Engineering Project Manager

Bravo Team Engineering Design & Fabrication; Cornelius (NC); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) 5% matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Flexible Spending Account

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Short Term Disability

Long Term Disability

Employee Assistance Program

Health Advocacy Support

Mental Health Support

Fertility and family-building care

Paid Time Off

Holiday time off

Schedule flexibility

Professional Development Assistance

Job summary

Bravo Team is a tech-enabled engineering firm in Cornelius, NC, delivering rapid prototypes and complex systems. As Project Manager you will own engineering project delivery, drive timelines, budgets, and decision-making across mechanical, electrical, and controls teams.

You will work with clients and internal stakeholders, help shape the evolving PMO, and ensure designs move from concept to production on schedule and within scope.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical PM or leadership role.
• Experience in a consulting or client-facing environment where technical credibility and business acumen are essential.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary projects in design, automation, or product development environments.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and engage credibly with engineering teams.
• PM tools proficiency (Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet) and PMP certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own project execution from concept through fabrication and installation, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Collaborate with engineering leads and client stakeholders to define objectives, scope, schedules, and deliverables.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, monitor progress, and adjust plans to keep projects on track.
• Help build and refine Bravo Team’s PMO structure, standards, templates, and best practices for project delivery.

Skills

Engineering experience

Technical PM

Leadership

Communication skills

Client-facing

Ambiguity management

Tools

Microsoft Project

Jira

Smartsheet

Job description

We're Growing and always looking for talented people to join our team!

Company:

Bravo Team

Position:

Project Manager

Why Join Us?

As part of our team, you’ll work on exciting, impactful projects while enjoying:

• 401(k) 5% matching, immediately eligible to participate.
• Dental insurance, Health insurance, Health savings account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), Vision insurance, and Life insurance.
• Short Term Disability (STD) and Long Term Disability (LTD).
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Health Advocacy Support
• Mental Health Support
• Fertility and family-building care
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday time off.
• Schedule flexibility.
• Professional Development Assistance.

Who We Are

Bravo Team is a tech-enabled engineering firm in Cornelius, NC, built to transform complex engineering challenges into breakthrough solutions. Our 16,000 sq. ft. innovation facility houses a 3D print farm, rapid prototyping lab, and a 4,200 sq. ft. machine shop and fabrication shop, purpose-built to move at the velocity of real engineering work.

Our team of engineers, machinists, and fabricators works across mechanical, electrical, and software disciplines, integrating every capability in-house to take ideas from concept to production without losing speed or precision. We are a 3-time Inc. 5000 winner and one of the fastest-growing veteran-owned businesses in the country.

We build our culture the same way we build our solutions: with integrity, precision, and a genuine investment in the people doing the work. If you are motivated by excellence, energized by hard problems, and ready to be part of a team that takes ownership and wins together, Bravo Team is for you.

Your Role

As a Project Manager at Bravo Team, you will take full ownership of engineering project delivery – driving timelines, managing budgets, and making critical decisions to ensure our multidisciplinary teams deliver high-quality, innovative solutions on time and within scope.

This is not a traditional project management role. You must bring a strong technical foundation to credibly collaborate with and guide mechanical, electrical and controls engineers. You will oversee all aspects of project engineering including planning, resource allocation, risk management and client communication. In addition, our Project Management Office (PMO) is newly established and evolving. As such, you must be adaptable to changing processes and ready to help shape the structure and standards of project delivery at Bravo Team.

This position reports to the Director of Project Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Own project execution from concept through fabrication and installation, taking full accountability for on-time, on-budget delivery.
• Proactively identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies, driving accountability across teams and making tough calls when priorities conflict.
• Collaborate with engineering leads and client stakeholders to define project objectives, technical scope, schedules, and deliverables.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement within the engineering teams.

Technical Collaboration and Guidance

• Work directly with mechanical, electrical and controls engineering teams, leveraging your technical background to understand design challenges, review progress, and provide informed guidance.
• Challenge engineering leads when necessary to maintain project timelines and budgets, balancing technical excellence with practical delivery constraints.
• Participate in technical design reviews, ensuring integration across mechanical, electrical and software systems while maintaining focus on project deliverables.

Budget & Schedule Management

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, track progress and make real-time adjustments to keep projects on track.
• Manage project budgets with full accountability, analyzing variances, forecasting costs, and making decisions to control spending while maintaining quality.
• Coordinate resource allocation across projects, working with management to balance workload and prioritize effectively.

Client & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Serve as a key liaison for clients, ensuring clear communication of progress, challenges, and changes while managing expectations professionally.
• Partner with fabrication, procurement, and manufacturing teams to transition designs efficiently into production.
• Represent engineering in client meetings, design reviews, and post-project evaluations, presenting data-driven recommendations and action plans.

PMO Development & Process Improvement

• Help build and refine Bravo Team’s emerging PMO structure, contributing to the development of standards, templates, and best practices for project delivery.
• Embrace evolving processes and organizational change, maintaining flexibility while driving consistency in project execution.
• Enhance project documentation, reporting, and communication systems to improve visibility, accountability, and data-driven decision making.
• Champion new tools, methods, and technologies to strengthen Bravo Team’s competitive advantage.
• Implement process improvements to streamline design cycles and elevate product reliability.

Requirements

• 5+ years of engineering experience, including at least 3 years in a technical PM or leadership role.
• Experience working in a consulting or client-facing environment where technical credibility and business acumen are both essential.
• Proven success leading multidisciplinary projects in design, automation, or product development environments.
• Some exposure to mechanical design principles, system integration, manufacturing processes, automation, control systems, and product lifecycle management ideal.
• Ability to analyze data, identify issues, develop solutions and present clear, actionable recommendations to leadership.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and engage credibly with engineering teams.
• Comfortability with ambiguity and change; able to adapt quickly to evolving priorities, processes and organizational structures.
• Proficiency with project management tools and software (Microsoft Project, Jira, Smartsheet or Similar).
• PMP certification or equivalent project management credentials preferred but not required.
• Full-time, onsite (some opportunity for hybrid) role is essential to leadership visibility and collaboration.

Compensation

• Pay: Salary, exempt. Where candidates fall within the pay range is dependent on factors such as years of applicable experience.

**Bravo Team is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse, inclusive workplace that respects and values different perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.