Senior Project Manager

Salary Range: $120-150k base salary plus discretionary bonus based on performance

FLSA Status: Exempt

Midwest Machinery – A member of the AIR Control Concepts family.

For 100 years, Midwest Machinery has defined what it means to lead. From pioneering the nation's first cooling tower sales to revolutionizing hydronic and energy-efficient systems, we’ve built a legacy on innovation, integrity, and partnerships that last.

We strive to be our customers’ most trusted and valued partner in their pursuit of designing and constructing better buildings and mechanical systems. By consistently delivering The Midwest Experience, our customers will be more successful, buildings will be more efficient, and we will be able to reward our team and give back to the community.

Midwest Machinery is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Operations Manager to lead the execution of large, complex, and strategically important projects. This is a hands‑on leadership role for a highly accountable professional who can manage the details of project delivery while maintaining a clear view of financial performance, customer commitments, and operational priorities.

The successful candidate will own assigned projects from turnover through procurement, scheduling, delivery, commissioning coordination, and closeout. Working closely with sales, engineering, finance, suppliers, customers, and project team members, this individual will establish disciplined processes, anticipate risks, solve problems, and ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within scope, and profitably. The role also includes responsibility for strengthening project management practices, developing team members, and improving operational execution across the business.

• Lead assigned projects and complex project portfolios from initial planning through final completion and closeout, with direct accountability for schedule, scope, quality, and financial results.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, procurement matrices, milestone schedules, responsibilities, and reporting processes. Coordinate multiple vendors and delivery streams to meet customer requirements.
• Manage customer relationships and serve as a primary operational point of contact, providing proactive communication, accurate status updates, and timely resolution of issues.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, suppliers, subcontractors, logistics, field operations, installation, and commissioning activities as applicable.
• Review contracts, customer purchase orders, and project requirements to identify commercial obligations, delivery commitments, risks, and required actions.
• Manage scope changes, schedule impacts, supplier issues, and contractual requirements. Ensure changes are documented, approved, priced, and billed appropriately.
• Oversee purchasing, vendor commitments, purchase orders, expediting, shipment coordination, and resolution of pricing, quality, and delivery discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, revenue projections, gross-margin expectations, and cash-flow visibility.
• Protect project profitability through cost controls, early risk identification, change-order management, and reduction of rework and avoidable expenses.
• Coordinate with finance and sales to ensure timely billing, collections support, accurate shipment reporting, and efficient project closeout.
• Provide leadership with clear reporting on project status, financial performance, risks, and decisions requiring escalation.

• Establish and reinforce consistent project management processes, documentation standards, accountability, and…