Lead Project Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead high-value automation and CNC machinery projects while serving as a strategic leader across our organization. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing, medium-sized manufacturer that combines advanced technology, a collaborative culture, and long-term stability.

The organization offers exceptional benefits, profit sharing, a modern manufacturing facility, and significant opportunities for professional growth. You’ll play a key role in delivering innovative automated machinery solutions while helping shape project management best practices across the company.

Position Summary

The Senior Project Manager will oversee complex customer programs and internal strategic initiatives from project award through final delivery. This role requires exceptional leadership, business acumen, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and to customer expectations.

Beyond project execution, this individual will mentor other project managers, influence process improvements, and provide leadership across multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead large, complex automation and CNC machinery projects with significant technical and commercial scope.
• Manage multiple concurrent customer and internal projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with customers, suppliers, and executive stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, and Finance.
• Develop project strategies, execution plans, budgets, schedules, and resource forecasts.
• Drive project risk management, issue resolution, and change management activities.
• Lead executive project reviews and communicate project health to senior leadership.
• Mentor and support junior project managers while promoting project management best practices.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and operational efficiencies.
• Help establish standardized project management methodologies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of project management experience within industrial manufacturing, automation, CNC machinery, custom equipment, or related industries.
• Proven success leading complex customer-facing projects from concept through installation.
• Demonstrated experience managing both internal strategic initiatives and external customer programs.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to influence without direct authority.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and organizational abilities.
• Experience collaborating across Engineering, Sales, Operations, Manufacturing, and executive leadership.
• Strong financial and business acumen with experience managing project budgets and forecasting.
• PMP certification is strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or a related discipline is preferred.

Why Join Us?

• Competitive compensation with leadership-level growth opportunities
• Annual profit sharing
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits
• 401(k) with company match
• State-of-the-art manufacturing and engineering facility
• Collaborative culture built on innovation, teamwork, and continuous improvement
• Financially stable, growing organization investing in people and technology
• Opportunity to influence projects, processes, and future organizational success

If you’re a proven project leader who enjoys solving complex challenges, building strong customer relationships, and driving successful project execution, we invite you to join our growing team.