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Cognify Global

Senior Project Manager

Cognify Global, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215

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Base pay range $160,000.00/yr - $160,000.00/yr

My client is a systems integration firm

providing professional services and advanced control system solutions to industrial clients across sectors including oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, LNG, and power generation.

They are expanding their project delivery team in

Dallas, Texas , and are seeking an experienced

Senior Project Manager

to lead complex automation and control system projects. This is a senior, client-facing role with responsibility for delivering high-value projects from front-end engineering through commissioning and startup.

Position Overview The Senior Project Manager will take ownership of automation and control system projects for a customer base that includes end users, EPC firms, and OEM packagers. This role requires strong commercial awareness, technical understanding of industrial automation, and the ability to lead multidisciplinary engineering and execution teams.

Key Responsibilities

Manage all phases of projects from FEED through detailed design, commissioning, and startup

Own project scope, schedule, budget, and profitability

Proactively manage scope changes, identify risks, and generate change orders to protect margins

Clearly communicate project scope, timelines, and budgets to internal teams and customers

Develop and maintain project schedules and status reports

Manage and optimize resource allocation to ensure billable utilization

Build and maintain strong customer relationships through effective communication and delivery

Lead and coordinate senior automation engineers, designers, panel integration teams, commissioning staff, and MCC fabrication resources

Support proposal development by reviewing commercial and technical RFQs

Mentor and train junior project management and engineering staff

Collaborate with other internal offices and project teams

Promote and follow corporate health, safety, and environmental programs

Deliver high-quality client service with a commitment to technical excellence

Qualifications & Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

PMP certification required

10+ years of project management experience delivering control systems and automation projects

Industry experience in one or more of the following: Oil & Gas, Refining, LNG, Power Generation

Strong experience with project management tools (MS Project required; Primavera and SAP a plus)

Familiarity with major industrial automation platforms, including: Rockwell Automation (PlantPAx, FactoryTalk SE, Logix PLCs), Triconex safety systems

Proven track record of increasing project revenue and profitability through effective project execution

Strong written, verbal, and client-facing communication skills

Seniority level Mid-Senior level

Employment type Full-time

Job function Automation Machinery Manufacturing, Electric Power Generation, and Engineering Services

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