Project Manager, Operations Manager

Via Separations is a Boston-area startup dedicated to enabling process efficiency and intensification for the industrial sector. In 2024, Via delivered its first commercial facility and changed the narrative around market-driven energy technologies that drive value for industrial customers. At the intersection of engineering, society, and impact, our team is passionate about making a difference and building the technology and organization to do it.

We are a fast-paced, interdisciplinary team backed by leading venture capital firms, and we are looking to add talented, mission-driven people to our cohort.

We are passionate about transformative impact,
optimistic about scientific progress, and unafraid of hard problems. We believe that our people are our unfair advantage, and drive our mission forward. We embrace the diversity of our team for creative solutions and believe the best ideas come from the intersection of disciplines and perspectives. We want you to join us!

Via Separations’ technology is pioneering the use of membrane filtration in challenging industrial applications. As a Project Manager, you will play a crucial role in guidance and supporting the execution of both pilot-scale and commercial projects. You will work closely with internal multidisciplinary teams and external partners to ensure successful development and delivery of industrial-scale filtration systems. This position offers significant growth potential as the company scales operations, expands project scope, and continues to shape industry standards.

• Project Planning & Execution:
• Strategic and forward-looking:
  Focuses on aligning projects with organizational goals, not just task execution.
• Developing and maintaining project plans, timelines, budgets, and work breakdown structures.
• Breaks down given milestones to a group of individuals and identifies milestone gaps. Tracks assignments, tasks and deliverables for the group.
• Monitor progress and ensure alignment with project goals.
• Support identifying, collecting and maintaining project based risks through mitigation and closure
• Breaks down given milestones to a group of individuals and identifies milestone gaps. Tracks assignments, tasks and deliverables for the group.

• Maintain clear and consistent communication with project stakeholders, including clients, partners, and internal teams.
• Address concerns and provide updates on project status through management of meeting minutes, action logs, and reporting.

• Collect, analyze, and interpret project data to generate reports and presentations.
• Lead & contribute to project financial controls and risk register mitigation
• Provide insights that support decision-making and process improvements.

• Ensure project deliverables meet quality standards and are delivered on time.
• Provide a strong organizational understanding and execution towards managing and maintaining controlling record-keeping documentation.
• Support internal administrative engineering functions in AutoCAD Construction Cloud (ACC).

• Synchronize, track and report project spending against budgets to ensure financial accountability.
• Identifying, collecting and maintaining project based risks through mitigation and closure.

• Foster effective communication and collaboration among team members to achieve project goals

• Project Planning & Execution:
• Bachelor’s degree in project management, engineering (mechanical, electrical, chemical), or a related technical field.
• Requires a minimum of 8-15 years of experience managing complex industrial or process equipment projects, with demonstrated success in leading multidisciplinary teams from design through commissioning
• Experience in a heavy industrial capital equipment setting, preferably within a target vertical (pulp and paper, oil and gas refining, or chemical manufacturing) is a plus.

• Strong background in project management methodologies and tools.
• Proficiency in project scheduling, reporting, communication and financial/spreadsheet software tools (e.g.,…