Project Manager - Marine Dredging
Role Overview
Orion is a leading specialty construction company providing marine construction, dredging, and heavy civil infrastructure services.
Through its Marine segment, Orion supports the development, maintenance, and improvement of critical waterfront infrastructure, including ports, harbors, navigation channels, marine terminals, docks, wharves, and other coastal and inland marine facilities.
Orion's dredging operations support projects involving navigational improvements, maintenance and deepening of waterways, sediment removal, underwater excavation, and marine infrastructure development.
Our teams operate specialized marine equipment and work in complex waterfront environments where safety, environmental stewardship, operational efficiency, and precise project execution are essential.
Orion is seeking an experienced Project Manager to support its Pacific Region dredging operations, with a primary emphasis on clamshell dredging projects throughout the West Coast.
This position is responsible for managing dredging projects from preconstruction and estimating through mobilization, field execution, financial management, project completion, and closeout.
The Project Manager will work closely with Orion's Area Manager, dredging operations leadership, Superintendents, Dredge Captains, field personnel, subcontractors, and customers to ensure projects are completed safely, efficiently, profitably, and in accordance with contractual requirements.
Successful candidates will bring extensive hands-on knowledge of clamshell dredging methods, marine construction operations, dredging equipment, hydrographic survey technology, and project management.
Key Skills for This Role
Full Job Posting
Compensation & Benefits:
- An excellent compensation and benefits package is offered. Benefit plans include:
- Medical, including Prescription Drugs
- Dental
- Vision
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short Term and Long-term Disability Insurance
- Employee Assistance Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Time Off for Vacation, Sick, Holidays, Jury Duty, and Bereavement Leave
- Pre-Tax Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Career Growth & Development
- Salary: $170,000 - $200,000 range
Location
- Vancouver, WA
Pay Type
Salaried
Requirements
- Successful candidates will bring extensive hands-on knowledge of clamshell dredging methods, marine construction operations, dredging equipment, hydrographic survey technology, and project management. Experience utilizing HYPACK and Trimble GPS positioning and guidance systems is required to support dredging planning, vessel and equipment positioning, production tracking, quantity verification, and accurate project execution.
- Bachelor's degree in Construction Engineering Management, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Marine Engineering, or a closely related field is required.
- A minimum of eight (8) years of dredging project management experience is required, with demonstrated responsibility for project planning, estimating, field execution, financial management, and successful project delivery.
- Demonstrated experience managing clamshell dredging projects is required, including direct knowledge of dredging equipment, operational methods, production management, and marine construction environments.
- Experience with backhoe dredging operations is preferred.
- Previous experience managing dredging projects in West Coast waters, including Pacific Coast ports, harbors, navigation channels, and marine infrastructure environments, is strongly preferred.
- Proficiency with HYPACK and Trimble GPS hydrographic survey, positioning, and dredging guidance systems is required.
- Strong understanding of dredging project planning, marine equipment operations, dredged sediment handling and transportation, disposal requirements, and project production monitoring is required.
- Demonstrated experience preparing project estimates, developing bid proposals, managing project budgets, evaluating cost-to-complete forecasts, and maintaining project profitability is required.
- Working knowledge of marine construction materials, procurement, subcontractor management, scheduling, project tracking software, construction engineering principles, and contract administration is required.
- Ability to interpret hydrographic survey data, dredging plans, technical specifications, project drawings, and quantity measurements is required.
- Familiarity with federal, state, and local regulations governing marine construction, dredging operations, environmental compliance, and safe work practices is required.
- Experience coordinating with port authorities, government agencies, engineering consultants, customers, and marine construction subcontractors is preferred.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills are required.
- Ability to work effectively with operations leadership, Superintendents, Dredge Captains, Project Engineers, field personnel, and customers at all organizational levels is required.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple project priorities, respond to changing field conditions, and make sound decisions in demanding marine construction environments is required.
- Willingness and ability to travel to project sites throughout the Pacific Region and other locations as business needs dictate is required.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies, operational procedures, and technical aspects of Orion's dredging and marine construction business is required.
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