Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Change Control, Change Management, Construction Engineering, Construction Management, Corrective Action, Cross-Functional, Documentation, Earned Value Management (EVM), Engineering Management, Forecasting, Government, Health Plan, Identify Issues, Infrastructure Construction, Metrics, Microsoft Office, Performance Analysis, Project Control, Project Execution, Project Management Professional (PMP), Project Management Software, Project Planning, Project Schedule, Project Tracking, Project/Program Coordination, Project/Program Management, Risk, Root Cause Analysis, Sales Management, Technical Recruiting, Time Management, United States Department of Energy (DOE), Variance Analysis
Title: Project Manager
Location: Lemont, IL
Shift: 1st Shift
Hire Type: Long Term Contract
Pay Rate: $45–$51 per hour (based on experience)
Compensation & Benefits: As a contract employee of Sterling Engineering, you’ll receive a full, competitive benefits package, including:
Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
Three Medical Plan Options
Dental & Vision Coverage
401(k) Retirement Plan
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
Sterling Engineering is hiring a Project Manager to support large-scale infrastructure, engineering, and technical projects within a highly respected national research environment. This is an outstanding opportunity for a project management professional who enjoys working on complex, high-visibility initiatives with real-world impact. You’ll have the opportunity to lead projects from planning through execution and closeout while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on technically advanced programs tied to critical infrastructure and long-term innovation efforts.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage assigned projects to achieve scope, cost, and schedule objectives
- Develop and maintain integrated, resource-loaded project schedules
- Define project scope, technical requirements, sequencing, budgets, and timelines
- Perform critical path analysis, float analysis, and schedule forecasting
- Monitor project performance using Earned Value Management System (EVMS) methodologies
- Prepare and maintain performance reports including CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, and variance analysis
- Coordinate with project controls, Control Account Managers (CAMs), technical teams, and stakeholders
- Develop and maintain Project Execution Plans (PEPs) and related project documentation
- Support change management processes including baseline updates and configuration control
- Ensure consistency and integrity across project cost, schedule, and scope data
- Participate in subcontractor and stakeholder meetings regarding schedules, deliverables, and project status
- Identify project issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or related technical field
- 5+ years of project management experience in engineering, infrastructure, construction, or technical environments
- Strong understanding of project management disciplines including scope, cost, schedule, risk, and EVMS
- Experience with integrated project controls and critical path scheduling methodologies
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and project scheduling/reporting tools
- Experience preparing project performance reports, variance analysis, and forecasting metrics
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP Certification
- Experience working in DOE, government, infrastructure, or highly regulated project environments
- Familiarity with earned value reporting systems and advanced project controls methodologies
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
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Sterling Engineering, Inc.
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.
500 to 999 employees
Staffing/Employment Agencies
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