis on cultivating client relationships and winning future work. The vast majority of our work comes from repeat business with the project manager consistently delivering quality for our clients. As such, the project manager will:

• Oversee project planning, earned value management, technical leadership, quality control, and client satisfaction.
• Manage project teams with multi-discipline engineering discipline leads.
• Master and implementing industry best practices from PMI, CII and AACE.
• Inform engineering discipline leads of resource requirements.
• Travel to client sites several times per month for the purposes of design meetings and developing new work.
• Contribute to business development and meeting with clients to develop scopes of work.
• Contribute to corporate and business unit strategic planning efforts.
• Meet with clients to prepare and/or validate proposed scope of work. This work includes client development, proposal assistance, project planning, estimating, scheduling, and establishing project controls.
• Potentially serve as an account manager for key clients.

• Fifteen (15) or more years of experience of project execution, preferably in design engineering.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering – all degrees considered; Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical degrees will be most applicable to this position.
• Demonstrated proficiency in project management for A-E firms, including managing budgeted and scheduled design effort, and demonstrate skills in developing multi-discipline teams.
• Experience executing multi disciplinary design and construct projects.
• Solid understanding of industrial energy projects, both greenfield and retrofit.
• Thorough understanding of earned value management, project scheduling, and risk management.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must have a valid driver's license, a good driving record, and be insurable under Merrick’s insurance carrier.

• Professional Engineering License.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification (preferred)
• Recent successful project experiences involving some of the following areas: industrial manufacturing, food and personal care, renewable energy, fuels, fermentation, sterile systems, boilers, water treatment, CHP and power.

• Employee Owned - all eligible U.S. employees have an Employee Stock Ownership Account.
• Robust Employee Referral Program.
• Annual performance and compensation reviews.
• Professional Training and Development.
• Employee Recognition Awards.
• Peer Mentor Program
• And Much More!

• Apply online only. No e-mail, hard copy or third-party resumes accepted.
• At Merrick, every resume is carefully reviewed by our team of experienced human recruiters—never by AI. We are committed to a fully human-centered hiring process, ensuring each candidate receives thoughtful, personalized attention at every stage.
• Merrick & Company offers a competitive compensation and benefits package which includes health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), and paid time off (PTO).
• Merrick is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/vets.
• Employment with Merrick is contingent upon completion of a pre-employment background check, MVR check, and drug screen.