Hardware Integration Project Manager (Facilities & Equipment) - EV Construction Management

Turner & Townsend•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Turner & Townsend is seeking an experienced Hardware Integration Project Manager to lead implementation of emerging technologies from early-stage prototypes through scalable, deployable design standards. The role connects product development, engineering, and real-world deployment, ensuring that new products work in physical environments and that integration challenges are identified and resolved before they become costly issues. It is not a traditional construction project management role; the position contributes upstream in the development cycle by shaping how products are designed, tested, and implemented across physical spaces. The Project Manager works closely with architecture and engineering teams, vendors, and consultants to validate and implement solutions. The environment is evolving, with many processes still being developed, so the role requires comfort working with incomplete information and helping define the path forward. The position may also include applicable SOX control responsibilities. On-site presence and requirements may change depending on client needs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, architecture, or equivalent experience with physical system design or implementation.
5–8+ years of experience in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, architecture with a strong technical/build focus and engineering collaboration, product implementation or hardware deployment, or industrial or systems design tied to physical environments.
Experience working with physical products, systems, or infrastructure, rather than only software or digital product implementation.
Ability to evaluate how products interact with real-world constraints, including space, power, installation, environment, maintenance, and access.
Proven ability to turn concepts or early-stage designs into executable real-world solutions.
Strong organizational and management skills, including collaboration across engineering, operations, vendors, facilities, and other disciplines.
Strong requirements-gathering and problem-solving skills.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
Experience reviewing and providing QA/QC of design drawings, technical documents, and/or product specifications.
Proficiency with Bluebeam Revu and Microsoft 365 and/or Google Workspace products.

Nice To Haves

Mechanical engineering background is strongly preferred.
Experience with R&D environments, labs, or prototyping workflows, including vetting and validating products against client standards and codes.
Background in industrial design or product design validation.
Experience with vendor and external partner management.
Familiarity with permitting, codes, and compliance considerations.
Experience working in ambiguous or early-stage programs.
Proficiency with AutoCAD, Revit, Miro, and Asana.

Responsibilities

Own the implementation path for new products from prototype through standardization.
Work with engineering, product, facilities, security, and operations teams to validate real-world requirements early.
Translate prototypes and concepts into deployable solutions that can be installed, maintained, and scaled.
Identify integration risks across physical environments, including space constraints, power, network, installation methods, and storage, and drive mitigation plans.
Coordinate with external vendors, manufacturers, and consultants to ensure solutions are viable and executable.
Build and manage the R&D implementation roadmap, aligning infrastructure and readiness with product development.
Communicate status, risks, and key decisions to stakeholders through written updates, working sessions, and reviews.
Respond to R&D issues such as design gaps, prototype failures, and installation blockers, and drive resolution across teams.
Review drawing sets, submittals, and specifications to identify gaps, risks, and implementation issues.
Provide strategic guidance to project teams on approaches to achieve client and business objectives.
Capture key project information and learnings through knowledge management.
Identify improvements to internal systems and processes related to R&D and team objectives.
Lead product vetting against design standards, permitting, and code requirements.
Define and document repeatable standards based on validated solutions.
Drive final documentation approval with team leads, ensuring standards, specifications, and design outputs are validated before release.
Facilitate working sessions to align cross-functional teams when requirements are unclear or conflicting.
Document learnings and help shape emerging design standards and processes.
Adhere to applicable SOX control responsibilities.