Project Manager

About the Role:

Join a leading manufacturing organization as a Project Manager responsible for driving capital improvement and major maintenance initiatives across multiple production facilities. In this highly visible role, you'll lead projects from concept through startup, coordinating engineering, operations, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions that improve plant performance, reliability, and operational efficiency. This is an opportunity to take ownership of complex projects while influencing critical infrastructure investments across a growing industrial network.

About TAI:

TAI brings together engineering, construction, systems integration, on-site services, and technical services — combining proven execution with trusted expertise to support clients across the entire project lifecycle. Team members at TAI are capable, well-rounded, flexible, and optimistic. We have found that the best employees are the ones who recognize the importance of what they do and the ones who let that guide them in the actions they take. More than any skill, we seek people who make decisions that support the common good. We work for our clients, and we work for one another.

Here’s a glimpse into your day to day:

• Oversight, coordination and execution of capital and maintenance projects from inception to turnover to user groups, including project scoping, preliminary and detailed design and review, CAPEX document development and approval, construction/installation, commissioning, startup and qualification.

• Track, analyze, and improve key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance costs, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc. Identify and lead continuous improvement activities.

• Management and successful execution of multiple projects using client procedures and industry best practices to the agreed upon scope, schedule, budget and technical quality.

• Coordinate all technical activities on assigned projects. Responsible for having an awareness of and ability to recognize technical problems.

• Monitors project budgets and schedules for trends/compliance to budget and prepare periodic reports.

• Coordinate reviews and checking of engineering deliverables.

• Coordinate the efforts of engineering support groups and external resources such as vendors, consultants and contractors.

• Conduct project meetings and effective communications with user group and project stake holders.

• Prepare detailed project cost estimates and schedules

You’ll be a perfect fit if you have:

• Minimum of 5 years as a Project Manager in a chemical manufacturing environment

• 8+ years of experience working in or around a manufacturing or process industry setting

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (Mechanical/Electrical will be considered)

• Basic knowledge of design and regulatory Codes and Standards

• Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% of the time to other plants

• Ability to work well cross-functionally with Maintenance, Operations, Contractors, etc.

• Ability to manage contractors and vendors

• Proficient with Microsoft Office products

Compensation and Benefits:

• Pay: $120,000-145,000 annually (depending upon experience).

• Eligible for overtime pay

• Annual Profit Sharing Bonus (variable)

• PTO and Paid Holidays

• Health Benefits: Employee through family level coverage for medical, dental, and vision insurances. Company funded life and long-term disability insurances. Short Term Disability, FSA, HSA, EAP, and supplemental life insurances (employee – family) are also available!

• 401(k)with employer match

Other Offerings:

• The opportunity to make a real impact on a variety of industry-leading projects.

• The ability to balance your work and family activities.

• Flexible work schedule

• Work in a dynamic and collaborative environment that values creativity and innovation.

• A chance to learn and grow alongside some of the brightest minds in engineering.

• Professional Development, Tuition Reimbursement, and Association Membership Reimbursements.

Discover what makes TAI a top-20 manufacturing partner, according to Engineering News-Record (ENR), and one of the top-50 fastest-growing private companies in the Baltimore Business Journal. Learn more about us at https://www.tai.inc/

TAI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.