Capital Equipment Project Manager

What you’ll do:

Project Lifecycle Ownership: Manage equipment projects from initial need identification and specification to procurement, final commissioning, and operations handover.
Project Management: Manage capital equipment projects from concept through installation, commissioning, and handover — schedules, budgets, milestones, and deliverables.
Resource & Schedule Management: Develop detailed project schedules, allocate resources, and track key milestones using scheduling tools.
Stakeholder & Vendor Coordination: Serve as the primary point of contact for engineers, operations, procurement and external equipment suppliers to source components and manage lead times; lead procurement and vendor management including RFQs, evaluation, and contract execution.
Budget & BOM Control: Oversee project finances and bill-of-materials (BOM) accuracy; ensure estimates cover procurement and installation to produce high-fidelity numbers for the CRS Capital Plan.
Standardization: Standardize equipment and processes across CRS to reduce variance, cost, and downtime.
Risk Management: Develop and maintain equipment risk profiles that inform purchase upgrade, repair decisions, and capital allocation.
Preventative Maintenance & Lifecycle: Define and implement preventative maintenance methodologies, spare parts strategies, and lifecycle cost analyses to maximize asset uptime and life.
Quality & Safety Assurance: Ensure all equipment complies with industry safety standards (e.g., LOTO, OSHA) and site safety practices prior to turning over to production.
Continuous Improvement & Technology Insertion: Drive continuous improvement and technology insertion, evaluating automation and hardware upgrades for productivity, safety, and reliability gains.
Documentation & Training: Create technical documentation: installation plans, maintenance procedures, acceptance criteria, and training materials.
Cross‑functional Coordination: Coordinate engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality, and safety to ensure technical and regulatory compliance.

Basic Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience.
3+ years’ experience managing capital equipment projects in manufacturing or MRO environments (procurement, vendor management, installation, commissioning).
3+ years of demonstrated project management skills, including schedule and budget control.
3+ years of experience managing equipment lifecycle, preventative maintenance, and equipment-related risk management activities as well as developing technical documentation, including procedures, routings, and/or technical specifications.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 25%.

Desired Skills:

Experience using CAD and/or 3D modeling software for tooling or fixture design.
Experience with precision measurement, equipment commissioning practices, and manufacturing inspection criteria.
Experience with thermal spray, CNC machining, tool & die design/manufacture, or similar specialized processes.
Experience in aerospace MRO or regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience working with cross-functional teams in a manufacturing, production, or MRO environment.
PMP or similar certification.

Benefits that make life better:

Comprehensive healthcare
401(k) with company match; up to 5% vested
Paid Time Off starting on day one
Bonus opportunities
Health- & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Short- & Long-Term Disability
Life & AD&D Insurance
Learning & Training opportunities