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Project Manager, Controls Systems

Barry-Wehmiller

Portland, ORFull-time$120–150K/yrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$120–150K/yr
Location
Portland, OR
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Project Manager, Controls Systems will lead controls and automation projects and support local and regional business growth. The role works with clients and internal partners to deliver automation solutions, manage project execution, develop technical professionals, and contribute to strategic planning. Projects may involve hardware and panel design, PLC and HMI programming, SCADA, and power distribution. The position requires travel for project and company activities.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Project ManagementElectrical Control Systems DesignAutomation Systems ProgrammingRockwell SolutionsSiemens SolutionsWonderware SolutionsGE SolutionsTravel

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Engineering or Related5+ Years Automation ExperienceConsumer Products or Industrial ExperienceFood and Beverage, Pulp and Paper, or Industrial Experience

Full job description

Portland, OR

Full time

R023147

About Us:

BW Design Group is a fully integrated architecture, engineering, construction, system integration, and consulting firm committed to helping our clients realize their most critical goals from Strategy to Commercialization. As the only firm born from a manufacturing technology company to become an independent and fully integrated firm, we combine deep domain expertise in the manufacturing environment with an approach that is built to serve the dynamic needs of our clients. Rooted in our distinct culture of Truly Human Leadership, we cultivate the leaders who will define tomorrow and partner with our clients in the food & beverage, life sciences, industrial, and advanced technology industries to build the future of manufacturing and technology.

Barry-Wehmiller is a diversified global supplier of engineering consulting and manufacturing technology for the packaging, corrugating, sheeting and paper-converting industries. By blending people-centric leadership with disciplined operational strategies and purpose-driven growth, Barry-Wehmiller has become a $3 billion organization with nearly 12,000 team members united by a common belief: to use the power of business to build a better world.

Job Description:

Who You'll Work With

At Design Group, you'll collaborate with experienced leaders, technical specialists, and subject matter experts to solve complex challenges for some of the world's leading companies. You'll join a growing team of more than 1,500 professionals across 45 U.S. offices where you'll be empowered to make an impact, develop your expertise, and grow your career.

What You'll Do

  • In this role, you'll lead controls and automation projects and support the growth of the local and regional business. You'll work closely with clients, technical professionals, recruiting, finance, office partners, and regional partners to deliver automation solutions and strengthen project execution. This position plays an important role in customer satisfaction, technical quality, team development, and strategic business growth.

  • Lead project work involving hardware and panel design, PLC and HMI programming, SCADA design, power distribution design, and associated documentation

  • Manage proposals, estimates, schedules, resources, staffing, contracts, order processing, quality control, customer satisfaction, and project setup

  • Grow the local and regional controls and automation business and maintain relationships with key client contacts

  • Guide technical professionals through mentoring, feedback, training, and career development

  • Develop annual vision plans and support strategic business planning for the controls and automation group

  • Partner with recruiting to identify and hire controls and automation professionals

  • Participate in councils that oversee and adopt firmwide standards

  • Provide quarterly reporting to office and regional partners

  • Coordinate with finance to support accurate reporting of controls and automation group activities

  • Maintain appropriate use of company facilities, plant, and equipment

What You'll Bring

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or another engineering discipline supported by relevant experience

  • Five or more years of experience developing and delivering automation solutions for consumer products or industrial clients

  • Experience designing electrical control systems and programming automation systems for process applications

  • Proficiency with Rockwell hardware and software solutions

  • Ability to travel for project installation, startup, client meetings, company meetings, training, seminars, forums, and conventions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Siemens, Wonderware, or GE software and hardware

  • Experience in food and beverage, pulp and paper, or another industrial sector

The approximate pay range for this position is $120k–$150k

Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. Final compensation may vary based on factors including but not limited to background, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as geographic location of the position.

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At Barry-Wehmiller we recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. We know that our differences often can bring about innovation, excellence and meaningful work—therefore, people from all backgrounds are encouraged to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require reasonable accommodations during the interview process.

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How this job compares

Set against the 23,231 open Project Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$120–150K/yr
  • Oregon median$111–185K/yr178 salary ranges
  • US median$110–178K/yr14,583 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $135K, is 7% below the Oregon median midpoint ($145K) — in the middle half of Project Manager salary ranges in Oregon.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 276 open Project Manager jobs in Oregon and 23,231 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Oregon
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Project Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 7 years at the median (20,160 postings).
Education
12,899 of the 23,231 open Project Manager jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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