Senior Facilities Project Manager

Location: Tulsa, OK

Work Setting: Onsite, Monday–Friday

Compensation: $115,000 to $150,000

Bonus: Annual bonus eligibility based on company and individual performance

Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, retirement benefits with profit-sharing opportunity, paid time off, and additional company benefits

Travel: Initial travel to Wichita, KS expected for training and site familiarization

Relocation: Relocation assistance may be available for the right candidate

An established aerospace and advanced materials manufacturer is seeking an experienced Manufacturing Facilities & Production Project Manager to help lead the launch of a new 150,000-square-foot manufacturing, testing, and office facility in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

This is a highly visible, hands-on role for someone who understands both sides of launching a manufacturing operation:
getting the facility built and ready, and getting the production equipment, infrastructure, and processes operational.

The successful candidate will serve as a key onsite representative in Tulsa and will be expected to independently drive projects forward, resolve issues, coordinate contractors and equipment suppliers, work with local authorities, and keep internal leadership informed.

• Serve as the primary onsite project leader for the Tulsa facility launch.
• Lead facility and manufacturing capital projects from initial planning through construction, equipment installation, commissioning, startup, and closeout.
• Coordinate building construction, structural work, utilities, infrastructure, and manufacturing equipment requirements.
• Develop and manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, cost estimates, specifications, RFQs/RFPs, bid packages, and contractor selection.
• Manage general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, equipment manufacturers, vendors, consultants, and service providers.
• Identify and manage critical-path items including long-lead equipment, infrastructure dependencies, inspections, shutdowns, installation sequencing, and commissioning milestones.
• Oversee manufacturing equipment installation, utility connections, testing, commissioning, and production-readiness activities.
• Coordinate facility systems including electrical distribution, HVAC, chilled water, compressed air, process piping, plumbing, fire/life safety, controls, data/telecom, and other manufacturing utilities.
• Manage permitting, inspections, code compliance, certificates of occupancy, and relationships with local authorities and regulatory stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Manufacturing, Engineering, Maintenance, EHS, Quality, IT, R&D, Supply Chain, and site leadership.
• Work directly with local stakeholders, including municipal organizations, airport-related partners, contractors, and community resources as needed.
• Track project budgets, schedules, risks, changes, and milestones and provide clear updates to senior leadership.
• Identify problems early, make decisions, and drive issues to resolution without waiting for extensive direction.
• Help establish the site’s long-term operating structure after the initial facility launch.

• Significant experience helping build, expand, relocate, launch, or substantially renovate a manufacturing or industrial facility.
• Demonstrated experience taking facility or capital projects from planning/design through construction, equipment installation, commissioning, and operational startup.
• Strong background in manufacturing facilities, plant engineering, industrial construction, capital projects, manufacturing engineering, or a closely related environment.
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing equipment installation and production startup.
• Experience managing general contractors, subcontractors, engineering…