Senior Advanced Project Engineer

Protective Industrial Products; North Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Protective Industrial Products in Charleston, South Carolina, seeks a Senior Advanced Project Engineer to lead capital projects, equipment installations, and process improvements across the manufacturing facility. The role blends project management with hands-on development to boost safety, quality, productivity, and reliability.

You will manage scopes, budgets, and schedules; coordinate with engineering, maintenance, safety, and external contractors; and develop procedures and training for new

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics.
• 5+ years of experience in supporting industrial or manufacturing capital projects.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to read blueprints and schematics (MEP, structural, electrical).
• Strong organizational and communication skills with bias for action.
• Ability to build rapport with internal and external suppliers.
• Ability to analyze and solve complex problems.
• Proficiency using AutoCAD for layouts and drawings.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets and resource plans.
• Develop business cases and manage capital proposals through approvals.
• Coordinate engineering, maintenance, production, safety, quality, purchasing and contractors.
• Track milestones and communicate status to leadership.
• Assess risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Ensure projects are safe, on time and within budget.
• Support equipment startup, validation and turnover to operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, equipment and material flow.
• Design and execute controlled process trials.
• Develop standard work and implementation plans.
• Document results and recommend based on data.
• Partner with operations to productionize successful concepts.
• Develop operating procedures and training for new processes.
• Develop maintenance plans in SAP for new or modified equipment.
• Present updates to leadership and drive capital approval steps.

Skills

Project management

Blueprint reading

Analytical thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical field

PMP certification

Tools

AutoCAD

SAP

Job description

Senior Advanced Project Engineer

#3837

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Position Type

Full-time

Job Summary

The Sr. Advanced Project Engineer will be responsible for capital projects, equipment installations, and operational improvement initiatives across the manufacturing facility . This role combines traditional project management with hands-on process development, requiring the ability to identify opportunities, develop innovative solutions, conduct trials, and implement improvements that enhance safety, quality, productivity, and reliability.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project Management
• Lead capital projects from concept through commissioning.
• Develop project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resource plans.
• Develop business case and cost justification for potential projects and submit/manage capital project proposals through approval stages.
• Coordinate Engineering, Maintenance, Production, Safety, Quality, Purchasing, and outside contractors.
• Track milestones and communicate project status to leadership.
• Manage project risks and develop mitigation plans.
• Ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
• Support equipment startup, validation, and turnover to operations.
• Process Improvement & Development
• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturing processes, equipment, and material flow.
• Develop and evaluate new manufacturing methods.
• Conceptualize innovative solutions to recurring production challenges.
• Design and execute controlled process trials.
• Collect and analyze production data to validate improvements.
• Develop standardized work and implementation plans.
• Document test results and make recommendations based on data.
• Partner with operations to transition successful concepts into production
• Technical Leadership
• Evaluate new technologies and automation opportunities.
• Coordinate vendors and integrators during equipment installation.
• Support FAT/SAT activities when applicable.
• Assist with equipment acceptance and commissioning.
• Develop operating procedures and training materials for new processes.
• Develop equipment, parts and maintenance plans within SAP to support new equipment or modifications to existing systems.
• Work closely with: Production, Engineering, Maintenance, Safety, Quality, and outside contractors
• Present project updates to leadership team inside and outside of the plant.
• Build consensus around proposed improvements, develop capital project proposals and business cases, and drive capital approval steps to support improvement projects.
• Mentor team members involved in improvement projects.

CORE SKILLS/COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in a technical discipline such as the sciences, technology, engineering or mathematics
• 5+ years of related experience supporting industrial or manufacturing capital projects/programs
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects.
• Ability to read and understand blueprints and schematics (MEP, structural, electrical diagrams)
• Strong organizational and communication skills and significant bias for action.
• Ability to build rapport / relationships with internal and external suppliers
• Ability to analyze and solve complex and challenging problems
• Proficiency using AutoCAD to develop equipment/plant layouts and related drawings.

Preferred:

• SAP Expertise – Proficient in using SAP for asset tracking, work orders, and reporting.
• PMP certification.
• Experience with industrial automation.
• Experience with manufacturing process development.
• Familiarity with capital project management.
• Experience in continuous improvement within a manufacturing environment.

Area of Interest

Integrated Supply Chain and Operations

All Addresses

4091 Azalea Dr, Charleston , South Carolina 29405 , United States

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