Engineering Project Manager Jobs in Groton, CT (NOW HIRING)

Job Title: Project Manager

Job Description

This Project Manager role leads complex engineering projects from concept through completion, ensuring technical excellence, schedule adherence, and budget control. The position combines design engineering, project management, and client relationship management, with a strong focus on operating plant procedures, processes, and financial performance. You will coordinate multidisciplinary teams, provide clear technical direction, and serve as a key liaison between internal stakeholders and client representatives while working in an industrial plant environment that may include nuclear facilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering projects from initiation through completion, ensuring alignment with scope, schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Coordinate design engineering activities across mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical disciplines to deliver safe and effective solutions.
• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules using established project scheduling techniques, identifying critical path activities and managing dependencies.
• Oversee project budgets by performing budget analysis and forecasting, tracking costs, and ensuring adherence to financial obligations and project controls.
• Manage client relationships by serving as a primary point of contact, addressing technical and project-related questions, and maintaining strong, professional communication.
• Organize, motivate, and direct project team members by assigning tasks, providing technical guidance, and ensuring that team members understand project goals and expectations.
• Prepare and deliver clear, professional presentations and written reports to internal stakeholders and clients, summarizing project status, risks, and recommendations.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and processes, as well as project-specific financial and contractual requirements.
• Use Microsoft Office tools, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, and other email and database applications to document, track, and communicate project information.
• Manage multiple projects concurrently, prioritizing tasks and deadlines while maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.
• Implement and follow operating plant procedures and processes, ensuring that project activities align with plant operations and safety requirements.
• Perform walk downs of equipment and systems in industrial plant environments to verify conditions, gather field data, and support design and project planning.
• Access security-controlled areas and enter confined spaces and controlled hazardous areas as needed to support project activities, following all safety and security protocols.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and other stakeholders, to resolve technical issues and support project execution.
• Support and participate in internal and external audits, reviews, and inspections related to project performance, safety, and compliance.
• Travel to client sites as required to support project meetings, field activities, and on-site coordination.
• Work overtime as necessary to meet project deadlines, address critical issues, and support time-sensitive project activities.

Essential Skills

• Bachelor of Science (BS) in engineering or other technical specialty from an accredited university, with coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical scope.
• Experience in design engineering, project management, and client relations.
• Experience with operating plant procedures and processes in an industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience in budget analysis and budget forecasting for engineering projects.
• Proven ability to manage, motivate, and organize project team members, including assigning tasks and providing technical direction.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear reports and professional presentations.
• Strong presentation skills for communicating technical and project information to clients and stakeholders.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Competency with software applications for email and databases used in project documentation and communication.
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to handle several projects concurrently and prioritize work.
• Knowledge of and experience in project scheduling techniques.
• Ability to understand and comply with company policies, procedures, processes, and financial obligations related to projects.
• Ability to pass security screening and maintain unescorted nuclear plant access, as required by project assignments.
• Ability to pass drug screening in accordance with project and site requirements.
• Physical ability to perform walk downs of equipment in an industrial plant environment, including climbing ladders, accessing security-controlled areas, and entering confined spaces and controlled hazardous areas.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime as required to meet project needs.
• Willingness and ability to travel to client sites as required.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Master of Science (MS) in engineering or other technical specialty from an accredited university, with coursework in mechanical, electrical, chemical, or similar technical scope.
• Professional Engineering registration, such as Engineer in Training (EIT) or Professional Engineer (PE).
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Experience coordinating complex, multi-discipline engineering projects in operating plant environments.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong client relationships through clear communication and reliable project delivery.
• Experience working within nuclear or similarly regulated industrial environments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for resolving technical and project-related issues.
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and manage risk in dynamic environments.

Work Environment

The role operates primarily within industrial plant environments, which may include nuclear facilities and other highly regulated sites. You will regularly perform equipment and system walk downs, which can involve climbing ladders, navigating elevated platforms, accessing security-controlled areas, and entering confined spaces and controlled hazardous areas while adhering strictly to safety procedures. The position requires frequent use of Microsoft Office tools, email, and database applications in an office or project control setting to support documentation, scheduling, budgeting, and communication. Work hours may extend beyond a standard schedule, and overtime is required at times to meet project milestones and respond to critical issues. Travel to client sites is an integral part of the role, and you will collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams and client personnel on-site. The environment emphasizes strict compliance with safety, security, and procedural requirements, along with a professional, collaborative culture focused on delivering high-quality engineering and project outcomes.

This is a Contract position based out of Stonington, CT.

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully onsite position in Stonington,CT.

This position is anticipated to close on Jul 18, 2026.

About Actalent

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