Senior Project Manager

• Lead end-to-end execution of complex projects across design, engineering, procurement, and commissioning phases. 
• Translate client needs into actionable plans, ensuring alignment with FQT’s standards and Front-End Loading (FEL) methodology. 
• Manage project schedules, budgets, resources, and deliverables with precision and foresight. 

• Build and maintain strong, long-term client relationships based on trust, insight, and consistent delivery. 
• Interpret client feedback and anticipate needs, adjusting project approaches accordingly. 
• Actively support business development through scope definition, proposal development, and upselling. 

• Supervise and mentor project team members, supporting their professional growth. 
• Delegate responsibilities effectively while fostering accountability and collaboration. 
• Promote a positive, high-performance team culture across cross-functional groups. 

• Identify risks early and develop thoughtful, strategic mitigation plans. 
• Resolve conflicts constructively and adapt quickly to changing project conditions. 
• Lead teams through challenges with creativity, resilience, and a solution-oriented mindset. 

• Develop and maintain project schedules across all phases, ensuring feasibility and alignment with team capacity. 
• Proactively identify inefficiencies and implement process improvements. 
• Support broader organizational planning through accurate forecasting and resource allocation. 

• Create, manage, and track project budgets, ensuring financial performance aligns with business goals. 
• Understand the financial implications of project decisions, including margin, revenue, and profitability. 
• Contribute to company performance through precise financial reporting and budgetary oversight 

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field (Master’s or MBA a plus). 
• 10+ years of relevant project management experience, ideally in an engineering-focused industry or aggerated experience in an associated field.  
• Proven ability to lead complex, multi-phase projects with minimal supervision. 
• Strong client-facing experience with a track record of building and maintaining trusted relationships. 
• Proficiency in project management tools and methodologies (e.g., MS Project, Primavera, Agile frameworks). 
• PMP certification or equivalent is highly preferred. 
• Ability to travel up to 30%.   

Fluid Quip Technologies® (FQT) provides custom technologies and engineering services to the biofuel and biochemical industries worldwide. FQT has commercialized multiple technologies to enhance the base corn-to-ethanol dry grind process, create new and novel alternative feed products, and supply the growing need for carbohydrate feedstocks into the biochemical market. Green Plains Inc., holds a majority interest in FQT.