Technical Project Manager

This is a hands-on engineering/manufacturing project management role supporting physical industrial equipment. The Project Manager will manage large, complex customer projects in a manufacturing and engineered-products environment. Projects typically range from $250K to $2M and may include multiple products, manufacturing locations, delivery schedules, technical specifications, documentation requirements, suppliers, and commercial terms. The Project Manager will coordinate customers, sales, engineering, operations, vendors, and internal support teams to ensure projects are delivered on time and meet customer requirements. Project Manager Responsibilities: Manage customer projects from purchase order acceptance through production, shipment, and closeout. Review purchase orders, specifications, schedules, commercial terms, and documentation requirements. Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, action items, deliverables, and customer commitments. Lead or participate in customer kickoff meetings, project reviews, schedule discussions, and status calls. Coordinate project execution across multiple manufacturing locations and internal departments. Partner with operations and production teams to monitor progress, capacity, and potential delivery risks. Work with engineering on drawings, technical submittals, design questions, approvals, and project-specific requirements. Coordinate with vendors and suppliers to ensure purchased materials and subcontracted work support project schedules. Communicate project status, technical questions, schedule updates, documentation needs, and changes directly with customers. Identify and help resolve schedule, commercial, technical, quality, and supply-chain risks before they impact delivery. Track customer-requested scope changes and coordinate associated cost and schedule impacts. Maintain organized project files and provide regular updates to customers and internal leadership. Manage multiple active projects while maintaining strong organization, prioritization, and follow-up. Project Manager Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree preferred; engineering, business, manufacturing, construction management, or project management backgrounds are beneficial. 3–5+ years of project or program management experience in manufacturing, engineered products, industrial equipment, construction, EPC, or a similar technical environment. Experience managing complex customer orders or projects involving multiple departments, suppliers, manufacturing sites, and deliverables. Technical or engineering background is helpful but not required. PMP or similar certification is a plus. Strong communication, organization, problem-solving, and follow-up skills. Ability to interact professionally with customers, vendors, sales teams, engineers, and manufacturing personnel. Comfortable discussing project schedules, production status, technical deliverables, and commercial requirements with customers. Ability to read and interpret purchase orders, specifications, schedules, and contractual requirements. Proficiency with Microsoft Office; experience with ERP, CRM, scheduling, or project-management systems is preferred. Hunter Recruiting, LLC