Title: Project Manager
Location: Winchester, Virginia (onsite)
Duration: 12 months will be extended
Pay Rate: $ 99.00/hr.
Shift Timing (Day/ Evening/ Night):Day 8 am- 4:30pm
Job Summary:
- Lead execution of large-scale capital projects totaling approximately $30MM across multiple manufacturing facilities.
- Manage the entire project lifecycle including engineering design, procurement, construction, startup, and commissioning.
- Maintain project schedules, budgets, and risk management plans.
- Provide regular project updates to leadership and key stakeholders.
Engineering & Technical Coordination:
- Serve as the primary technical interface with equipment OEM suppliers.
- Finalize equipment integration requirements including utilities, controls, installation, and commissioning plans.
- Ensure alignment between OEM specifications and plant infrastructure.
- Vendor & Contractor Management
- Manage relationships with OEM equipment suppliers, engineering firms, and installation contractors.
- Ensure vendors meet performance, schedule, and safety expectations.
- Budget & Financial Management
- Manage project budgets, including capital appropriation tracking, forecasting, and change order management.
- Identify and mitigate cost and schedule risks.
- Construction & Installation Management
- Develop installation and construction execution plans.
- Coordinate contractors for mechanical installation, electrical integration, utilities installation, and facility modifications.
- Oversee equipment delivery, rigging, installation, and alignment.
- Own the downtime and utility tie-in plan.
- Attend daily plant meetings to communicate project activities to plant leadership.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
- Partner with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to ensure project success.
- Support operator training, ramp-up, and performance validation of new production lines.
Safety & Compliance:
- Ensure all project activities comply with safety regulations, contractor safety standards, and plant requirements.
- Promote a strong safety culture during construction and commissioning phases.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 8-12+ years of experience managing capital projects in a manufacturing environment.
- Proven experience executing capital projects greater than $10MM.
- Strong knowledge of manufacturing equipment, packaging systems, and facility utilities.
- Experience managing external engineering firms, OEMs, and construction contractors.
Preferred Experience:
- Experience in food or consumer packaged goods manufacturing.
- Experience with high-speed filling or packaging lines.
- Familiarity with stage-gate or FEL capital project processes.
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22nd Century Technologies, Inc.
Pay Rate: $ 99.00/hr.
Mar 25, 2026