
Project Manager Power Generation
TEXAS COMPRESSION LLC % TIM SANTIKOS
Houston, TXJobSeen 6 days agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Texas Compression seeks an experienced Project Manager to lead power generation construction, refurbishment, and industrial service projects from planning through closeout. The role coordinates crews, subcontractors, schedules, budgets, procurement, and customer approvals while tracking progress, costs, and risks. The manager also supports field leaders, oversees turnover and final acceptance, and maintains a regular presence at project sites.
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Full job description
Texas Compression is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead power generation construction, refurbishment, and industrial service projects from planning through closeout. This role requires a leader who can turn project scope into an executable plan, coordinate crews and subcontractors, manage costs and schedules, and build customer confidence through clear communication and consistent execution. Responsibilities - Lead project planning, mobilization, execution, and closeout. - Develop and manage schedules, manpower plans, budgets, procurement, and subcontractor coordination. - Coordinate work involving turbine inlet houses, structural steel, ductwork, coatings, equipment installation, and related construction scopes. - Review drawings, specifications, contracts, and scope boundaries. - Coordinate crane, rigging, survey, access, and other project dependencies. - Track progress, labor productivity, costs, and schedule risks. - Manage RFIs, scope changes, change-order documentation, and customer approvals. - Lead coordination meetings and provide accurate progress reports. - Support field leaders in meeting safety, quality, and workmanship expectations. - Manage punch lists, turnover documentation, and final acceptance. Required Qualifications - Minimum 15 years of relevant power generation experience, including substantial responsibility managing field projects. - Demonstrated success delivering construction, refurbishment, outage, or maintenance projects. - Strong understanding of project scheduling, cost control, contract administration, and change management. - Ability to interpret technical drawings and coordinate multiple construction disciplines. - Experience managing field crews, subcontractors, vendors, and customer relationships. - Strong written communication, sound judgment, and ownership of project outcomes. - Willingness to travel and maintain a regular presence at project sites. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with gas turbine inlet systems, filtration upgrades, structural steel erection, and ductwork. - Experience supporting new power infrastructure or data center power projects. - Familiarity with Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, or comparable scheduling tools. - Familiarity with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Planner for communication, task coordination, and progress tracking. - PMP certification, construction management education, or equivalent practical experience. - OSHA 30 training. Safety and Professional Conduct Texas Compression, LLC maintains zero tolerance for unsafe actions, misconduct, illegal drug use, or working while impaired. We conduct random drug testing in accordance with company policy and applicable requirements. Our employees represent Texas Compression and our clients. Professional, courteous, and respectful conduct is expected toward all personnel on project sites and during company-related travel, lodging, and other activities. Employees must follow company and client safety rules, workplace policies, and site requirements. For more information, or to apply now, you must go to the website below. Please DO NOT email your resume to us as we only accept applications through our website.
How this job compares
Set against the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- Texas median$112–177K/yr772 salary ranges
- Texas median$44–57/hr39 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,849 open Project Manager jobs in Texas and 22,993 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 15 years of experience — more than three in four Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for (median 7 years, across 19,950 postings).
- Education
- 12,857 of the 22,993 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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