Senior Project & Operations Leader — HVAC Systems

Midwest Machinery Company; Chesterfield (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Life Insurance

Health Savings Account

Disability Insurance

Pet Insurance

EAP (Employee Assistance Program)

PTO & Holidays

Job summary

Midwest Machinery is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Operations Manager to lead the execution of large, complex projects. This hands-on role requires balancing financial performance with customer commitments and operational priorities. You will own projects from turnover through procurement, scheduling, delivery, commissioning, and closeout, coordinating across sales, engineering, finance, suppliers, and customers.

Qualifications

• Five or more years of progressive experience in project management, operations, construction, manufacturing, or a related industry.
• Demonstrated success managing large, complex, multiyear projects or portfolios involving multiple suppliers, schedules, and stakeholders.
• Strong financial acumen, including project budgeting, forecasting, gross-margin management, cost controls, billing, and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Lead assigned projects and complex project portfolios from initial planning through final completion and closeout, with direct accountability for schedule, scope, quality, and financial results.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, procurement matrices, milestone schedules, responsibilities, and reporting processes. Coordinate multiple vendors and delivery streams to meet customer requirements.
• Manage customer relationships and serve as a primary operational point of contact, providing proactive communication, accurate status updates, and timely resolution of issues.
• Coordinate engineering, procurement, suppliers, subcontractors, logistics, field operations, installation, and commissioning activities as applicable.
• Review contracts, customer purchase orders, and project requirements to identify commercial obligations, delivery commitments, risks, and required actions.
• Maintain accurate project budgets, cost-to-complete forecasts, revenue projections, gross-margin expectations, and cash-flow visibility.
• Protect project profitability through cost controls, early risk identification, change-order management, and reduction of rework and avoidable expenses.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & forecasting

Cross-functional leadership

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Salesforce

Project management software

Job description

Midwest Machinery is seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager / Operations Manager to lead the execution of large, complex projects. This hands-on role requires balancing financial performance with customer commitments and operational priorities. You will own projects from turnover through procurement, scheduling, delivery, commissioning, and closeout, coordinating across sales, engineering, finance, suppliers, and customers.