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Senior Project Manager - DOE

Michael Baker International
Walnut Creek, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 23 Sept 2025
💰 $207,000/yr($119,000/yr$207,000/yr)

About the role

WHO WE ARE

Michael Baker International is a leading provider of Architecture, Engineering, and Consulting services, including design, planning, environmental, construction and program management. The company provides its comprehensive range of services and solutions to support U.S. federal, state, and municipal governments, foreign allied governments, and a wide range of commercial clients. Michael Baker’s more than 4,000 employees across nearly 90 office locations are committed to a culture of innovation, collaboration, and technological advancement to help solve challenges for clients and communities throughout the country. To learn more, visit https://mbakerintl.com/.

INTEGRATED DESIGN & ADVISORY/ ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING ENGINEERING

Michael Baker International seamlessly integrates all our service offerings – Architecture, Planning, Engineering, and Project Management – to solve client challenges from multiple vantage points, providing unsurpassed holistic, sustainable, and innovative solutions. From high-profile, high-image landmarks to economical, utilitarian solutions, our professionals understand balancing image and cost appropriately for each unique situation. At Michael Baker International, we believe that the beauty of a project resides both in performance and aesthetics – “success” to us is measured by functionality, value, and exceeding clients’ expectations to “Make a Difference.”

 Our broader Integrated Design/Advisory Vertical is focused on providing full-service Planning, Design, Architecture, Engineering (MEP, Structural and Fire Protection), Cybersecurity, Commissioning, Cost Management, and Program Management services for Government, Institutional, and Private Sector clients. This specific role, working with both operational and client development leadership will play a crucial role in driving business growth while ensuring the successful delivery of projects, particularly with the Department of Energy facility infrastructure initiatives.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

We are seeking an enthusiastic, articulate, and motivated Department of Energy (DOE)-focused Senior Project Manager (PM III) to join our dynamic and growing Project Management team. This is a Seller-Doer role, actively supporting both Business Development and Operations priorities, located in the U.S. West (Northern California, Los Alamos, or Denver) and the Southeast (Knoxville, Savannah, or Columbia). Our strategy is the continued growth of our Federal (Department of Energy - DOE) Market, specific to Architecture/Engineering (A/E) IDIQ, MATOC, SATOC, and Design/Build contract vehicles. 

The candidate will be a licensed Architect or Engineer who demonstrates successful experience with Federal, specifically DOE clients delivering A/E programs and projects, including management of geographically dispersed, multi-disciplinary, collaborative project design teams comprised of architects, interiors designers, civil engineers, and building systems engineers. Responsible for all aspects of program and project management, the candidate must also be adept in evaluating potential opportunities to determine probabilities of success, providing recommendations, determining project schedules, and funding limitations, outlining procedures for accomplishing project requirements, and allocating available resources to various project phases. Additionally, the candidate must demonstrate strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to develop new, and strengthen existing, positive relationships, both internally and externally, with colleagues and new clients, respectively. Articulate, concise, and consistent communication is essential for collaborating with leadership and project resources to outline workplan, responsibilities, quality management, risk assessment, and scope of authority, all the while ensuring that project milestones and objectives are accomplished within the prescribed scope, schedule, and budget parameters, clearly documenting, and communicating project progress to team and leadership.  

Other essential skills include creative problem-solving, organizational skills, financial project management skills, production management capabilities, and a proven understanding of construction documents and constructability.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

  • Identify and pursue new business opportunities within the Department of Energy (DOE) complex with a focus on National Nuclear Security Administration and/or Office of Science infrastructure rehabilitation and line-item capital development opportunities.
  • Bring and develop strong relationships with DOE (i.e., Headquarters, Field Office, Acquisition, and Federal Project Directors), other stakeholders, and industry p

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