Engineering Project Manager Jobs in Missouri
Engineering Project Manager jobs in Missouri draw consistent demand across aerospace and defense, civil infrastructure, advanced manufacturing, and energy, with openings at every level from early-career project engineer to senior program director. Kansas City and St. Louis anchor most of the hiring, with Springfield serving as a secondary hub, and major employers including Boeing, Emerson Electric, and Burns & McDonnell maintain large engineering operations throughout the state. The most in-demand specialties are infrastructure and transportation, systems integration, and capital project delivery. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
How will you make an impact?
The Thermo Fisher Scientific St. Louis site is a multi-product and multi-client biopharmaceutical site with manufacturing facilities for pharmaceutical products for both (pre)clinical trials and commercial applications. The Staff Engineer role is part of the Engineering team and reports to the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering. This role focuses on managing and supporting capital projects to enhance our manufacturing capabilities and ensure compliance with GMP standards.
What you will do
- Manage contractors and capital projects up to $5MM.
- Develop and track scope, schedule, and budget for capital projects.
- Initiate, manage and close quality records related to capital projects.
- Drive closure of intermediate tasks on quality records to ensure departmental compliance and on-time completion.
- Author and Review GMP documents as required to support capital project objectives.
- Lead start-up and commissioning activities on capital projects.
- Ensure all capital projects comply with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including MSAT, PD, Quality, Operations, and Maintenance to ensure project alignment with business objectives.
- Conduct feasibility studies, prepare detailed project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets.
- Perform risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project execution.
- Engage with business leadership as required for projects to attain business approval and ensure alignment of project deliverables with business objectives.
- Engage with customers and regulators as required for managed projects and areas of expertise.
- Drive adherence to site safety standards in delivering projects including applicable assessments of new facilities and equipment.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher education in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Bio) and 5+ years experience, 8+ preferred.
- Associates Degree and 8+ years of related professional experience.
Experience
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience or experience in a similar industry
- Past experience managing contractors and projects up to $5MM
- Experience authoring documents in a GMP setting.
- Experience working in a cleanroom.
- Prior experience working on commissioning and validation in a pharmaceutical setting.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical facilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong attention to detail
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Project and PowerPoint
- Proficient with AutoCad and Bluebeam
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
Other
Relocation assistance is not provided.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future, without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)Environmental Conditions
OfficeJob Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
How will you make an impact?
The Thermo Fisher Scientific St. Louis site is a multi-product and multi-client biopharmaceutical site with manufacturing facilities for pharmaceutical products for both (pre)clinical trials and commercial applications. The Staff Engineer role is part of the Engineering team and reports to the Manager of Manufacturing Engineering. This role focuses on managing and supporting capital projects to enhance our manufacturing capabilities and ensure compliance with GMP standards.
What you will do
- Manage contractors and capital projects up to $5MM.
- Develop and track scope, schedule, and budget for capital projects.
- Initiate, manage and close quality records related to capital projects.
- Drive closure of intermediate tasks on quality records to ensure departmental compliance and on-time completion.
- Author and Review GMP documents as required to support capital project objectives.
- Lead start-up and commissioning activities on capital projects.
- Ensure all capital projects comply with regulatory requirements, industry standards, and company policies.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including MSAT, PD, Quality, Operations, and Maintenance to ensure project alignment with business objectives.
- Conduct feasibility studies, prepare detailed project plans, and manage project timelines and budgets.
- Perform risk assessments and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful project execution.
- Engage with business leadership as required for projects to attain business approval and ensure alignment of project deliverables with business objectives.
- Engage with customers and regulators as required for managed projects and areas of expertise.
- Drive adherence to site safety standards in delivering projects including applicable assessments of new facilities and equipment.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher education in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Bio) and 5+ years experience, 8+ preferred.
- Associates Degree and 8+ years of related professional experience.
Experience
- 5+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience or experience in a similar industry
- Past experience managing contractors and projects up to $5MM
- Experience authoring documents in a GMP setting.
- Experience working in a cleanroom.
- Prior experience working on commissioning and validation in a pharmaceutical setting.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
- Knowledge of building codes and regulations.
- Understanding of regulatory requirements for pharmaceutical facilities.
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Strong attention to detail
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, Project and PowerPoint
- Proficient with AutoCad and Bluebeam
Benefits
We offer competitive remuneration, annual incentive plan bonus, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!
Other
Relocation assistance is not provided.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future, without sponsorship.
Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.
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- Energy
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- Food & Beverage
- Construction & Real Estate
What Missouri Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in engineering project manager jobs across Missouri.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or a closely related technical discipline required
- Project Management Professional certification preferred or required by most Missouri employers
- Five or more years of experience managing engineering projects from initiation through closeout
- Demonstrated experience with project scheduling tools such as MS Project or Primavera P6
- Strong knowledge of budget management, risk assessment, and cross-functional team coordination
- Experience working within regulated industries such as aerospace, utilities, or civil infrastructure
Engineering Project Manager Jobs in Missouri: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a engineering project manager in Missouri?
Most Missouri employers expect a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline, followed by several years of hands-on project experience before moving into a management role. While Missouri does not require a specific state license for the project manager title itself, engineers in technical leadership roles who stamp drawings or provide engineering judgments must hold a Professional Engineer license issued by the Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Professional Geologists. The Project Management Professional credential is widely recognized across Missouri industries and meaningfully strengthens a candidacy.
How much do engineering project managers make in Missouri?
Engineering project managers in Missouri earn a median of about $157,800 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $105,170 for the lowest 10% to over $213,050 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire engineering project managers in Missouri?
Missouri engineering project manager roles are posted by Olsson, State of Missouri, and Quanta Services and others right now, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Missouri's mix of aerospace contractors, utilities, civil engineering firms, and advanced manufacturers means openings are distributed across both large metro areas and regional industrial centers.
Which Missouri cities have the most engineering project manager jobs?
Kansas City, St. Louis, and Saint Joseph lead Missouri for engineering project manager openings. Kansas City drives volume through its concentration of infrastructure firms, energy companies, and large contractors like Burns & McDonnell, while St. Louis benefits from Boeing's regional footprint, Emerson Electric's headquarters, and a dense cluster of civil and environmental engineering firms, making both metros the most productive places to search in the state.
Are there remote engineering project manager jobs in Missouri?
Yes, but they're less common than in purely desk-based fields because engineering project managers frequently need to be on-site during construction, commissioning, or manufacturing phases. About 42% of engineering project manager openings tied to Missouri are remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with remote arrangements most often seen during planning, design review, and stakeholder reporting phases rather than active build or installation work.
How can I get hired as a engineering project manager in Missouri with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is starting as a project engineer or project coordinator at a Missouri-based engineering firm, then building toward a management role over two to four years. Large Missouri employers like Burns & McDonnell, Black & Veatch, and Emerson Electric run rotational or associate engineer programs that place new graduates on project teams where they gain scheduling, budgeting, and coordination exposure directly. Earning your Engineer in Training credential through the Missouri Board and pursuing a CAPM certification early signals seriousness to hiring managers and helps candidates compete without a long project management resume.
Where can I find and apply to engineering project manager jobs in Missouri?
You can find and apply to engineering project manager jobs in Missouri on Migrate Mate, which lists current Missouri openings across industries and experience levels. Search the roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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