Project Manager​/Equipment Engineering installation

Primary Duties & Responsibilities Project Planning & Execution

• Plan, coordinate, and manage multiple semiconductor capital equipment installation projects simultaneously.
• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules from project release through production turnover.
• Coordinate project activities between Equipment Engineering, Facilities Engineering, Manufacturing, Production Engineering, OEM suppliers, contractors, EHS, and supporting organizations.
• Ensure projects remain aligned with safety, quality, cost, and schedule objectives.
• Monitor project progress and proactively identify risks, resource constraints, and schedule impacts.
• Support development and implementation of standardized project execution methodologies across the organization.

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using established project management tools.
• Monitor schedule performance against established milestones and critical path activities.
• Coordinate project priorities and resource loading across multiple concurrent installations.
• Develop schedule recovery plans when required.
• Prepare weekly project status reports and executive-level schedule updates.
• Maintain project dashboards and key performance indicators.
• Challenge schedule assumptions and identify potential execution gaps before they impact project success.

• Hold Equipment Engineering leadership, Installation Engineers, OEM suppliers, contractors, Facilities Engineering, Manufacturing, and supporting organizations accountable for agreed-upon commitments and execution timelines.
• Provide objective reporting of project health, identifying schedule variances, resource constraints, and execution risks.
• Escalate unresolved issues and missed commitments with recommended recovery plans.
• Facilitate action item closure through regular follow-up and verification.
• Ensure accountability remains transparent, measurable, and consistently communicated across the project team.

• Lead weekly installation coordination meetings and project execution reviews.
• Verify work sequencing supports efficient installation and commissioning activities.
• Monitor contractor productivity and installation progress.
• Identify execution barriers and coordinate timely resolution.
• Support production readiness and equipment turnover activities.

• Identify technical, logistical, schedule, and resource risks early in the project lifecycle.
• Develop mitigation strategies with Engineering and project stakeholders.
• Maintain project risk and issue logs.
• Coordinate cross-functional issue resolution.
• Support leadership with data-driven recommendations for project recovery and resource allocation.

• Serve as the primary communication link between Equipment Engineering leadership and project stakeholders.
• Facilitate project coordination meetings and executive status reviews.
• Prepare concise project summaries, dashboards, and performance metrics.
• Build collaborative relationships across Engineering, Manufacturing, Facilities, OEM suppliers, and contractors.
• Promote a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.

• Support long-range capital equipment planning and execution strategies.
• Capture lessons learned and implemented standardized best practices.
• Assist in developing scalable project management processes supporting Sherman, , and future manufacturing expansions.
• Develop project execution standards that transition into long-term EES capital program management.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Business Management, or a related technical discipline.
• Military technical leadership experience with demonstrated project execution responsibilities and a bachelor's degree in a related discipline.
• Equivalent combination of technical education, military training, and directly related semiconductor capital project experience.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.
• Training in project scheduling methodologies or earned value management.
• Semiconductor manufacturing or advanced manufacturing experience.

• Minimum of nine (9) years of experience managing capital equipment installations, engineering projects, manufacturing operations,…