Director, DOE Project Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Director, DOE Project Manager based in United States.

This role leads a portfolio of complex architecture, engineering, and design task orders supporting federal energy programs. You will serve as a primary client interface, coordinating closely with government stakeholders, technical partners, and multidisciplinary engineering teams. The position combines project leadership, schedule and budget management, technical oversight, and risk mitigation across multiple concurrent engagements. You will guide projects through the full design lifecycle, ensuring deliverables meet quality, scope, schedule, and budget commitments. The role offers significant autonomy and requires strong judgment, adaptability, and confidence working across technical and organizational boundaries. It is an opportunity to contribute to projects connected to energy resilience, critical infrastructure, and national priorities. The successful candidate will bring strong project management expertise while effectively directing engineering work without needing to serve as the engineer of record.

Accountabilities: Serve as the primary point of contact for Department of Energy clients, including Contracting Officer's Representatives and program staff, across a portfolio of task orders.

Manage project schedules, budgets, technical scope, and priorities across multiple concurrent architecture and engineering engagements.

Review project requirements, identify missing or conflicting information, and coordinate clarification with clients and technical stakeholders.

Direct and coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and partners to ensure design deliverables meet agreed quality, schedule, and budget requirements.

Track project deliverables throughout the design lifecycle, including 15%, 50%, 95%, and 100% submissions, while coordinating reviews, comments, RFIs, and responses.

Oversee subcontractor administration, including invoicing coordination, progress reporting, deliverable tracking, and performance follow-up.

Plan and facilitate project meetings, maintain meeting minutes and action-item logs, and ensure timely completion of follow-up activities.

Identify scope, schedule, technical, and budget risks early, communicate them to leadership, and recommend practical mitigation strategies.

Review engineering drawings, calculations, recommendations, and other technical deliverables to assess quality and provide appropriate project-level direction.

Support project closeout by ensuring required deliverables, documentation, and administrative activities are completed accurately and on time.

Maintain strong, professional relationships with federal clients, engineering partners, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

Represent the organization effectively in client and partner engagements and travel periodically for site visits and meetings as required.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required due to security clearance requirements and access to Department of Energy facilities.

Bachelor's degree required, preferably in engineering, construction management, business, or a related discipline. An engineering degree or professional engineering license is not required.

At least 7 years of project management experience, including direct oversight of multidisciplinary engineering teams or complex engineering projects.

Demonstrated experience managing multidisciplinary engineering or architecture and engineering design projects from requirements through completion.

Sufficient technical and engineering knowledge to review drawings, calculations, recommendations, and engineering-led deliverables and provide informed technical direction without acting as the engineer of record.

Experience working with federal task order contracts, including IDIQ or A&E design services; Department of Energy or Department of Defense experience is preferred.

Strong understanding of project scheduling, budgeting, scope management, risk management, deliverable tracking, and subcontractor coordination.

Project management certification such as PMP, CAPM, or an equivalent credential is preferred.

Excellent client-facing communication skills, with the ability to serve confidently as the primary interface with federal stakeholders.

Strong organizational skills and sound judgment, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines, priorities, and complex workstreams simultaneously.

Ability to collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary, cross-company, and highly dynamic teams.

Strong problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a proactive approach to identifying and resolving project risks.

Technical certification or professional license such as PE or CEM is a plus but not required.

Willingness to travel periodically for client meetings and project site visits.

Benefits

Target annual salary of $115,000–$130,000 , with final compensation based on experience and qualifications.

Annual incentive eligibility through the organization's incentive and merit program.

Health insurance coverage.

Retirement benefits, including 401(k) matching .

Vacation and paid time off.

Full-time salaried employment.

Opportunity to lead high-impact federal energy and infrastructure projects.

Exposure to multidisciplinary engineering, architecture, energy resilience, and national-security-related initiatives.

Collaborative environment with significant responsibility, professional autonomy, and client-facing impact.

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