Senior Mechanical Project Manager (PPM) - Travel 50%

PPM; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

MOR PPM, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to support diverse customers and projects across multiple locations. The role emphasizes safety, cost management, scheduling, and strong client relationships, with regular site visits.

The ideal candidate brings 10–15 years of experience in energy, paper, industrial, or manufacturing markets, and a proven track record in bids and project leadership. Willingness to travel is required.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree applicable to position. Years of experience may be substituted or combined between college degree, completed apprentice/training program and years of experience
• Demonstrated success in team leadership, process adherence, ownership/commitment, learning agility and risk management capabilities
• Strategic thinker who can establish and manage plans while building and fostering relationships
• Knowledge of safety and relevant OSHA requirements and regulations
• Proficient PC skills: including knowledge of cloud-based Microsoft systems such as OneDrive and Office 365. Experience and knowledge of project management scheduling software is required.
• Interpersonal skills such as oral, verbal, and written communication and reasoning is required.
• 10-15 years’ experience in pulp and paper processing, power, industrial, and/or manufacturing markets managing projects up to $1M.
• 10-15 years of client relationship and business development experience, including leading the preparation and development of bids with a successful record.

Responsibilities

• Monitors the executing of the PPM safety program and the performance of work by internal staff and external vendors and champions our Safety-First Mentality.
• Works closely with current customers, future customers, peer PM’s and support teams in managing and developing project and Site Managers.
• Responsible for PM level aspects of cost management, including estimating, budgeting, forecasting, billing, and Establishes priorities and assigns resources or capital necessary for successful operation management.
• Uses extensive knowledge of project scheduling, bids, take offs, change orders, and contracts to properly identify and process scope changes, address issues, communicate regarding project milestones, etc.
• Continuously develops relationships to identify and cultivate opportunities
• Devises new approaches to problems, and prepares or modifies drawings, specifications, calculations, charts and graphs and monitors work for compliance to applicable codes and accepted engineering practices.
• Ensures all equipment, tools and employees assigned to project operate in accordance with PPM policy, government regulations and customer requirements.
• Supports and communicates all compliance required programs and ensures project teams are in adherence of such.
• Provides regular updates of project statuses to executive leadership team.
• Travels to jobsites on a regular basis to oversee projects
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Team leadership

Risk management

Strategic planning

Relationship building

Communication

Education

BA/BS degree in a related field

Tools

Office 365

Project scheduling software

OneDrive

Job description

MOR PPM, Inc. is seeking a Project Manager to support diverse customers and projects across multiple locations. The role emphasizes safety, cost management, scheduling, and strong client relationships, with regular site visits.

The ideal candidate brings 10–15 years of experience in energy, paper, industrial, or manufacturing markets, and a proven track record in bids and project leadership. Willingness to travel is required.