Project Manager - Advanced Manufacturing
Listed on 2026-11-04
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Engineering
Operations Management
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Job DescriptionAECOM is seeking a Project Manager, based out of our Carolinas B+P footprint, to lead delivery of complex manufacturing programs for our Advanced Manufacturing practice. The Advanced Manufacturing Project Manager will speak the client’s industrial language: turn production intent into layout, material flow and a deliverable capital program, then carry it through AECOM’s design and design-build teams. Business Sectors include: semiconductor, defense, aerospace, energy and nuclear fuel, battery, robotics, and microprocessors.
Responsibilities- Serve as Project Manager on manufacturing facility projects of $100 million and above; own scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk and client satisfaction.
- Serve as the primary interface between clients and AECOM’s design and design-build teams.
- Translate client production intent into actionable layouts, material flows, and deliverable capital projects, applying Lean principles where they add value.
- Lead pursuits, fee and negotiations for design and design-build delivery;
Manage subcontractor contracts and scope. - Manage project financials, including NSR, margin, forecasting, invoicing and change orders.
- Integrate process and equipment requirements with architecture, MEP, process utilities and civil.
- Guide industrial engineering scope (layout, material flow, throughput, automation) with the ability to apply Lean and Six Sigma processes highly desirable.
- Lead and mentor project teams, coordinate Architectural and Engineering disciplines and work-share with AECOM design centers.
- Lead commissioning, start-up and turnover, including tool installation and production ramp.
- Champion safety: embed EHS and constructability in design and uphold AECOM Safety for Life standards on site.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field plus 10 years of relevant experience, including 2 years managing design or design-build delivery of manufacturing facilities or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
- Demonstrated leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial projects of $100 million or greater
- Demonstrated Architecture/Engineering (A/E) Delivery Experience
- Due to the nature of the job, United States Citizenship is required
- PMP and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Master’s degree or MBA
- 15+ years across manufacturing operations and A/E, EPC or Design-Build consulting
- Active A/E licensure (PE or RA); ability to obtain North Carolina and/or South Carolina registration
- Regulated-sector experience (DoD, DOE, NRC, FAA, ITAR) and Federal design-build delivery
- Familiarity with simulation tools (Flex Sim, Simio, Plant Simulation) for automation and robotics integration
- Ability to pass client background checks and obtain a security clearance
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