Project Manager I

Industrial Project Manager

Pay Rate: $40 per hour Duration: 12 Months Location: Greenville SC US Monday - Friday 8am to 5pm

Responsibilities:

• Lead multiple concurrent industrialization projects, including line modifications for capacity increases and new line installations for expanded capabilities.
• Integrate multiple complex schedules (e.g., machine installation, tooling, programming, qualification) into a single master project plan.
• Identify and actively manage critical-path interdependencies across teams and workstreams.
• Build and maintain Smartsheet project architectures from scratch, including templates, automated workflows, and dashboards.
• Provide real-time visibility to schedule health, constraints, and risks for leadership and stakeholders.
• Lead scheduling and coordination for machine start-up, process development, programming, tooling, fixtures, and part qualification.
• Ensure alignment between engineering deliverables and manufacturing readiness.
• Drive disciplined handoff from project execution to production ownership.
• Act as the central execution "hub" across CAPEX, CAD/CAM, Deployment, Development, Quality, and Fixture/Part Movement teams.
• Coordinate daily across technical and support organizations with shared resources.
• Resolve priority and resource conflicts through influence and data-driven tradeoffs.
• Identify resource bottlenecks and negotiate solutions to protect project milestones.
• Track procurement timing and delivery of tooling, fixtures, and other critical purchased items.
• Facilitate regular project status and execution reviews.
• Provide clear, actionable updates to technical experts, manufacturing leaders, and stakeholders.
• Drive structured issue resolution and escalation as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of project management experience in a manufacturing or industrial environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing multiple complex projects simultaneously.

Preferred Skills:

• PMP certification strongly preferred.
• Strong influential leadership skills in a matrixed organization.
• Ability to manage complex interdependencies without direct budget or people authority.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced shop-floor environment.
• Highly organized, execution-focused, and data-driven.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes; experience in Aerospace or Power Generation preferred.
• Automation Project Management.
• CAPM, PMP training, or other project management certification/coursework is a plus.
• Gas Turbine manufacturing knowledge.