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Project Manager - Pipeline & Facilities

Burns & McDonnell

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Compensation
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Location
Atlanta, GA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

Burns & McDonnell seeks a Pipeline Project Manager for its Transmission and Distribution Group in Atlanta or Charlotte. The role directs and coordinates pipeline work for natural gas utilities, managing projects from concept through completion and serving as a key client contact. The manager oversees project scope, budgets, schedules, teams, controls, and communications while supporting business development and ensuring client satisfaction and adherence to internal QA/QC guidelines.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Business Development, requiredClient Relationship Building, requiredProject Management, requiredContract Negotiation, requiredScope Management, requiredBudget Management, requiredProject Scheduling, requiredCost Control, requiredProject Financial Forecasting, requiredStaffing Management, requiredLegal Coordination, requiredRisk Management, requiredChange Management, requiredEnvironmental Compliance, requiredProject Communication, requiredProject Controls, requiredProject Execution Planning, requiredWritten Communication, requiredVerbal Communication, requiredAnalytical Skills, requiredProblem Solving, requiredContract Management, required

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management, or Related, required7 Years Applicable Experience, required3 Years Related Project Management Experience, nice to haveProfessional Engineer Registration, nice to haveProject Management Professional Certification, nice to haveAbility to Travel, required

Full job description

Description

Burns & McDonnell has an opportunity in our Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Group for a Pipeline Project Manager in our Atlanta or Charlotte offices. We are looking for the right candidate to join our rapidly growing team for an exciting and rewarding career with one of the best places to work in the US.

The Project Manager will direct and coordinate all aspects of pipeline work for natural gas utilities. Major responsibilities for the Project Manager will include:

  • Develop business and relationships with clients.

  • Prepare proposals, assist in presentations, and participate in contract negotiations.

  • Serve as the project point of contact with the Owner regarding efforts such as client coordination, strategic planning, scope management, and budgeting.

  • Provide overall management of projects from concept to completion, including siting, environmental, permitting, planning, estimating, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, project controls, bid phase services, procurement, constructability reviews, material management, construction management, and closeout.

  • Develop and monitor project schedules, manage scope, and control project costs.

  • Assist with internal project financials (detailed, accurate project cost forecast and accruals), staffing, legal coordination, risk management, change management, and human resource issues.

  • Serve as the primary point of contact with clients regarding efforts such as client coordination, strategic planning, master scope management, budget finances, subcontracting, project staffing, environmental compliance, facility support, and schedule attainment.

  • Manage all aspects of project communication.

  • Develop and implement project policies and procedures, establish project controls systems, and implement the project execution plan.

  • Work closely with the Project Team to ensure deliverables and services are delivered to clients' satisfaction and that projects follow internal QA/QC guidelines.

  • Report regularly on progress, cost, and schedule metrics, procurement issues, safety or environmental concerns, design questions, potential impacts, and any issues requiring office support.

Qualifications

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related degree from an accredited program and 7 years of applicable experience required.

  • 3 years of related project management experience is preferred.

  • Professional Engineering (PE) registration preferred. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification preferred.

  • This position requires a proven ability to develop business and establish relationships with clients.

  • Must have the ability to deal effectively with a wide variety of industry, government, and public contracts on project-related matters.

  • Excellent written & verbal communication skills.

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

  • Ability to travel.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

Job Project Management

Primary Location US-GA-Atlanta

Other Locations US-NC-Charlotte

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time

Req ID: 265388

Job Hire Type Experienced #LI-MG #T&D

How this job compares

Set against the 22,594 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Georgia median$105–176K/yr293 salary ranges
  • US median$47–60/hr839 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 613 open Project Manager jobs in Georgia and 22,594 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Georgia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (19,482 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 11,615 of the 22,594 open Project Manager jobs (51%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 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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