Field Project Manager: Industrial Projects Lead (Travel)

ENGEL North America; York (York County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k with match

Paid time off (3+ weeks)

Employer paid life insurance

Long and short-term disability

Employee-centric environment

Job summary

ENGEL North America is seeking a Field Project Manager - CSD to lead end-to-end management of large customer projects. You will coordinate planning, scheduling, budgeting, and on-site field activities, ensuring on-time, within-budget, and safe project delivery.

The role requires extensive travel and strong communication with customers and ENGEL teams. A PMP or similar certification plus 3–5 years of industrial project management experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3–5 years of project management experience in industrial, manufacturing, construction, automation, mechanical, electrical, or field service environments preferred.
• Experience in injection molding, plastics processing, or related manufacturing environments is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with injection molding equipment, auxiliary equipment, and related manufacturing processes is preferred.
• Experience managing projects at customer or industrial facilities is strongly preferred.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors, field labor, vendors, and cross‑functional project teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage all phases of assigned projects including planning, scheduling, execution, reporting, implementation, and closeout.
• Serve as the primary on-site & remote representative and point of contact for customers throughout project execution.
• Travel to customer facilities to oversee field operations, installations, equipment upgrades, commissioning activities, and service‑related projects.
• Coordinate project activities between customers, subcontractors, vendors, field technicians, and internal departments.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, milestones, manpower plans, and completion targets.
• Monitor project scope, budgets, timelines, labor utilization, and project performance throughout the project lifecycle.
• Conduct regular project meetings, customer updates, field coordination meetings, and project status reviews.
• Ensure all field activities are executed in compliance with company safety standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations.
• Identify project risks, troubleshoot field issues, and implement corrective actions to minimize delays and disruptions.
• Manage project documentation including schedules, reports, change orders, meeting minutes, and customer communications.
• Maintain strong customer relationships through proactive communication, responsiveness, and professional leadership.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to project execution, field operations, and customer satisfaction.
• Collaborate with leadership and cross‑functional teams to improve operational efficiency and project delivery processes.
• Assist with project estimating, resource planning, and pre‑project coordination activities when required.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Customer service

Injection molding knowledge

Field operations

Problem solving

Prioritization

Safety practices

Scheduling & budgeting

MS Office Suite

Stakeholder coordination

Education

PM certification (PMP)

Manufacturing/industrial environments experience

Equivalent education/experience considered

Tools

MS Project

Job description

ENGEL North America is seeking a Field Project Manager - CSD to lead end-to-end management of large customer projects. You will coordinate planning, scheduling, budgeting, and on-site field activities, ensuring on-time, within-budget, and safe project delivery.

The role requires extensive travel and strong communication with customers and ENGEL teams. A PMP or similar certification plus 3–5 years of industrial project management experience is preferred.