Technical Senior Project Manager

Mativ Holdings, Inc.; Alpharetta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ Holdings, Inc. seeks a Senior Technical Project Manager to lead large-scale equipment projects from procurement through commissioning at North American sites. The role requires a strong mechanical background and broad technical knowledge, acting as the chief engineer for investment deployments.

The ideal candidate will be on-site as needed but work remotely from a mid-Atlantic region, coordinating with R&D, safety, production, and finance to ensure successful project delivery.

Qualifications

• Requires strong mechanical background and broad technical experience.
• Experience leading equipment projects from procurement to commissioning.
• Excellent stakeholder communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand project opportunities by engaging R&D, safety, production, quality, and finance stakeholders.
• Identify and validate economic solutions with suppliers and trades.
• Develop project concepts using CAD and other tools aligned with stakeholder needs.
• Create equipment and system requirements and ensure favorable contract terms.
• Perform risk analyses and actively mitigate them.
• Develop project success metrics and align stakeholders to proposals.
• Use PM tools (Gantt, WBS, risk tracking) to manage progress.
• Attend factory acceptance tests as needed.
• Supervise site prep, installation, and commissioning.
• Travel up to 50% domestically and internationally as required.

Skills

Lead engineer

Project management

CAD

Risk analysis

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Project

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Role Summary:

The Senior Technical Project Manager (the “Manager”) develops, proposes, installs, and commissions equipment projects costing between $250 thousand and $30 million at Mativ’s North American locations. The ideal candidate has a mechanical background and broad technical experience, serving as the ‘chief engineer’ for investment project deployment. Projects will range from simple equipment procurement and commissioning to complex integrations requiring extensive design and supplier integration. Line/equipment relocations, as well as facility closures, are also in scope.

The Manager will be on-site at the target location as needed, but the Manager will be located remotely, preferably in the mid-Atlantic region.

Position Responsibilities:

• Gain a thorough understanding of the project opportunities and challenges by engaging R&D, safety, production, quality, maintenance, commercial, and finance stakeholders. This includes understanding the business and operational details, the facility's preparation (electrical, utilities, structural, etc.), and the capabilities of local resources to support a successful completion.
• Familiarize with available technologies, suppliers, and trades. Identify and validate economic solutions, if available.
• Develop project concepts using CAD and other tools that align stakeholders with project alternatives.
• Develop written equipment and system requirements; ensure Mativ’s technical, spending, and performance interests are included in equipment and services agreements.
• Perform risk analyses and proactively mitigate them.
• Develop project success metrics and align Mativ stakeholders to the project proposal.
• Use project management tools, e.g., Gantt, WBS, risk tracking, and action tracking to effectively and visibly manage progress.
• Attend factory acceptance tests as necessary.
• Supervise site preparation, installation, and commissioning activities on site.
• Up to 50% domestic travel and international supplier/benchmarking travel as necessary
• Additional duties as assigned

Work Experience:

• 10 years of experience as a lead engineer and project manager specifying, preparing for, procuring, installing, and commissioning machinery on behalf of a facility (receiving) or an OEM (delivery). Projects must have been at least $1M in size.
• At least 5 years of experience as a mechanical design or tooling engineer
• Experienced in developing comprehensive requirements, justification proposals, and metrics.
• Experienced in utilities. e.g., HVAC, water, gas, electrical, and OT network
• Experienced in process measurement, e.g., sample property testing, inline process measurement, and vision inspection.
• Experienced in procuring machinery with custom PLC programming and safety requirements.
• Experienced managing general contractors specifying and executing civil and building construction projects.

Knowledge and Skills:

• The preferred candidate will have knowledge of some or all of polymer extrusion, roll-to-roll web handling (including slitting, lamination, tension control), packaging automation (marking, box erection, packing, palletizing, etc.)
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Skilled in describing complex concepts graphically.
• Skilled in extracting and articulating functional requirements and performance metrics
• Excellent interaction, collaboration, and presentation skills.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.