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Vogt Power

Builds steam generators that recover turbine heat

Project Manager

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/23/2026
$110k - $160k/yr
Senior
Bachelor's, MBA
Louisville, KY, USA
In PersonOn-site in Louisville; domestic and international travel required.
Project & Program ManagementProject Management

About the job

Requirements
  • A Bachelor's degree is required; Engineering is preferred, and an MBA is preferred.
  • At least five years of experience managing complex large projects as a project or general manager with total project accountability.
  • At least five years of related industry experience or equivalent in contract-based project execution; directly leading a technical team in project management; meeting schedule- and budget-related KPIs; working with external customers and change management or change orders; and negotiating with suppliers, including contract management, legal terms and conditions, and change management.
  • International project management experience is desired.
  • Must have a valid passport and be willing to travel domestically and internationally.
  • Must be available to lead or participate in meetings internationally outside typical office hours.
  • Must understand heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and general engineering principles as applied to the company's equipment.
  • Must understand contracts, including legal and financial aspects, cost control, and scheduling.
  • Must be competent in Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and other relevant software.
Responsibilities
  • Manage all aspects of capital contracts and contract change orders to optimize company profit potential and minimize risk and exposure.
  • Act as the primary liaison with the customer and develop and maintain a good working relationship during contract execution.
  • Develop the overall Project Quality Plan and ensure compliance during project execution.
  • Identify and manage project risks.
  • Be accountable for the complete project budget, forecast, and monthly cash flow reports.
  • Generate monthly Project Status Reports for the customer and company executive staff.
  • Coordinate and oversee development and maintenance of the overall project schedule.
  • Develop Supplier Special Terms & Conditions as needed and generate requisitions for engineered equipment.
  • Evaluate and select suppliers and subcontractors for major materials, engineered equipment, and fabrication services in conjunction with supply management teams.
  • Coordinate shipping through company logistics teams, use customer systems, and resolve shipping issues such as overages, shortages, and damage reports.
  • Perform or assist in studies for economic and technical optimization of products within contract requirements.
  • Coordinate project-related field activities through commissioning and punch-list completion, including interfacing with site construction and commissioning technical advisors and customer or contractor site management, and negotiating and controlling costs for field-related extra work orders.
  • Coordinate resolution and final disposition of non-conformance reports and site requests for information; support buyers and subcontract managers in resolving supplier deviation requests.
Desired Qualifications
  • International project management experience.
  • Multilingual skills.

About the company

Vogt Power designs and supplies steam generators that recover heat from gas turbine exhaust, helping power plants produce additional electricity and industrial sites use waste heat. It builds equipment around each customer's operating requirements and also sells exhaust systems that control emissions. Customers buy engineered equipment and construction support for power-plant installations, then purchase inspections, replacement parts and retrofits to maintain, repair or improve existing units, including equipment made by other manufacturers. The business traces its manufacturing roots to 1880, entered the boiler business in 1902, and is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Louisville, KY

Founded

1880

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What believers are saying

  • Vogt supports urgent repairs: replacement parts held in stock are available for immediate shipment on short notice.
  • Vogt's onsite Louisville commissioning engineer role is full-time, advertising $124,800-$191,360 annual base pay; offers vary by qualifications.
  • Full-time inspectors at Vogt's Louisville site advertise $95,000-$110,000 annual base pay for onsite work; final offers depend on qualifications.

What critics are saying

  • Vogt commissioning engineers travel extensively: Louisville's full-time onsite role involves approximately 90% road time and occasional back-to-back assignments.
  • Vogt inspectors face confined access: Louisville employees in this full-time onsite role enter openings as small as 12-by-16 inches.
  • At Vogt, full-time onsite Louisville assistant project managers need 3+ years designing/supplying custom engineered equipment worth $2 million-plus.

What makes Vogt Power unique

  • Vogt adapts installation methods: modular designs and prefabrication choices account for transport constraints and local labor availability.
  • Vogt's ISO 9001:2015 quality-management certification covers designing, producing, supplying and installing energy technology components.
  • Vogt engineers quieter exhaust systems: noise abatement designs are checked against predicted attenuation through field testing.

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