Junior Project Manager (Engineering Projects)

Supports the successful planning, quoting, execution, and delivery of engineering projects by assisting Project Managers with project coordination, proposal development, customer communications, scheduling, and project administration. This role serves as a development position for future Project Managers, providing exposure to project estimation, resource planning, engineering workflows, and customer-facing activities. The Junior Project Manager works closely with Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Sales, and Customers to ensure projects are accurately scoped, quoted, tracked, and delivered. Candidate must live or be willing to relocate to the Richmond, Virginia metro area. Position is onsite with potential for hybrid schedule after 6 months.

Your Tasks:

Project Quoting & Proposal Support

• Assist in developing project quotations, estimates, statements of work (SOW), and project proposals.
• Gather requirements from customers, sales teams, and engineers to support solution scoping.
• Coordinate with engineering and manufacturing teams to estimate labor, materials, and project costs.
• Maintain quote documentation, assumptions, and revision histories.
• Support preparation of customer presentations, project budgets, and commercial proposals.
• Assist in reviewing project profitability and estimating accuracy.

Project Coordination

• Support Project Managers in planning and executing engineering projects.
• Create and maintain project schedules, milestone trackers, action item logs, and status reports.
• Coordinate meetings with customers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Track project deliverables and follow up on outstanding action items.
• Monitor project timelines and escalate potential schedule risks.
• Ensure project documentation is properly maintained and organized.

Customer & Stakeholder Communication

• Act as a point of contact for routine customer communications.
• Prepare meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and project updates.
• Assist in managing customer expectations related to schedules, deliverables, and project status.
• Coordinate information flow between customers, engineering teams, manufacturing, and quality departments.

Project Administration

• Maintain project records, documentation, and reporting dashboards.
• Support resource planning and project workload tracking.
• Assist with project budgeting and cost tracking activities.
• Monitor engineering change requests and project impacts.
• Help ensure compliance with company project management processes and standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Identify opportunities to improve quoting accuracy, project execution, and reporting processes.
• Assist with developing standardized project templates, procedures, and best practices.
• Support lessons-learned reviews and post-project evaluations.

Your Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Engineering, Business Management, Project Management, or a related technical field.
• 0-3 years of experience in project coordination, engineering, manufacturing, or technical support roles.
• Strong interest in engineering project management and customer-facing activities.
• Basic understanding of engineering product development and manufacturing processes.
• Familiarity with project planning and scheduling concepts.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Experience with OpenProject, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, Monday.com, or similar project management tools preferred.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through and problem-solving capabilities.