Infrastructure Project Manager
Manage infrastructure and facility projects from planning through construction at a pioneering energy company.
Posted by employer 1 day ago
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Last verified on the company career page 1 hour ago
What you'll build
- Manage infrastructure projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
- Develop and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, and execution plans.
- Track progress, proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, and internal technical stakeholders.
- Coordinate commissioning, startup, punch-list completion, and closeout.
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience managing construction, infrastructure, facilities, engineering, or capital projects.
- Experience managing projects through design and construction.
- Strong understanding of construction documents, schedules, budgets, contracts, and change management.
- Experience managing architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors.
Nice to have
- Experience with industrial, advanced manufacturing, data center, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, laboratory, or other technically complex facilities.
- Experience managing projects valued at $10M–$100M+.
- PMP, PE, CCM, or equivalent certification.
- Experience with mission-critical infrastructure and utility systems.
- Experience with commissioning and operational readiness.
Practical constraints
- Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.
Requirements
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Visa
- No sponsorship (stated in posting)
Not disclosed in this posting: work arrangement.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The Infrastructure Project Manager at Valar Atomics oversees the entire lifecycle of infrastructure and facility projects, ensuring they are completed on time and within budget. This role requires a strong background in construction management, with a focus on coordinating various stakeholders and managing complex project requirements. Ideal candidates will have at least five years of relevant experience and a solid understanding of construction processes and documentation. Valar Atomics emphasizes a collaborative environment, where team members work closely to advance innovative energy solutions.
Joblaze insights
- Listed today — first seen on Joblaze October 7, 2026. Last confirmed on Valar Atomics's careers page October 7, 2026.
- Salary band is in line with the typical range for Management roles (median ~$170,000).
- Starts above 74% of 555 comparable senior management roles in United States we track (median $153,000 across 131 companies).
Quick facts
- What's the salary range?
- Valar Atomics lists $185,000–$230,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 5 years of relevant experience for this Infrastructure Project Manager role.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Valar Atomics targets senior candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this Infrastructure Project Manager role at Valar Atomics.
From the original posting
The Team
The Construction and Infrastructure organization delivers the facilities, infrastructure, and construction projects required to support Valar's mission. The team manages planning, execution, and delivery of complex capital projects while ensuring quality, safety, and operational readiness.
The Role
As Infrastructure Project Manager, you will manage the execution of infrastructure and facility projects from planning and design through construction, commissioning, and turnover. You will coordinate internal stakeholders, design consultants, contractors, vendors, and project teams to deliver projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and in accordance with technical and operational requirements. Success in this role is measured by schedule and budget performance, forecast accuracy, design and construction quality, disciplined change-order and RFI management, safety performance, and smooth commissioning and turnover.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage infrastructure projects from concept through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
- Develop and maintain project scope, schedule, budget, and execution plans, including milestones, deliverables, and decision requirements.
- Track progress, proactively identify risks, issues, and dependencies, and provide regular project reporting to leadership.
- Lead project meetings and maintain clear action-item ownership.
- Coordinate architects, engineers, consultants, and internal technical stakeholders, ensuring design deliverables align with project requirements.
- Lead design reviews, constructability reviews, and value-engineering activities, and resolve multidisciplinary design conflicts.
- Track RFIs, submittals, design changes, and technical decisions.
- Partner with construction managers, general contractors, and trade contractors to monitor progress and resolve field issues affecting cost, schedule, quality, or safety.
- Review change orders and contractor claims, and ensure design intent and project requirements are maintained through construction.
- Support site logistics, construction sequencing, and turnover planning.
- Develop and maintain budgets and cost forecasts, tracking commitments, actual costs, contingencies, and change orders.
- Maintain critical-path schedules, identify recovery opportunities, and coordinate procurement of long-lead equipment, escalating cost and schedule risks early.
- Work closely with Infrastructure Design, Construction, Facilities, Operations, Procurement, Finance, EHS, IT, and other teams to translate business and operational requirements into actionable project requirements aligned with broader site plans.
- Coordinate commissioning, startup, punch-list completion, and closeout, including as-builts, O&M manuals, training, and asset turnover to Facilities and Operations.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience managing construction, infrastructure, facilities, engineering, or capital projects.
- Experience managing projects through design and construction.
- Strong understanding of construction documents, schedules, budgets, contracts, and change management.
- Experience managing architects, engineers, contractors, and vendors.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Preferred Skills and Experience
- Experience with industrial, advanced manufacturing, data center, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, laboratory, or other technically complex facilities.
- Experience managing projects valued at $10M–$100M+.
- PMP, PE, CCM, or equivalent certification.
- Experience with mission-critical infrastructure and utility systems.
- Experience with commissioning and operational readiness.
- Experience working on the owner/operator side of capital projects.
- Experience with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Procore, or similar project-management platforms.
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