Hybrid Project Manager – Manufacturing Engineering

at Daniels Health

• Job title: Project Manager – Manufacturing Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $95,129 - $120,039 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: PMP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chicago, United States

About the role

• Project Manager leading medical waste facility projects and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards. Driving project success through coordination with internal and external teams in a hybrid role.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage detailed project plans for greenfield and retrofit medical waste facilities across multiple business units.
• Coordinate activities among internal engineering, property, and compliance teams as well as external architects, contractors, and mechanical engineers.
• Define project timelines, budgets, milestones, and resource allocations while tracking critical paths using project management software.
• Facilitate stakeholder communication, risk management, and change control processes to maintain alignment and mitigate delays.
• Lead all phases of greenfield projects from site handover to operational readiness.
• Oversee permitting, regulatory approvals, contractor selection, and vendor management.
• Manage design integration, construction progress, and quality control, ensuring operational requirements are met.
• Coordinate Factory and Site Acceptance Testing (FAT/SAT), commissioning, and final handover to operations.
• Plan and execute retrofit projects that enhance facility performance while maintaining operations.
• Develop phased implementation strategies, supervise equipment installation and commissioning, and coordinate with operations to minimize downtime.
• Oversee contractor performance and ensure adherence to schedule, budget, and safety requirements.
• Act as liaison with regulatory agencies, ensuring all permitting, inspection, and approval processes are met.
• Maintain full compliance with EPA, DOT, OSHA, and state environmental standards.
• Manage documentation for environmental assessments, regulatory submissions, and legal reviews.
• Lead communication across engineering, operations, and finance.
• Track budgets, expenditures, and capital forecasts in collaboration with finance teams.
• Oversee vendor contracts, procurement schedules, and cost-benefit analyses to optimize ROI.
• Manage customer and internal communication during project transitions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, Construction Management, Engineering, or related field.
• PMP certification (preferred) and 5+ years’ experience in industrial construction or capital project management.
• Proven success managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects in regulated environments.
• Strong skills in project planning, budgeting, contract negotiation and cross-functional coordination.
• Competence in compliance management, risk assessment, and change control processes.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and leadership abilities.
• Hybrid role involving plant visits, remote collaboration, and travel as required

Benefits

• Actual compensation packages are based on several factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to skill set, depth of experience, certifications, and specific work location. This may be different in other locations due to differences in the cost of labor. The total compensation package for this position may also include an annual performance bonus, benefits, and/or other applicable incentive compensation plans.