Engineering Project Manager

Manatal; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Manatal in Charlotte, North Carolina, is seeking an Engineering Project Manager to plan, coordinate, and close engineering projects with a strong focus on scope, schedule, communication, and team alignment. You will bridge engineering, program management, and customer delivery, lead milestone reviews, and maintain documentation in Azure DevOps while ensuring on-time delivery.

This role suits an early-career project leader eager to own execution and grow under mentorship from senior engineers and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field.
• 2–4 years of engineering experience in a relevant industry.
• 1–2 years coordinating or managing engineering projects (e.g., Site Engineer, Project Engineer, or Assistant Project Manager).
• Experience in multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional environments.

Responsibilities

• Define scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria with stakeholders.
• Develop detailed project plans with timelines, budgets, and resources.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and monitor daily activities.
• Track milestones and proactively manage schedule and coordination risks.
• Maintain schedules, Azure DevOps records, status reports, change requests, and meeting minutes.
• Serve as the primary contact for internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Engineering fundamentals

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Leadership

Schedule management

Risk management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Job description

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

About the job Engineering Project Manager

The Engineering Project Manager (EPM) is responsible for planning, coordinating, and closing engineering projects with a clear focus on scope, schedule, communication, and team coordination. Operating at the intersection of engineering, program management, and customer delivery, the EPM acts as a communication bridge between stakeholders, the engineering team, and cross-functional partners while ensuring deliverables are completed on time, within budget, and to the quality standards our customers expect.

This role is ideal for an early-career project leader with a strong engineering foundation who is ready to take ownership of project execution, develop a disciplined approach to planning and risk management, and grow under the mentorship of senior engineers and project managers.

What You'll Do

• Define project scope, goals, deliverables, and success criteria in partnership with stakeholders.
• Develop and contribute to detailed project plans covering timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary engineering teams and monitor day-to-day project activities.
• Track progress against milestones; identify, elevate, and resolve schedule and coordination risks proactively.
• Maintain project documentation, including schedules, Azure DevOps records, status reports, change requests, and meeting minutes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.
• Facilitate clear, consistent communication within the team and across departments.
• Ensure engineering work meets technical specifications, industry standards, and customer requirements.
• Collaborate with QA/QC teams on testing and validation plans.
• Lead milestone reviews such as design reviews and bench testing.
• Support project closeout, customer handover, post-project reviews, and document archiving.

What You'll Bring

Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical field.

Experience

• 2–4 years of overall engineering experience in a relevant industry.
• 1–2 years coordinating or managing engineering projects (e.g., Site Engineer, Project Engineer, or Assistant Project Manager).
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional environments.

Skills & Capabilities

• Solid grasp of core engineering fundamentals and project execution principles.
• Ability to read and interpret engineering documentation, drawings, specifications, schematics, and design documents, and connect technical content to scope and schedule.
• Hands-on experience contributing to project plans and tracking milestones.
• Comfortable managing day-to-day project activities and coordinating across teams.
• Skilled at identifying schedule and coordination risks and escalating them appropriately.
• Confident leading project meetings and reporting status to internal stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills; able to bridge stakeholders and the engineering team.
• Highly organized and detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Receptive to coaching and feedback from senior engineers and Senior EPMs.
• Meaningful, mission-driven work within our Critical Technologies department.
• A collaborative, multidisciplinary environment where you'll work alongside senior engineers and program managers.
• Structured mentorship and clear pathways for growth into Senior EPM and program leadership roles.
• Exposure to complex, real-world engineering projects, from planning through customer handover.