Onsite Manufacturing Line Project Manager – Go-Live Lead

The PMO Squad; Gilbert (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

The PMO Squad is assisting a Phoenix-area client in life-sciences manufacturing to deliver a new production line on a firm March go-live date. The onsite project manager will orchestrate the GC, engineering consultants, subcontractors, and equipment vendors, supported by a senior PMO Squad advisor.

You will own delivery from facility readiness through installation, commissioning, and start-up, enforcing schedule, budget discipline, and clear executive updates as the program scales to a second

Qualifications

• 7+ years of project management experience on manufacturing projects.
• Experience managing third-party vendors and contractors on a facility or production build-out.
• Experience owning a project budget, including change orders and vendor invoice review.
• Track record of delivering to a fixed go-live date.
• Strong scheduling skills (Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar).
• Confident communicator with executives, including a CEO.
• Local to the Phoenix area and able to work onsite 3-4 days per week.

Responsibilities

• Drive end-to-end delivery of a new manufacturing line, from facility readiness through equipment install, commissioning, and start-up.
• Manage third-party vendors, including the GC, engineering consultants, subcontractors, and equipment suppliers, holding each accountable to scope, schedule, and quality.
• Manage the project budget: track spend against plan, review vendor invoices and change orders, and flag variances early.
• Build and own the integrated schedule, critical path, and milestone plan to the March go-live.
• Stand up right-sized tracking, reporting, and risk/issue tools for a lean team.
• Run the onsite meeting cadence and give leadership clear status, risks, and decisions needed.
• Recommend process improvements that position the client to scale to its next line.

Skills

Project management

Vendor management

Budget management

Scheduling

Executive communication

On-site coordination

Tools

Microsoft Project

Smartsheet

Microsoft 365

Job description

The PMO Squad is assisting a Phoenix-area client in life-sciences manufacturing to deliver a new production line on a firm March go-live date. The onsite project manager will orchestrate the GC, engineering consultants, subcontractors, and equipment vendors, supported by a senior PMO Squad advisor.

You will own delivery from facility readiness through installation, commissioning, and start-up, enforcing schedule, budget discipline, and clear executive updates as the program scales to a second