Project Manager

Chicago, IL 60605

Employment Type: Permanent Job Category: Project Management Job Number: 49974730 Compensation: $145000-160000 / year

Job Description

Title: Project Manager
Location: Remote (U.S.) – Extensive Travel (50–70%)
Hire Type: Direct Hire (with Benefits)

Sterling Engineering is partnering with leading engineering & design consulting firm to find a Project Manager. This opportunity is fully remote but requires 50–70% travel to commissioning sites across the U.S. The Project Manager will oversee commissioning projects from pre-construction through project close-out, ensuring successful delivery for clients.

Job Duties:
  • Manage multiple commissioning projects from start to finish.
  • Oversee project scope, budget, schedules, and deliverables.
  • Coordinate with contractors, vendors, and owners.
  • Perform design reviews (OPR, BOD, plans, specs, submittals, drawings).
  • Conduct site observation visits and prepare reports.
  • Develop and execute test scripts (PFC, FPT, IST).
  • Lead commissioning meetings, manage issues, and track resolution.
  • Prepare Commissioning Reports and Systems Manuals.
  • Support proposals by developing commissioning scope and fees.
  • Collaborate with Project Coordinators and Accountants on planning and billing.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field or 10+ years of MEP construction, commissioning, or project management experience.
  • OSHA 10-hour Construction Safety required (30-hour preferred).
  • NFPE-70E certification required.
  • Experience with commissioning software (Cx Alloy preferred).
  • Strong analytical, organizational, and leadership skills.
  • Knowledge of energy codes, LEED, and Building Automation Systems a plus.
  • Project Management Certification and PE License are preferred but not required.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

Meet Your Recruiter

Mason Curtis

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. 

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