Project Engineer & Manager Jobs in Energy: Demand, Pay & Skills
Part of Plutarch’s ongoing analysis of skill demand in energy hiring — last updated 5 October 2026, based on 649 tracked postings.
As of 5 October 2026, Plutarch tracked 649 unique open Project Engineer & Manager postings at energy employers. 145 postings disclosed annual pay, with a United States median of USD 140,000.
Demand for Project Engineer and Manager talent is concentrated heavily in the United States, with the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada and Australia forming a secondary tier. The vast majority of titles sit in the senior, lead, principal, staff or manager bucket, pointing to a market dominated by experienced hires rather than entry-level pipelines. A smaller unknown-level segment and a modest junior and executive presence round out the mix.
Open postings
Where
- United States · 309
- United Kingdom · 45
- Germany · 37
- Canada · 33
- Australia · 17
- Other or not stated · 208
Seniority
- Early career · 25
- Level not stated in title · 81
- Senior, lead, staff or manager · 525
- Leadership · 18
Disclosed pay by country · annual
| Country | Lowest to highest employer midpoint | Median | Postings stating pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | USD 71,000–250,000 | USD 140,000 | 145 of 293 |
| Canada | CAD 114,000–264,000 | CAD 140,000 | 9 of 32 |
| United Kingdom | GBP 43,000–126,000 | GBP 61,000 | 7 of 39 |
Directional, not conclusive. Each figure is the midpoint of a salary range an employer disclosed in a public job posting, derived from public market sources and rounded to the nearest thousand. Samples are small, so a country appears only when at least 5 open postings disclose annual pay. At these sample sizes, do not compare one role’s median against another’s — the difference between them is smaller than the error on either.
How many employers state pay
- United States · pay stated in 155 of 293 postings we could read
- United Kingdom · pay stated in 10 of 39 postings we could read
- Germany · pay stated in 1 of 37 postings we could read
- Canada · pay stated in 13 of 32 postings we could read
- Australia · pay stated in 1 of 17 postings we could read
Counted from the same open postings as above, leaving out postings whose text we could not read for pay. Pay disclosure tracks local pay-transparency law more closely than employer policy, so a low rate is not evidence that employers here pay less.
Who is hiring
| Employer | Open postings |
|---|---|
| Siemens Energy | 92 |
| Nordex | 42 |
| Worley | 36 |
| Hatch | 23 |
| Vestas | 21 |
| NextEra Energy | 19 |
| Baker Hughes | 17 |
| Crusoe | 17 |
| National Grid | 17 |
| SOLV Energy | 15 |
| Exelon | 13 |
| Fluence | 12 |
| Other employers | 325 |
How these roles are titled
The titles employers use for this role, most repeated first. Titles shown without a count appeared once.
- Project Manager · 46 postings
- Project Engineer · 27 postings
- Senior Project Manager · 22 postings
- Senior Project Engineer · 14 postings
- Site Manager · 10 postings
- Construction Manager · 9 postings
- Project Director · 7 postings
- Assistant Project Manager · 5 postings
- Construction Project Manager · 5 postings
- Sr. Project Engineer · 5 postings
- Technical Project Manager · 5 postings
- Associate Project Manager · 4 postings
- EPC Project Manager · 4 postings
- Preconstruction Manager · 4 postings
- Senior Construction Manager · 4 postings
What employers ask for
Skills and tools named in the text of 437 open postings we could read in full, most named first.
| Skill or tool | Postings naming it | Employers |
|---|---|---|
| Excel | 65 of 437 | 23 |
| Project scheduling (Primavera, MS Project) | 50 of 437 | 20 |
| High or medium voltage | 49 of 437 | 8 |
| Battery storage | 45 of 437 | 18 |
A skill counts when the posting names it anywhere — requirements, role description or the employer’s own introduction. A skill is shown only when at least 3 postings from at least two employers name it. Postings whose full text we did not read are left out of these counts rather than counted as asking for nothing.
Patterns in the job titles
- EPC project management
- Construction and site management
- Capital project delivery
- Wind and renewable site management
- Technical project management
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What the postings suggest about filling this role
With most openings calling for senior, lead, principal or manager-level experience and very few junior or graduate entry points, employers are competing heavily for a narrow band of seasoned project talent, which tends to lengthen time to fill. The concentration of demand in a handful of countries, especially the United States, further intensifies competition for the same experienced candidate pool.
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