Facilities Technical Project Manager (TPM)

Applied Materials•Gloucester, MA

6d•$116,000 - $159,500•Onsite

About The Position

Applied Materials is seeking a Level 4 Facilities & Real Estate Technical Project Manager to deliver mission-critical infrastructure projects supporting semiconductor R&D and advanced manufacturing operations. The senior individual contributor role has no direct reports and operates in a matrix environment, coordinating with controls, electrical, IT, gas/life safety, EHS, and administrative resources. The manager owns project scope, schedule, and CAPEX forecasting and leads alignment with lab owners, R&D/Engineering, Operations, and Logistics. The role delivers cleanroom retrofit/build projects and tool-ready infrastructure and process utilities from feasibility through commissioning and turnover in live, operational environments. It prepares infrastructure for tool installation and ongoing operations; it does not coordinate tool installs directly. The position is based onsite in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with frequent field walks and work in active construction areas. Occasional off-hours coordination may be required for shutdowns, tie-ins, and critical work windows. Travel is 10% of the time. Limited relocation assistance may be considered for the right candidate, but the role is not relocation eligible. The offered salary range is $116,000 to $159,500. Selected candidates’ compensation depends on factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for bonus and stock award programs, as applicable.

Requirements

5–10 years of progressive project management experience in facilities capital projects; 10–15 years is preferred for complex, independent ownership.
Demonstrated delivery of MEP-intensive projects in operational environments such as manufacturing, life sciences, data centers, advanced R&D, or similar.
Proven ability to lead construction administration, including RFIs, submittals, contractor performance management, and change control.
Strong competency in CAPEX forecasting, cost tracking, and variance reporting; PO approval is not required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Project, including building schedules from scratch and managing critical paths and updates.
Strong communication and stakeholder leadership skills in a matrixed environment.
Ability to lead work in operational settings with attention to uptime, safety, and contamination control.
Onsite presence and frequent field walks in active construction areas are required.
Occasional off-hours coordination may be required for shutdowns, tie-ins, and critical work windows.
Travel requirement of 10%.

Nice To Haves

Experience delivering tool-ready infrastructure in semiconductor or advanced manufacturing environments.
Experience with cleanroom retrofit/build projects, contamination-control practices, and operational turnover.
Exposure to Primavera P6 for potential future adoption.
PMP certification or equivalent.
Familiarity with commissioning approaches for MEP/process utility systems and structured turnover documentation.

Responsibilities

Lead facilities and real estate capital projects from concept and feasibility through design, construction, commissioning, and closeout.
Develop and manage project execution plans, including phasing strategies, shutdown and tie-in plans, and business continuity measures for live operations.
Define project scope and establish design and construction deliverables, acceptance criteria, and turnover requirements.
Deliver infrastructure upgrades and expansions supporting semiconductor tools and R&D operations, including HVAC and environmental controls, exhaust, make-up air and airflow balance, applicable process utilities, electrical distribution, controls/BMS integration, and monitoring systems.
Coordinate specialty gas infrastructure interfaces with gas and life-safety subject-matter experts; ensure infrastructure designs and field execution meet operational, reliability, and safety requirements.
Lead cleanroom retrofit and build projects while protecting contamination control, safety, and uptime; coordinate ISO classification considerations, pressure regimes, airflow, filtration, and construction contamination-control practices.
Plan commissioning readiness and operational turnover.
Develop RFPs, evaluate bids, recommend contractors, and administer contracts in partnership with Procurement.
Manage construction execution, including RFIs, submittals, field coordination, quality inspections, safety compliance, change management, schedule recovery plans, and punch-list closure.
Coordinate commissioning, turnover documentation, and closeout packages.
Own project financial management, including CAPEX forecasting, monthly projections, accrual coordination, and variance analysis; monitor PO approvals.
Evaluate change orders and manage their cost and schedule forecast impacts.
Build and maintain integrated schedules in Microsoft Project, including logic ties, milestones, critical path management, and progress updates; partner with controls support on reporting and schedule performance insights.
Integrate project work across Facilities, EHS, Security, IT, Engineering, R&D, Operations, and Logistics.
Lead weekly project reviews, design reviews, construction coordination meetings, and commissioning-readiness meetings.
Communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders, escalate risks early with recommended mitigations, and influence without authority while maintaining accountability across internal partners and contractors.