Senior Project Manager

The Role

We are seeking a Senior Project Manager to lead and execute a wide range of projects across our CEA farm network, including capital improvements, infrastructure upgrades, operational initiatives, and site-level projects. This role will work cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Maintenance, Food Safety, Procurement, and external vendors to ensure projects are delivered safely, on schedule, and within budget while minimizing disruption to production.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

• Manage full lifecycle execution of capital and site projects across multiple CEA facilities
• Oversee project planning, budgeting, scheduling, execution, and closeout
• Cook internal stakeholders including Operations, Grow Teams, Maintenance, Engineering, Food Safety, and Leadership
• Manage contractors, vendors, integrators, and equipment suppliers to ensure scope, schedule, and quality expectations are met
• Develop and maintain project schedules, action trackers, budgets, and status updates
• Lead recurring project meetings and communicate progress, risks, and mitigation plans to leadership
• Support facility infrastructure upgrades including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, irrigation, automation, packaging equipment, refrigeration, and production systems
• Help drive operational improvement projects across the farms focused on uptime, efficiency, labor savings, and overall site performance
• Ensure projects are completed safely and in compliance with company standards, local regulations, and applicable codes
• Aid in development of scopes of work, bid packages, contractor selection, and capital requests
• Identify and proactively resolve project roadblocks, resource constraints, and operational conflicts
• Coordinate handoff to site teams after project completion and make sure documentation/training is wrapped up
• Support emergency repair coordination and critical issue response when required

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Operations, or related field preferred
• 7+ years of project management experience in industrial, manufacturing, food production, agriculture, distribution, or related environments
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Smartsheet, Microsoft Project, Jira, or similar platforms

What Makes You Successful

• Experience in industrial manufacturing, food production, agriculture, warehouse/distribution, or CEA environments is strongly preferred
• Experience managing capital projects and operational initiatives simultaneously
• Strong understanding of MEP systems, industrial equipment, and facility infrastructure
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, competing priorities, and aggressive timelines
• Experience working directly with contractors, vendors, and cross-functional teams
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Comfortable working both strategically and hands-on when needed

Primary Site Responsibilities

Primary Site responsibilities will include Anderson, SC and Atlanta, GA and candidate should be in a position to be at one of those sites regularly.