Project Manager – Natural Gas Facilities & Infrastructure

Position: Project Manager – Natural Gas Facilities & Infrastructure
Employment Type: Long-Term Contract (24 Months, Potential for Extension)
Schedule: Full-Time | 40 Hours per Week
Hourly Pay Rate: $100/hr.
Work Arrangement: Hybrid | Remote Monday and Friday; Onsite Tuesday through Thursday
Location: LDC Facility
Travel: Approximately 3 Site Visits per Month

System One is seeking an experienced Project Manager – Natural Gas Facilities & Infrastructure to support our client, on a long-term contract opportunity.

This position will support the Processing Controls Engineering group within a natural gas organization, overseeing multiple capital improvement projects involving natural gas facilities, stations, and transmission and distribution infrastructure.

The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in natural gas utilities, capital project management, engineering coordination, and financial oversight.

This opportunity offers the ability to manage meaningful infrastructure projects, collaborate with experienced engineering professionals, and contribute to the continued reliability and improvement of natural gas infrastructure.

Key Responsibilities:

• Capital Project Management
• Manage approximately 6–8 capital projects annually, with individual project budgets ranging from $300,000 to $2.5 million.
• Oversee multiple projects simultaneously through engineering, permitting, construction, and closeout.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, deliverables, and overall execution.
• Identify project risks, resolve challenges, and ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Maintain accountability for project performance, schedules, and financial objectives.

Engineering & Construction Coordination

• Coordinate engineering activities, permitting requirements, construction planning, and project execution.
• Collaborate with project engineers, schedulers, project controls professionals, and cost analysts.
• Lead cross-functional team meetings to review progress, identify challenges, and coordinate project activities.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders, contractors, vendors, and external partners.
• Participate in site walks, project kickoff meetings, and constructability reviews.
• Support project closeout activities and ensure required deliverables are completed.

Budget Management & Financial Oversight:

• Develop and maintain project budgets, forecasts, and financial reporting.
• Monitor project expenditures, accruals, and cost projections.
• Coordinate with project controls and cost analysis teams to track financial performance.
• Identify potential budget concerns and implement corrective actions.
• Present project updates, financial information, and milestone progress to leadership.

Stakeholder & Contractor Management

• Serve as a primary point of coordination between internal engineering teams and external contractors.
• Facilitate communication across multiple departments and project stakeholders.
• Lead project meetings and provide clear updates on schedules, budgets, and deliverables.
• Address project challenges, competing priorities, and stakeholder concerns.
• Ensure project activities align with established processes, business objectives, and organizational expectations.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience preferred, ideally within natural gas utilities, transmission and distribution, or related infrastructure.
• Experience managing capital projects involving natural gas facilities, stations, or utility infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of engineering, permitting, construction, and project closeout processes.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience overseeing project budgets, schedules, financial forecasts, and accruals.
• Experience coordinating contractors, engineering teams, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to present project updates and financial information to management and leadership.
• Experience working within structured project management processes and established project governance requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Previous experience working for a natural gas utility or local distribution company (LDC).
• Experience managing natural gas facilities, stations, or transmission and distribution infrastructure projects.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6 or similar scheduling software.
• Experience using SAP for project financial tracking.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
• Technical engineering background.
• Experience with Stage Gate project management processes.
• Ideal Candidate Background

The ideal candidate will have experience managing capital projects for natural gas utilities, particularly projects involving gas facilities, stations, and transmission or distribution infrastructure.
The successful candidate should be comfortable independently managing multiple projects while collaborating with engineering, project controls, construction, and leadership teams.

Project Details

• Project Volume: Approximately 6–8 projects annually.
• Project Budgets: $300,000–$2.5 million per project.
• Typical Project Duration: Approximately two years.
• Year 1: Engineering and permitting.
• Year 2: Construction and project execution.
• Contract Duration: 24 months, with potential for extension.
• Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 40 hours per week.
• Hybrid Schedule: Remote Mondays and Fridays; onsite Tuesdays through Thursdays.
• Field Visits: Approximately three site observations per month.
• Travel Expenses: Eligible business travel expenses, including applicable meals and lodging, are reimbursed through expense reports.
• Overtime: Not routinely expected.
• Parking: Free, secure onsite parking.

System One, and its subsidiaries including Mountain Ltd., are leaders in delivering outsourced services and workforce solutions across North America. We help clients get work done more efficiently and economically, without compromising quality. System One not only serves as a valued partner for our clients, but we offer eligible employees health and welfare benefits coverage options including medical, dental, vision, spending accounts, life insurance, voluntary plans, as well as participation in a 401(k) plan.

System One is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, family care or medical leave status, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

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