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Technical Project Manager – Equipment Engineering, Integration
Valmont Industries, Inc.. Lead custom manufacturing equipment projects from initial plant need through requirements, design, procurement, fabrication, integration, installation, commissioning, production validation, and plant handoff .
Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in managing custom manufacturing equipment projects, including project scope, schedules, budgets, and resource plans. Proficient in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and ensuring compliance with safety, quality, and performance standards throughout the project lifecycle.
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Project Management Professional CertificationIndustrial Equipment DesignMultidisciplinary Team CoordinationFactory Acceptance TestingManufacturing Processes Knowledge
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Hard Skills
Project Scope DevelopmentSchedule ManagementBudget ManagementTechnical Drawing InterpretationRisk AssessmentEquipment SpecificationsAutomation SystemsManufacturing Data SystemsWelding ProcessesHeavy-Manufacturing Processes
Soft Skills
Decision-MakingNegotiationStakeholder ManagementFacilitationVerbal Communication
Tools & Technologies
PLCsHMIsIndustrial NetworksRoboticsManufacturing Equipment
Certifications & Qualifications
Project Management Professional Certification
Industry Keywords
Manufacturing EngineeringCapital ProjectsProduction ValidationContinuous ImprovementPreventive Maintenance
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAssemblyPMP
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead custom manufacturing equipment projects from initial plant need through requirements, design, procurement, fabrication, integration, installation, commissioning, production validation, and plant handoff
- Translate plant operating needs into project requirements, deliverables, acceptance criteria, schedules, budgets, and resource plans
- Establish project scope and develop integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, fabrication, controls, testing, installation, commissioning, training, and production ramp-up
- Coordinate mechanical, electrical, controls, software, safety, process, supplier, and plant activities as an integrated system
- Facilitate design reviews and document technical decisions, open items, interfaces, risks, issues, actions, and changes
- Coordinate equipment design, fabrication, assembly, integration, internal testing, and supplier deliverables
- Monitor supplier progress against technical requirements, milestones, cost, quality, and documentation expectations
- Coordinate commissioning, installation, utilities, controls integration, safety validation, debugging, production trials, and ramp-up
- Develop factory acceptance test, site acceptance test, commissioning, and validation plans
- Confirm equipment meets requirements for safety, throughput, quality, uptime, cycle time, and process capability
- Ensure plants receive training, spare-parts recommendations, preventive-maintenance plans, technical documentation, software backups, and troubleshooting knowledge
- Manage project scope, schedule, budget, resources, risks, issues, actions, and changes
- Provide project reporting to plant and Manufacturing Technology leadership and escalate decisions and constraints
- Facilitate cross-functional meetings with decisions, accountable owners, and due dates
- Partner with manufacturing plants on site technology roadmaps and support equipment, supplier, component, and technology standardization
- Capture lessons learned and incorporate them into future equipment designs, standards, and project practices
- Lead through influence across functions, plants, suppliers, and contractors while meeting project and equipment acceptance goals
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, manufacturing, industrial technology, project management, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered
- Five or more years of experience managing industrial equipment, automation, manufacturing engineering, or capital projects
- Demonstrated experience coordinating multidisciplinary technical teams through design, build, installation, commissioning, and production ramp-up
- Working knowledge of industrial equipment design, fabrication, electrical systems, controls, automation, machine safety, and manufacturing processes
- Experience developing project scope, schedules, budgets, resource plans, risk plans, and objective acceptance criteria
- Experience working directly with manufacturing plants, equipment suppliers, system integrators, contractors, and component manufacturers
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, equipment specifications, process requirements, and project documentation
- Ability to understand technical problems sufficiently facilitate decisions and recognize when escalation or additional engineering analysis is required
- Strong written, verbal, facilitation, decision-making, negotiation, and stakeholder-management skills
- Ability to lead high-visibility, high-capital projects without direct authority over all project resources
- Ability and willingness to travel to Valmont facilities and supplier locations as required
- Engineering degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, industrial, automation, or a related field is highly qualified
- Project Management Professional certification or comparable formal project-management training is highly qualified
- Experience with custom or internally built manufacturing equipment from concept through completion
- Familiarity with PLCs, HMIs, industrial networks, robotics, machine safety, and manufacturing data systems
- Experience with welding, cutting, forming, material handling, or other heavy-manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of equipment risk assessments, design reviews, factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, and production validation
- Experience supporting capital appropriation, investment governance, and financial forecasting
- Familiarity with reliability, maintainability, OEE, preventive maintenance, and continuous-improvement principles
- Travel up to 50%, including overnight domestic travel and occasional international travel
- Ability to work in manufacturing, fabrication, storage, shipping, supplier, or equipment-installation areas and meet the stated physical and environmental requirements
Benefits
Comp & perks- Healthcare (medical, prescription drugs, dental and vision)
- 401k retirement plan with company match
- Paid time off
- Employer paid life insurance
- Employer paid short-term and long-term disability including maternity leave
- Work Life Support
- Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 per year
- Voluntary programs like tobacco cessation, Type 2 diabetes reversal, one-on-one health coaching, mortgage services and more