Project Manager, Critical Infrastructure Solutions

Emerson

$85K — $137K *
Energy & Utilities
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, or related technical field (or equivalent experience)
  • Minimum 3 years of project engineering or project management experience
  • Experience leading projects with engineered systems or industrial technologies
  • Strong risk assessment and management skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication capabilities
  • Commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction
  • Ability to travel up to 20% within the US
  • Legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship

Responsibilities

  • Lead automation and control system projects from initiation to closeout across various industries
  • Manage project budgets and performance for projects ranging from $500k to $10M+
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for customers and negotiate project terms
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to achieve project goals
  • Monitor project progress and communicate risks proactively
  • Support proposal development with risk assessments and execution strategies
  • Identify opportunities for improvement and capture lessons learned
  • Advance project management methodologies and contribute to critical infrastructure knowledge

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on mission-critical projects in power and water sectors
  • Support for professional development and project management certifications
  • Collaborative work environment focusing on continuous improvement
  • High degree of autonomy and accountability in project decisions
  • Travel opportunities to engage directly with customers and stakeholders
Full Job Description
Job Description

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be:

  • Lead automation and control system projects from initiation throughout closeout, delivering complex, mission critical solutions across power, water, and industrial markets
  • Manage projects ranging from approximately $500k to $10M+, with responsibility for scope, schedule, budget, risk, and overall project performance
  • Serve as primary customer contact, building strong relationships, ensuring customer satisfaction, and leading contract, change order, and scope negotiations
  • Collaborate with engineering, sales, operations, field service, and commercial teams to successfully execute projects and achieve business objectives
  • Monitor project progress, proactively communicate status and risks, drive action to ensure contractual, safety, cybersecurity, quality, and financial commitments are met
  • Support proposal development and project planning activities by contributing to execution strategies, risk assessments, and delivery plans
  • Identify opportunities for continuous improvement, capture lessons learned, and support business growth through follow-on work and service expansion
  • Operate with a high degree of autonomy and accountability, making day-to-day project decisions while engaging directly with customers and key stakeholders
  • Contribute to advancement of project management practices, tools, delivery frameworks while expanding expertise in critical infrastructure and automation solutions


Who You Are:

You build strong partnerships by earning trust and collaborating effectively across teams. You excel at planning and prioritizing work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals, balancing scope, schedule, and risk in complex environments. You anticipate and proactively manage potential challenges, using sound judgment and data to make timely decisions that keep projects moving forward. You understand how project outcomes connect to customer needs and broader business objectives and you adapt your approach to deliver results in dynamic, customer focused settings.

For This Role, You Will Need:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, other technical discipline (or equivalent experience)
  • A minimum of 3 years of experience in project engineering or project management environment
  • Experience leading projects involving engineered systems or solutions, industrial technologies, or operational environments where technical coordination is essential for success
  • Demonstrated ability to identify, assess, and mitigate project risks while managing changes and competing priorities
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Commitment to safety, quality, and customer satisfaction
  • Ability to travel up to 20% in the Unities States
  • Legal authorization to work in the United State without current or future sponsorship


Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

  • Project management certification (PMP®, PgMP®, or similar certification) or equivalent hands-on application of formal project management methodologies
  • Experience with industrial automation, integrated hardware/software systems, or engineered solutions.
  • Familiarity with Emerson Ovation™ systems or other Distributed Control System (DCS)/Programable Logic Controller (PLC) platforms
  • Exposure to structured project management methodologies (PMI-based, Agile, or hybrid) in customer-facing environments
  • Experience in power generation, water/wastewater, renewables or other critical infrastructure environments


Our compensation philosophy is simple: we pay a competitive base salary, within the local market in which we operate, and reward performance during our annual merit review process. The starting salary for this role is $85,000-$137,500 annually, commensurate with the skills, talent, capabilities and experience each candidate brings to a role.

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