Manufacturing Project Manager – Equipment & Facility Projects

About the Role

There is an excellent opportunity to drive operational execution and milestone delivery within our manufacturing facility. We are seeking a dedicated, execution-focused Manufacturing Project Manager to orchestrate the lifecycle of industrial installation, equipment fabrication, and commissioning projects. This role focuses strictly on professional project management ensuring timelines are met, budgets are tracked, and cross-functional teams are aligned to support capital deployment. The project manager serves as the strategic conductor of the project, managing schedules, tracking resources, and removing roadblocks while collaborating closely with experienced, independent leads across mechanical, electrical, piping, and fabrication domains.

Responsibilities

Core Project Management & Milestone Execution

• Schedule & Track Progress: Utilize project management tools to develop, monitor, and update baseline schedules, ensuring project milestones stay on the critical path.
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Facilitate daily or weekly alignment meetings with independent mechanical, electrical, piping, and fabrication leads to synchronize timelines, manage dependencies, and eliminate operational bottlenecks.
• Risk Tracking & Reporting: Proactively identify project delays, resource constraints, or material shortages, escalating risks early and maintaining accurate progress reports for plant leadership.
• Budget & Resource Stewardship: Monitor project expenditures (CapEx/OpEx) against the approved budget, managing cash flow timelines and tracking project cost variances.

Procurement & BOM Management

• BOM Ownership: Take full ownership of tracking the project Bill of Materials (BOM), monitoring lead times and verifying procurement status to prevent field delays.
• Sourcing & Logistics Coordination: Coordinate closely with procurement and vendors to ensure raw materials, structural steel, piping components, and industrial hardware arrive on site in alignment with the master schedule.
• Material Inventory Control: Monitor material arrivals against packing lists, track quality compliance upon delivery, and ensure on-site staging supports the installation timeline.

Collaborative Interface with Discipline Leads

• Mechanical & Fabrication Interface: Coordinate project timelines and delivery dates with the experienced Mechanical and Fabrication Leads, ensuring shop fabrication and equipment rigging align with the broader facility schedule.
• Piping Integration: Interface with the Piping Lead to track installation progress, ensure material availability, and map out testing windows.
• Electrical Integration: Coordinate utility requirements and timeline expectations with a Master Electrician and their specialized crew, relying on their technical expertise for execution and code compliance.

Drawing Interpretation, Software Literacy, & Commissioning Support

• Blueprint & Design Literacy: Read and accurately interpret mechanical drawings, P&IDs (Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams), fabrication blueprints, and basic schematics to understand project scope and track field progress.
• Engineering Software Utilization: Leverage working knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD to review design files, verify dimensions, extract details for BOM verification, and cross-reference field installations with engineering models.
• Pre-Commissioning Support: Coordinate the schedule for site acceptance testing (SAT) and component-level checkout sequences, ensuring all independent leads have completed their scope prior to final equipment startup.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Business Operations, Engineering, Construction Management, or equivalent hands-on industrial project coordination experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience managing or coordinating projects within a manufacturing, fabrication, or industrial construction environment.
• Proven track record of managing project schedules, tracking budgets, and coordinating Bill of Materials (BOM) procurement.
• PMP certification required.
• Practical, hands-on knowledge of SolidWorks and AutoCAD for design review and file navigation, alongside standard project management and scheduling software (e.g., MS Project, Asana, or Smartsheet).
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with independent, highly experienced technical leads (Mechanical, Electrical, Piping, Fabrication) who do not have a direct reporting relationship to the project manager.
• Strong proficiency in reading and translating mechanical drawings.

Skills

• Project management and milestone execution
• Cross-functional team coordination
• Budget and resource management
• Procurement and BOM management
• Blueprint and design interpretation
• Software proficiency in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, MS Project, Asana, or Smartsheet

Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance (effective day 1 of employment)
• Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
• Long Term Disability (employer-paid)
• Short Term Disability (employer-paid)
• Paid Time Off (eligible after 90 days of employment)
• Sick Leave
• Company-paid holidays

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift/move up to 15 pounds at times.

About Noveon Magnetics

At Noveon Magnetics, we’re reimagining the rare earth magnet industry and changing the way we electrify the world. We’re a fast-growing, diverse team of scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across the globe united by a shared mission to support the commercialization of our magnet manufacturing technology and forge a new path toward resource efficiency, resource independence, and a low-carbon economy. As the only U.S. manufacturer of permanent rare earth magnets essential to a range of technologies that rely on an electric motor—from electric vehicles to medical devices to aerospace and defense systems to clean energy—we’re ushering in an electric future that is 100% Made in America. All our operations, from R&D through production, assembly, and delivery, are conducted out of our state-of-the-art manufacturing center in San Marcos, Texas.