Traveling Project Manager, Mission Critical

Job overview

The Traveling Project Manager, Mission Critical role is onsite and initially based in Point Pleasant, WV, with travel required. The stated base salary range is $150,000–$200,000 per year; the posting also describes a 25% salary uplift, a $3,500 monthly living allowance if eligible, and a 10% project completion bonus during the initial West Virginia assignment. The role supports Shimmick’s Project Monarch data center campus and its critical electrical infrastructure construction. The project manager directs project delivery across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction management, and commissioning. The role coordinates resources and stakeholders while managing schedule, budget, quality, safety, regulatory compliance, and client relationships for a large-scale mission-critical project.

What you'll do

• Manage project implementation, schedule, budgets, quality, and safety
• plan and manage company resources and third-party vendors, designers, fabricators, and contractors
• direct engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction management, and commissioning teams
• develop execution plans and contracts
• maintain strategic client relationships
• prepare progress reports and ensure timely payments
• monitor regulatory and company-policy compliance
• manage stakeholders and interfaces
• prepare job status and quarterly estimate-at-completion reports.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

traveling project manager

mission critical

data center

electrical construction

project monarch

project delivery

construction management

commissioning

point pleasant wv

travel required

shimmick

$150k–$200k/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical plans, including a $0 premium option
• dental and vision
• HSA options
• employer-paid life insurance
• short- and long-term disability
• 401(k) match
• paid holidays, PTO, and Volunteer Time Off
• flexible spending and voluntary coverage options.

Why this role

Requires a bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related field plus 6+ years of relevant project management experience or equivalent. Strong understanding of construction contracts and risk mitigation required.

About the employer

Shimmick is hiring for this role. Industry: Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction. Sector: 23.