Technical Program Manager

<>Technical Project Manager – Factory Design & Engineering

Work Location: Austin, TX
Pay Rate: $50–$55/hr
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Duration: 5–10 Years
Experience Required: 5+ Years
Industry: Manufacturing / Industrial Engineering
Certification: PMP Preferred

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Technical Project Manager to coordinate and manage factory design and engineering projects within a large-scale manufacturing environment.

This role will oversee project planning, factory design execution, cross-functional coordination, change management, and construction readiness.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of factory layouts, industrial engineering, equipment integration, and infrastructure requirements, along with proven experience managing technical projects, schedules, stakeholder commitments, and engineering deliverables.

Key Responsibilities

1. Factory Design & Project Execution

• Oversee factory design projects from concept development through engineering reviews, construction readiness, and final implementation.
• Coordinate factory design deliverables with engineering, construction, equipment installation, and operational readiness activities.
• Ensure design activities align with manufacturing requirements and operational deadlines.

2. Project Planning & Schedule Management

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules, milestones, resource plans, and deliverable commitments.
• Track project progress and ensure forecasted completion dates align with operational requirements.
• Identify schedule deviations and proactively drive corrective actions.

3. Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Facilities, Construction, EHS, and Operations teams.
• Define project scope, technical requirements, ownership, responsibilities, and execution priorities.
• Drive stakeholder alignment and timely decision-making.

4. Change Request & Ticket Management

• Manage the complete change request process using MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar platforms.
• Track change requests from initiation and scope documentation through approvals, execution, and closure.
• Assign stakeholders, monitor progress, and ensure timely resolution of outstanding requests.

5. Factory Layout Planning & Governance

• Coordinate factory master layout updates, equipment placement reviews, and space allocation decisions.
• Manage design reviews, approvals, revisions, and documentation.
• Ensure factory layouts remain aligned with manufacturing and industrial engineering requirements.

6. Risk Management & Program Reporting

• Identify design conflicts, infrastructure constraints, execution dependencies, and project risks.
• Maintain project dashboards, milestone trackers, action logs, and decision records.
• Prepare weekly status reports covering project progress, schedule variance, risks, and stakeholder commitments.

7. Construction Integration & Operational Readiness

• Standardize design review, approval, and documentation workflows.
• Coordinate engineering deliverables with construction schedules and equipment installation activities.
• Support construction handoffs and operational readiness documentation.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of experience in technical project management or program management within manufacturing, factory design, industrial engineering, or construction environments.
• Understanding of factory layouts, equipment integration, material flow, and infrastructure requirements.
• Experience with MaintainX, Quickbase, or similar change management and ticketing platforms.
• Strong experience in project scheduling, milestone tracking, stakeholder coordination, risk assessment, and progress reporting.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Navisworks, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), and Bluebeam.
• Strong technical coordination, problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP certification.
• Experience managing factory design, facility expansion, or manufacturing infrastructure projects.
• Experience coordinating engineering, construction, and manufacturing teams.
• Familiarity with factory layout governance, engineering change management, and construction handoff processes.

Key Deliverables

• Integrated factory design schedules, milestones, and program dashboards.
• MaintainX/Quickbase change request records with scope, ownership, approvals, and closure details.
• Stakeholder commitment trackers, action logs, and schedule variance reports.
• Factory layout review, approval, and revision-control records.
• Risk registers, decision logs, and weekly program status reports.
• Construction handoff packages and operational readiness documentation.

Interested candidates with technical project management experience in manufacturing, factory design, and engineering environments are encouraged to apply.