Senior Project Manager — OEM Engineering Lead

Compass Water Solutions, Inc.; Columbia, Northern (TN, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

CECO Environmental is seeking a Project Manager II to lead a team in delivering industrial equipment and system projects on schedule and within budget. You’ll coordinate planning, scheduling, and resource alignment with customers and internal teams to meet contractual milestones.

The role requires 5–7 years of project management experience in OEM manufacturing or similar, strong vendor and stakeholder management, and proficiency with project scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 5-7 years of project management experience in OEM manufacturing or similar.
• Experience with industrial equipment engineering, design, and fabrication a plus.
• Experience with project scheduling and ERP software (MS Project and D365).
• Knowledge of general contract terms and conditions.
• Ability to read and understand technical documents and drawings.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects with competing priorities.
• Strong client management and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Leverage demonstrated experience at project planning, controlling and closing, effective stakeholder management and consensus building.
• Reviews contracts to ensure compliance and protect company interests.
• Gathers all project related documents including proposals, customer requirements, equipment selection information, and in-house specifications.
• Assembles project team for review, coordination, and execution of project requirements.
• Develops, adjusts, and manages project schedules and timelines based on contract requirements and project progress to ensure achievement of desired outcomes.
• Serves as single point of project contact for external and internal customers; assists with communications.
• Disseminates all project related information to appropriate team members.
• Facilitates development of project charters, business cases, and other relevant project-related documents.
• Responsible for creating and maintaining issues and risk logs, along with escalation for resolution.
• Coordinates verification and release of all project deliverables.
• Manages execution of all project scope changes using change processes.
• Assists with resource planning for staffing at all project phases.
• Monitors the project budget and forecasts costs.
• Processes project invoices and reconciles payments.
• Prepares requisitions for all purchased items and services.
• Prepares monthly percent complete reports for accounting.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

ERP software

Reading engineering drawings

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

D365 ERP

Job description

CECO Environmental is seeking a Project Manager II to lead a team in delivering industrial equipment and system projects on schedule and within budget. You’ll coordinate planning, scheduling, and resource alignment with customers and internal teams to meet contractual milestones.

The role requires 5–7 years of project management experience in OEM manufacturing or similar, strong vendor and stakeholder management, and proficiency with project scheduling tools such as Microsoft Project.