Senior Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Overview

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to join our team in Baton Rouge, LA. This position requires Korean-language proficiency as an essential function of the role.

The Senior Project Manager will support Direct and manage big scale and complex industrial manufacturing projects projects by leading and coordinating project execution from design development and procurement through construction, commissioning support, and project close-out.

The role will provide advice and consultation regarding design coordination, constructability, value engineering, scope definition, cost estimating, contractor and subcontractor procurement prequalification, scheduling, change management, and construction delivery strategy.

The Senior Project Manager will support the selection, negotiation, onboarding, and oversight of design consultants, general contractors, specialty contractors, and other project participants.

The position will help establish project schedules, budgets, reporting routines, risk logs, decision logs, and control standards to monitor performance and support timely executive decision-making.

This role is expected to facilitate an integrated project team culture that is collaborative, proactive, aligned with client expectations, and focused on safety, quality, cost, schedule, and overall project success.

Your role

• Lead day-to-day project management activities including schedule coordination, budget monitoring, action-item tracking, meeting preparation, issue resolution, and project team alignment.
• Coordinate design, procurement, permitting, construction, commissioning support, and close-out activities with project stakeholders, AtkinsRéalis leadership, consultants, contractors, and internal support teams.
• Prepare, update, and maintain project reports, project logs, action registers, risk registers, decision logs, change logs, meeting minutes, and other project management records.
• Review project schedules, contractor look-ahead plans, site walk reports, milestone updates, and recovery plans; identify risks and recommend mitigation actions.
• Manage and/or support master budget tracking, cost report reviews, cash flow updates, change order coordination, invoice reviews, and commercial issue escalation in coordination with cost management resources.
• Support revenue recognition, timely and accurate invoicing, receivables monitoring, and Project Status Report/financial reporting requirements where applicable under ATKINSRÉALIS internal procedures.
• Organize project meetings, executive updates, client workshops, contractor coordination meetings, and internal reviews, including scheduling, agenda preparation, reminders, logistics, and follow-up tracking.
• Develop and manage document control workflows to support RFI, submittal, drawing, change, contract, correspondence, and close-out documentation requirements.
• Supervise and coordinate Project Coordinators and other assigned project support resources, including delegation of responsibilities and follow-up on deliverables.
• Provide client-facing communication in a clear, timely, and professional manner; escalate sensitive issues, risks, and decisions to executives as needed.
• Support business development and pursuit activities, including project intelligence, proposal input, qualification information, meeting coordination, and relationship support.
• Perform other duties assigned by the client or ATKINSRÉALIS project leadership consistent with the project delivery scope.

Key Competencies:

• Acts as the day-to-day project management lead and gatekeeper for key information, decisions, risks, and executive escalations.
• Builds alignment among Korean client teams, ATKINSRÉALIS leadership, consultants, general contractors, and subcontractors.
• Maintains accurate project controls information including schedule, budget, change, risk, action, decision, and document status.
• Supports tendering, consultant/GC selection, negotiation, onboarding, and performance oversight.
• Drives constructability, value engineering, risk mitigation, claim avoidance, and practical problem-solving throughout the project life cycle.
• Provides concise client-facing updates and executive summaries suitable for Korean FDI project leadership.
• Maintains professional discretion and confidentiality while supporting sensitive commercial, contractual, and client information.

About you

• Engineering, construction management, architecture, or related degree preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant construction/project management experience, preferably with a general contractor, owner's representative, EPC, or professional services firm a PM or senior site/project leadership role.
• Strong experience managing project life cycles from design and pre-construction through procurement, construction, commissioning support, and post-construction close-out.
• Experience with large-scale industrial, semiconductor, battery, advanced manufacturing, logistics, data center, or other Korean FDI-related projects is strongly preferred.
• Experience working with international teams, Korean corporate stakeholders, and culturally diverse project environments is preferred.
• Working knowledge of U.S. construction practices, permitting/authority coordination, contractor procurement, contract administration, change management, safety, quality, and project controls.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders, prioritize sensitive matters, coordinate complex decision-making, and communicate effectively with executive-level client representatives.
• Bilingual Korean and English capability is mandatory for Korean client communication, meeting facilitation, reporting, and cross-border coordination.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite is required; experience with MS Project, Primavera P6, Procore, e-Builder, SharePoint, Teams, Power BI, or similar project management/document control platforms is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with strong attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Strong organizational, time-management, problem-solving, decision-making, and interpersonal skills; ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.

Rewards & benefits

At AtkinsRéalis, our values-Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Excellence-are more than just words. They are the foundation of who we are and how we work. These principles shape our culture, guide our decisions, and inspire us to create an environment where every team member feels empowered to grow, succeed, and make a meaningful impact.

Depending on your employment status, AtkinsRéalis benefits may include medical, dental, vision, company-paid life and short- and long-term disability benefits, employer-matched 401(k) with 100% vesting, employee stock purchase plan, Paid Time Off, leaves of absences options, flexible work options, recognition and employee satisfaction programs, employee assistance program, and voluntary benefits. You can review our comprehensive benefits page here.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

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Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

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