MV Motor Project Manager I

Toshiba Medical; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Toshiba Headquarters in Houston, TX seeks a Motor Project Manager to lead medium-voltage motor projects from order through final delivery and acceptance. You will coordinate with engineering, manufacturing, sales, logistics, suppliers, and customers to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery while meeting contractual commitments.

The role requires strong project management, motor knowledge, and the ability to balance technical requirements with customer expectations. Travel to sites may be needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, PM or related field.
• 2–8 years of relevant industry experience in engineered equipment projects.
• Working knowledge of medium-voltage motors or large industrial rotating equipment.
• Ability to read technical drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Strong project organization and communication skills.
• Ability to travel ~5–10% for site visits.

Responsibilities

• Lead medium-voltage motor projects from order to shipment and final acceptance.
• Serve as the primary contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities across Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Logistics.
• Identify project risks and drive timely resolutions.
• Provide regular status updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Manage project costs and invoicing in line with budgets.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder coordination

Technical reading

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, PM or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

ERP systems

CRM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Toshiba Headquarters
13131 West Little York Road
Houston, TX 77041, USA

Description

Position Summary

Are you an experienced project professional who enjoys taking ownership of complex engineered equipment projects and working directly with customers, engineers, manufacturing teams, and suppliers?

TIC is seeking a Motor Project Manager to lead customer projects involving medium-voltage electric motors from order acceptance through final delivery and customer acceptance.

In this highly visible role, you will serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects, coordinating activities across engineering, manufacturing, sales, logistics, suppliers, and customers. You will manage project schedules, budgets, documentation, technical requirements, and customer expectations while helping ensure each project is delivered safely, accurately, on time, and in accordance with contractual commitments.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who combines technical knowledge, customer service, and project leadership and wants to play a key role in bringing large, engineered motor projects from order to successful completion.

What You’ll Do

• Manage assigned medium-voltage motor projects from order acceptance through shipment, commissioning support, and final customer acceptance.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customers throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and maintain project schedules, milestones, deliverables, and customer commitments.
• Coordinate cross-functional activities involving Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, Logistics, and other internal and external partners.
• Identify project risks, schedule concerns, technical issues, and potential roadblocks and work with the appropriate teams to drive timely resolution.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status updates to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Build strong, professional relationships with customers, suppliers, and project stakeholders.
• Act as a customer advocate while balancing contractual requirements, business objectives, schedules, and project costs.
• Coordinate and participate in customer meetings, project reviews, and site visits as needed.
• Support and host customer-witnessed testing at TIC or partner manufacturing facilities.
• Communicate project changes, risks, delays, and resolutions clearly and proactively.
• Review customer purchase orders, specifications, and project documentation to ensure alignment with TIC commitments.
• Manage project costs and authorized expenditures while supporting established budget and margin objectives.
• Coordinate project requirements related to invoicing, progress payments, and title transfers in accordance with applicable JSOX requirements.
• Monitor commercial and contractual obligations throughout the life of the project.

Technical Coordination

• Review and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, customer documentation, and project requirements.
• Coordinate technical questions and documentation between customers and internal engineering teams.
• Support the resolution of technical and manufacturing issues that could affect project schedule, cost, quality, or customer requirements.
• Apply working knowledge of medium-voltage motors and applicable industry standards throughout project execution.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience.
• 2 to 8 years of relevant industry experience, including experience supporting or managing engineered equipment projects.
• Working knowledge of medium-voltage motors or comparable large industrial rotating equipment.
• Ability to read and understand technical drawings, specifications, and engineering documentation.
• Strong project organization, prioritization, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively across technical, manufacturing, commercial, and customer-facing teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and stakeholders in a project-driven environment.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and standard business/project management systems.
• Ability to travel approximately 5% to 10%, including occasional visits to customer sites, manufacturing facilities, or supplier locations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience managing medium-voltage motor projects.
• Knowledge of applicable motor industry standards, including:
• API 541
• API 547
• IEEE 841
• Familiarity with Incoterms and international or domestic equipment shipments.
• Experience working with engineered-to-order or configure-to-order industrial equipment.
• Experience coordinating customer-witnessed testing or factory acceptance testing.
• Familiarity with ERP, CRM, and project scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project.
• Experience working in an industrial manufacturing or heavy-equipment environment.

What Success Looks Like

A successful Motor Project Manager will:

• Take ownership of projects and drive them forward from order through final acceptance.
• Develop trusted relationships with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Anticipate project risks rather than simply reacting to problems.
• Keep engineering, manufacturing, logistics, sales, and customers aligned on priorities and commitments.
• Communicate clearly when project requirements, schedules, or circumstances change.
• Balance customer satisfaction, technical requirements, schedule, cost, quality, and business objectives.
• Remain organized and effective while managing multiple active projects and competing priorities.

Tools & Technology

Experience with or the ability to quickly learn:

• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Project
• ERP systems
• CRM systems
• Windows-based business applications

Travel

Approximately 5% to 10%, depending on project and customer requirements.

Travel may include customer sites, TIC facilities, supplier locations, and manufacturing facilities.

Physical Requirements

This position primarily operates in a professional office environment but may also involve visits to manufacturing facilities, customer sites, and supplier locations.

Occasionally, employees may be required to:

• Stand or walk for extended periods
• Climb, stoop, squat, or bend
• Lift, carry, push, or pull up to 20 pounds

Approximately 75% of work is performed in a temperature-controlled environment.

Approximately 25% may be performed in a manufacturing plant, field environment, customer location, or supplier facility. These environments may include exposure to high voltage, industrial equipment, elevated noise levels, changing weather conditions, and other typical industrial hazards. Appropriate safety requirements and procedures must be followed.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.