Senior Project Manager (Onsite) at Voltage Energy in Chapel Hill, NC

Job description

• We are seeking an experienced Senior Project Manager to lead and execute customer and internal projects from order intake through production, delivery, and close-out. In this highly visible role, you will ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with quality, cost, and customer expectations.
• This position acts as the primary execution leader across U.S. and China teams, driving accountability, communication, standardization, and continuous improvement in all aspects of project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Project Execution & Delivery
• Lead the full project lifecycle from customer order through final delivery and close-out.
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules, plans, and risk registers.
• Ensure all milestones, engineering releases, production schedules, and logistics timelines are met.
• Facilitate customer and internal kick-off, progress, and close-out meetings.
• Identify and proactively resolve risks impacting cost, quality, or delivery.
• Cross-Functional Leadership
• Serve as the central coordination point between Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and Finance.
• Lead daily and weekly execution reviews across U.S. and China teams.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and consistent information flow among stakeholders.
• Process & Governance
• Implement standardized project management processes, tools, templates, and reporting.
• Maintain consistent use of risk registers, kick-off checklists, and close-out documentation.
• Ensure compliance with customer, regulatory, and internal requirements.
• Continuous Improvement
• Identify inefficiencies in pre-production, engineering, scheduling, and hand-offs.
• Lead initiatives to reduce delays, improve cycle times, and optimize resource utilization.
• Partner with IT to enhance project management systems and reporting tools.
• Team Leadership
• Provide coaching and mentoring to Project Managers and Project Coordinators.
• Establish clear performance expectations and maintain team accountability.
• Lead weekly U.S./China project management operating meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or related field.
• 7–10+ years of project management experience in manufacturing, industrial, EPC, or technical environments.
• Strong knowledge of production scheduling, engineering hand-offs, and logistics.
• Proven leadership skills with the ability to influence and motivate teams.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficiency with project management tools (Microsoft Project, Asana, Smartsheet).
• Experience with ERP systems (Salesforce, SAP, Oracle).
• Strong understanding of PMBOK, Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, and hybrid methodologies.

Skills

Required

• Project management
• Production scheduling
• Engineering hand-offs
• Logistics
• Leadership
• Organizational skills
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• Microsoft Project
• Asana
• Smartsheet