Senior Technical Program Manager - Modular Housing

Archinect; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Samara is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join the Engineering team and lead delivery of Locale and related products. You will own the schedule, budget, risk, and reporting for cross-functional teams through gate reviews and production/installation on site.

You will partner with design, engineering, manufacturing, factory operations, and supply chain to sequence work, manage long-lead items, and ensure readiness reviews are completed.

Qualifications

• 3–8 years of program management experience on complex physical products.
• BS/MS in mechanical/industrial engineering or related discipline.
• Proven ownership of schedule, budget, and risk through phase-gate process.
• Experience carrying builds from prototype to production/construction.
• Fluent ability to read drawings and follow engineering tradeoffs.
• Experience with scheduling tools (MS Project/Asana) and document control tools.
• Clear communication with leadership, teams, and external partners.
• Data-driven reporting with a focus on process improvement.

Responsibilities

• Own the integrated program schedule from feasibility through production release.
• Lead phase-gate reviews and ensure deliverables meet criteria.
• Track budget and report variances to leadership.
• Manage risk/register/issue/change logs and close items.
• Provide leadership with health dashboards and weekly reviews.
• Build and maintain program structure, repositories, and governance cadence.
• Coordinate design, engineering, manufacturing, factory ops, supply chain, and site teams.
• Collaborate with technical lead to sequence design work and surface tradeoffs.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Schedule management

Budget management

Risk management

Construction industry knowledge

Vendor management

Education

Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Asana

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Job description

Samara is seeking a Technical Program Manager to join the Engineering team and lead delivery of Locale and related products. You will own the schedule, budget, risk, and reporting for cross-functional teams through gate reviews and production/installation on site.

You will partner with design, engineering, manufacturing, factory operations, and supply chain to sequence work, manage long-lead items, and ensure readiness reviews are completed.