Field Project Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Position: Field Site Manager – Process Equipment Installation

Location:  Charlotte, NC 28280 with up to 80% travel in the U.S. and occasional to Europe

This is a permanent, full time position.  

This position offers comprehensive technical training and the opportunity to grow into future leadership within an expanding U.S. operation.

Salary $120K - $150K + Benefits

I am looking for a Field Site Manager - Construction and Process Equipment to lead the installation, assembly, commissioning, and qualification support of pharmaceutical process systems and GMP-compliant equipment. 

You will serve as the owners representative at customer sites, coordinating employees, subcontractors, vendors, international project teams, and customer stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Plan and supervise equipment installation, assembly, commissioning, and startup activities.
• Lead onsite employees, contractors, subcontractors, and skilled trades.
• Manage site safety, quality, schedule, materials, and daily field execution.
• Review mechanical drawings, specifications, installation documents, and project requirements.
• Troubleshoot technical, scheduling, and resource issues.
• Manage equipment receipt, inspection, storage, punch lists, and non-conformances.
• Communicate project status, risks, and action items to customers and company leadership.
• Perform hands-on technical work when needed.
• Support customer training and project turnover.

Must-Have Qualifications

• Five or more years of large industrial construction, mechanical installation, or process-equipment installation experience.
• Experience supervising industrial equipment installation, commissioning, startup, or mechanical completion.
• Experience leading contractors, subcontractors, technicians, or skilled trades.
• Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, equipment specifications, and installation requirements.
• Strong field leadership, safety, scheduling, troubleshooting, and customer communication skills.
• Willingness to travel approximately 80% across North America.
• Ability to travel to Slovenia for initial training and to Europe two to three times annually.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship.

Preferred Experience

• Pharmaceutical, biotech, GMP, food and beverage, chemical, or another regulated process industry.
• Process skids, tanks, vessels, GMP washers, CIP/SIP systems, sanitary piping, or clean utilities.
• FAT, SAT, commissioning, IQ/OQ, or qualification support.
• Experience with an equipment manufacturer, systems integrator, EPC firm, or mechanical contractor.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.