Technical Project Manager – Capital Equipment
Location: Auburn, Massachusetts (On-Site)
Travel: Approximately 10% Domestic Travel (Occasional International)
Reports To: Project Management Manager
Compensation: $80,000 – $110,000 Base DOE + Performance Bonus
About the Role
We are seeking a Technical Project Manager to support the quotation, execution, and delivery of custom capital equipment projects for the pulp & paper and industrial manufacturing industries. This role is ideal for an engineer or technically-minded project manager who enjoys working across sales, engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, service, and customers to bring complex equipment projects from concept through installation and final acceptance.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop detailed capital equipment quotations utilizing technical specifications, engineering input, and customer requirements.
- Prepare project cost estimates and support pricing strategies to achieve margin objectives.
- Manage capital equipment projects from quotation through installation and final customer acceptance.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for assigned projects.
- Coordinate activities across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Service, and Customer Service.
- Track schedules, budgets, margins, and project deliverables.
- Lead weekly project status reviews and communicate schedule or margin deviations.
- Coordinate Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) activities as required.
- Support customer meetings and occasional site visits during project execution.
What You'll Manage
- 25–50 active projects simultaneously.
- Project values ranging from $20,000 to $1M+.
- $1M–$2M in active project portfolio responsibility.
- Average project lead times of approximately 14 weeks from approved drawings through shipment.
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Pulp & Paper Engineering, or related technical discipline.
- Strong mechanical aptitude and ability to understand engineered equipment systems.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
Preferred:
- 2–8 years of experience in project management, applications engineering, process engineering, manufacturing engineering, or capital equipment delivery.
- Experience with pulp & paper, converting, industrial processing, OEM equipment, automation, or custom machinery.
- Exposure to project costing, estimating, or quotation development.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Engineer who enjoys project management.
- Strong communicator capable of working directly with customers.
- Curious and motivated to learn a broad portfolio of products.
- Able to identify problems, drive accountability, and coordinate solutions across departments.
- Seeking a long-term career path within industrial manufacturing.
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