Senior Marine Terminal Project Manager – Owner’s Representative

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is hiring a Marine Terminal Project Manager Owner’s Representative supporting a project in Toledo, OH. This role supports the project across phases: FEL/design, construction, and commissioning/startup—with remote work during initial phases and on-site presence required for kickoff, then a return to remote. Minimal travel (~20%) may be required for vendor visits/equipment checks. Start: January 2027

Pay $75/hour to $84/hour

What you’ll do

• Act as the client’s single-point Owner’s Representative for Marine Dock and Terminal scope.
• Review/validate FEL/FEED, detailed design, estimates, schedules, execution plans, and contractor deliverables.
• Coordinate interfaces across marine, civil/structural, piping, mechanical, electrical, controls, operations, maintenance, environmental, regulatory, and commercial stakeholders.
• Lead reviews for constructability, operability, maintainability, QA/QC, marine access, product transfer, and startup readiness.
• Monitor scope, cost, schedule, risk, change management, field quality, and contractor execution, providing clear updates and recommendations.
• Support construction, commissioning, turnover, and startup, including refinery-to-dock interface issue resolution.
• Oversee vapor destruction units, plus dock flush tanks and associated piping/controls/utilities/drainage systems.

Must-have qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree plus 8–10 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in owner’s engineering/project engineering in refinery/offsites, marine terminals/ports, or waterfront infrastructure.
• Strong communication, sound judgment, and ability to independently challenge engineering/EPC recommendations.
• Ability to meet project needs for field presence during construction and site support during commissioning/startup as required.

Nice-to-have

• Direct experience with hydrocarbon docks/product-transfer/loading facilities, brownfield revamps, and contractor oversight.
• Experience with marine-dock vapor destruction units and/or flush tank additions.
• Familiarity with marine permitting/regulatory interfaces.
• Credentials such as PE, PMP, marine engineering, or operations (valued).

Johnson Service Group, Inc. (JSG) is a North American leader in the staffing and consulting services industry, with over 35 years of experience investing in people and companies.

Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. JSG provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

JSG offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance options, short-term disability, 401(k), weekly pay, and more. Johnson Service Group (JSG) is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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