Engineering Project Manager

Description

Job Title: Engineering Project Manager

Location: Knoxville, TN

Employment: Temp (6 months)

Industry: Manufacturing

Compensation: $66.28 - $72.71/hr.

Schedule: 40 hours/week

About the Opportunity:

• We're seeking an experienced Engineering Project Manager to join a dynamic technical project management team, supporting a diverse portfolio of projects.
• In this role, you'll oversee projects from planning through execution, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery while balancing scope, schedule, budget, and quality.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Supportive, team-driven culture that values collaboration, transparency, and accountability.
• Opportunity to grow your career with a global workforce solutions leader serving multiple industries.
• People-first environment that encourages employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
• Strong focus on partnership, innovation, and delivering meaningful results for clients and candidates.

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

• This role offers the chance to join a company that prioritizes both people and performance-where your contributions directly impact client success while giving you room to grow and develop professionally.

About Acara Solutions

• Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

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What You'll Do:

• Lead and coordinate multiple projects, managing schedules, milestones, and project deliverables from initiation through completion.
• Gather project requirements, develop project plans, cost estimates, and logic-based schedules to support successful execution.
• Facilitate project meetings, provide regular status updates, and ensure effective communication among stakeholders.
• Oversee design and construction activities, working closely with internal teams and external partners to keep projects on track.
• Partner with procurement teams to support the tendering and selection process for design and construction services.

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management.
• 10+ years of active Project Management experience.
• 10+ years of experience in working with large, fast paced program rollouts for the Health, Science & Manufacturing Industry.

What Sets You Apart:

• Strong estimating skills, strong technical skills (Boiler & HVAC systems).
• Aligning expectations and building collaborative teams is a must have skill.
• Proficient in the Microsoft suite of programs including Power Point as well as Microsoft Project.
• Rudimentary AutoCAD skills.

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check.
• Ability to travel 35-50% of the time nationally to visit sites where the Projects are being planned and executed.

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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.