Babcock & Wilcox

Field Project Manager

Babcock & Wilcox$80K — $95K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, Engineering Technology, or similar with 5+ years of Field Service experience.
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills focused on customer solutions.
  • Self-directed with strong oral and written communication abilities.
  • Proven capability to manage multiple contracts of varying sizes simultaneously.
  • Ability to navigate schedule interferences effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and propose Field Managed Contracts in collaboration with the District Engineer and Sales team.
  • Collect and evaluate field data from customers to develop Project Scope.
  • Create project estimates and maintain accurate contract cost records.
  • Coordinate with vendors and purchasing to obtain pricing and order materials.
  • Prepare technical reports, estimates, and proposals for projects.
  • Lead projects from initiation to completion once a purchase order is received.
  • Advise on-site during project completion and conduct inspections as needed.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career growth within a global organization.
  • Variety in job duties, working on multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Minimal travel requirement with estimated travel of 4 to 5 nights per month.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams including sales and engineering.
  • Ability to directly impact customer satisfaction through tailored solutions.
Full Job Description
The Field Project Manager (FPM) should be an experienced service engineer or a person that has other technical qualifications and knowledge, with a very good understanding of B&W products and services.

In combination with the District Engineer, or other Service engineers and Sales, their primary duties will be to market, develop, propose, and execute Field Managed Contracts. They will also serve as a back up to the District Engineer in the day-to-day operation of the district and may act on the DE's behalf if they are out of the office.

This position requires limited travel to customer sites for meetings and information collection, or to other B&W offices to review engineering and design functions. Estimated travel is 4 to 5 nights per month.

Additional duties of the Field Project Manager include:
  • Meeting with customers to collect and evaluate field data to develop Project Scope.
  • Working with customers, B&W sales engineers, account executives to define and propose projects to meet customer needs.
  • Develop project estimates and PARs and maintain accurate contract cost versus estimate records.
  • Working with B&W purchasing and Vendors to collect pricing and place orders for materials.
  • Preparing/writing Technical Reports and preparing Estimates and Proposals.
  • Working as part of a team to supply customer scope specific equipment as part of a larger project.
  • Manage projects when a PO is received, acknowledge receipt of the PO, develop a project number, direct engineering and purchasing resources, answer engineering questions from the customer and design engineers, review reports and drawings, develop transmittal letters, monitor engineering and fabrication schedules, arrange shipping, and process billings.
  • At times the FPM may spend time on a job site to help advise on the completion of a project.
  • In some instances, may perform inspections for specific customers.
  • The Field Project Manager position provides great job variety and can be fast paced. They will work with the District Engineer and Sales engineers to develop leads into proposals and manage projects from beginning to end.

Qualifications
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, or Engineering Technology or similar project management experience with 5 years of Field Service experience
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills, with an interest in working with customers to help develop and supply focused solutions to specific problems.
  • A Self-Directed individual with strong oral and written communication skills
  • Proven skills for managing multiple contracts, of various sizes at one time and completing work on time. Also be able to observe/understand and work around schedule interferences.

Primary Location: US-MO-Grandview

Work Locations: Grandview, MO (100) 12712 2nd Street Grandview 64030

Job: Project Management

Organization: Global Parts & Services

Job Posting: Nov 4, 2025

Remote Status: Remote

About Babcock & Wilcox

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (B&W) is a global leader in energy and environmental technologies and services for the power and industrial markets. B&W provides steam generation and emissions control equipment, aftermarket parts and services, and replacement parts and services for existing power plants. The company also supplies advanced technologies for waste-to-energy and biomass energy. B&W was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
Learn more about Babcock & Wilcox
Size
1,800 employees
Market Cap
$448.3 million
Industry
Net Income
-$10.3 million
5 Year Trend
-12.6%
Revenue
$566.3 million
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