Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Project Manager
REPORTS TO: Senior Project Manager
STATUS: Full time, exempt
LOCATION: Ludington, MI with up to 40% travel anticipated nationwide
SALARY RANGE: $110,000-$130,000 annually
BENEFITS: Medical, dental, and vision insurance, optional FSA/HSA, 401k with 6% employer match, life and AD&D insurance, Employee Assistance Program, short & long term disability, tuition reimbursement, 21.67 days of paid time off + 10 holidays

About Tidal Vision:
We believe that sustainability should not require customers to compromise on price, convenience, or performance. Our mission is to create positive and systemic environmental impact by making our biopolymer solutions cost competitive, more convenient, and better performing than the synthetic chemicals we displace. We value innovation and take pride in challenging the status-quo; we choose to view obstacles as opportunities. We value new ideas and encourage the team to apply creativity and invent new solutions to meet challenging demands. We foster open, direct communication, and a collaborative working environment through our unique approach to work culture. We value our employees and demonstrate that through our compensation and benefits programs and opportunities for growth and development.

About Our Unique Work Culture:
Tidal Vision strives to build and invest in the highest performing and most innovative team. We put our people and customers above process, avoid company-wide rules as much as possible, and have the courage to take unusual approaches to advance our mission. With this approach, we believe we can create a more flexible, fun, stimulating, creative, collaborative, and innovative organization.

Our commitment to developing, practicing and promoting direct and open communication, responsibility and freedom, and leading with and seeking context is a responsibility for every role at Tidal Vision.

Position Summary:

We are seeking an accountable, communicative, and organized individual to join our team as a Project Manager. The Project Manager will be accountable for the day-to-day planning, coordination, and execution of assigned capital projects within the Foundational Development team, as well as external customers of Clear Water Services as needed. This role owns project-level scope, schedule, and cost tracking. This person will also ensure work is executed in alignment with approved plans, standards, and organizational priorities.

The Project Manager will work closely with Design, Fabrication, Execution, and Administration workgroups to drive projects from authorization through commissioning and closeout. This is a delivery-focused role requiring strong coordination and follow through.

Key Responsibilities:

• Must operate and work within our Mission-Driven Culture Core Values and Principles and encourage others to do the same.
• Project Delivery
  • Manage assigned projects from initiation through closeout.
  • Oversee industrial construction sites during new facility buildouts.
  • Coordinate custom fabrication builds for external business units.
  • Maintain project schedules, cost tracking, and forecasts.
  • Coordinate activities across Design, Execution, Fabrication, and Administration.
  • Ensure project documentation and reporting are accurate, current, and distributed appropriately.
  • Anticipate challenges and develop proactive solutions to keep projects on schedule.
• Scope and Change Control
  • Maintain approved project scope and assumptions.
  • Support formal change management processes.
  • Track risks, issues, and mitigation actions throughout project lifecycles.
  • Coordinate scope changes with Design team and the Senior Project Manager.
  • Ensure impacts on cost and schedule are clearly documented.
• Communication and Coordination
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects.
  • Facilitate regular project meetings and updates.
  • Communicate progress, risks, and decisions clearly to stakeholders.
  • Escalate material issues promptly through appropriate channels.
  • Coordinate design and permitting processes and ensure all required code reviews, permits, and building approvals are completed.
  • Provide direction for procurement and supply chain management for construction materials and equipment.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in project management, specifically within industrial, manufacturing, or construction environments.
• Experience working cross-functionally with business units to design and layout industrial spaces.
• Experience managing multiple workstreams simultaneously, while also balancing remote and on-site work.
• Strong organizational, communication, and coordination skills.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., PM Softwares, Excel, BlueBeam, etc).
• Experience managing permitting processes for industrial construction projects.
• Familiarity with directing, collaborating with, or executing fabrication shop operations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiar with all stages of a Greenfield Project.
• Familiar with project sites being designed for storing and using hazardous materials.
• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Construction Management or related.
• Design and/or Manufacturing experience of complex mechanical assemblies.
• Experience with electrical systems design, industrial automation, or process control systems.

Licensing & Special Requirements:

• Subject to a criminal background check.
• Will require up to 40% travel nationwide

Working Conditions:
Most of the work will be performed in an office, site, or field environment. Physical requirements of the position include walking, standing, or sitting for extended periods, and always wearing appropriate PPE.

Tidal Vision provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required, and the scope of responsibility, but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer