Project Manager - Advanced Manufacturing

Description

The company is hiring a project manager in its Carolinas B+P footprint to run complex manufacturing programs for its Advanced Manufacturing practice.

The role turns a client's production goals into a workable plant layout, material flow plan and capital project, then hands delivery to the company's design and design-build teams.

Sectors served include semiconductor, defense, aerospace, energy and nuclear fuel, battery, robotics and microprocessors.

The company is a global infrastructure consultancy working in water, environment, energy, transportation and buildings. It is a Fortune 500 firm with revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025 and a team of over 50,000 planners, engineers, scientists, digital innovators and construction managers.

The company offers training and development programs for technical and leadership skills, plus access to cutting-edge technology and a network of experts.

Responsibilities

• Act as project manager on manufacturing facility projects worth $100 million or more, accountable for scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and client satisfaction.
• Be the main contact between clients and the company's design and design-build teams.
• Convert client production goals into layouts, material flows and capital projects that can be delivered, using Lean where it helps.
• Lead pursuits, fees and negotiations for design and design-build work, and oversee subcontractor contracts and scope.
• Run project finances, including NSR, margin, forecasting, invoicing and change orders.
• Bring process and equipment needs together with architecture, MEP, process utilities and civil work.
• Direct industrial engineering scope covering layout, material flow, throughput and automation. Lean and Six Sigma skills are highly desirable.
• Lead and mentor project teams, coordinate architectural and engineering disciplines, and share work with the company's design centers.
• Lead commissioning, start-up and turnover, including tool installation and production ramp-up.
• Promote safety by building EHS and constructability into designs and enforcing Safety for Life standards on site.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management or a related field, plus 10 years of relevant experience, including 2 years managing design or design-build projects for plants. Equivalent experience and/or education is accepted.
• Proven leadership on manufacturing or industrial projects of $100 million or more.
• Proven experience delivering architecture/engineering (A/E) work.
• Must be a United States citizen, due to the nature of the job.
• Preferred: PMP and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.
• Preferred: Master's degree or MBA.
• Preferred: 15+ years across manufacturing operations and A/E, EPC or design-build consulting.
• Preferred: Active A/E license (PE or RA), or the ability to obtain North Carolina and/or South Carolina registration.
• Preferred: Experience in regulated sectors (DoD, DOE, NRC, FAA, ITAR) and federal design-build delivery.
• Preferred: Familiarity with simulation tools such as FlexSim, Simio or Plant Simulation for automation and robotics integration.
• Preferred: Ability to pass client background checks and obtain a security clearance.

Conditions

This is a current vacancy, and the company intends to fill it by December 29, 2026.

Based in the Carolinas B+P footprint.

Relocation assistance is not offered.

Sponsorship for US work authorization is not offered now or in the future.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and keeps all applicant information confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D and disability benefits, depending on employment status.
• Paid time off, leaves of absence, flexible work options and well-being resources.
• Voluntary benefits, perks, employee assistance program, business travel insurance and service recognition awards.
• Retirement savings plan and employee stock purchase plan.