GrowTech Industries, LLC-posted 17 days ago
Full-time • Manager
Onsite • Buffalo, NY
51-100 employees

GTI Fabrication designs and manufactures complex modular systems, structural steel assemblies, and containerized solutions for defense, energy, and industrial customers. With a rapidly expanding manufacturing footprint, GTI delivers highly engineered, build-to-order products that require precise coordination and world-class execution from concept to shipment. As GTI’s project portfolio grows, we are investing in senior leadership roles capable of driving consistent performance across multiple high-stakes customer programs. The Lead Manufacturing Project Manager is a senior-level leader responsible for managing a team of Project Managers and Senior PMs, ensuring consistent and disciplined execution across a portfolio of manufacturing programs. This role combines strategic oversight, operational leadership, and hands-on project governance. The Lead PM ensures project teams deliver on scope, schedule, budget, risk mitigation, customer communication, and manufacturing readiness — while driving continuous improvement across GTI’s project management function. This role is suited for a highly experienced project leader who thrives in fast-paced industrial environments and excels at leading other project managers.

  • Directly lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5–6 Project Managers and Senior Project Managers.
  • Define performance expectations, set goals, conduct reviews, and build a high-performance PM team.
  • Oversee project assignments, capacity planning, and workload distribution.
  • Coach PMs on customer management, production alignment, communication, and escalation techniques.
  • Establish standardized processes, templates, governance routines, and execution methodologies across the PM organization.
  • Provide executive-level oversight for all active manufacturing programs within the business unit.
  • Monitor project performance across timeline adherence, cost variance, production readiness, and deliverable quality.
  • Lead executive-level reviews and enforce disciplined adherence to GTI’s PM framework.
  • Identify systemic risks or resource constraints and escalate to leadership with recommended solutions.
  • Partner with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Business Unit Directors to maintain smooth execution.
  • Serve as the senior escalation point for key customers during project execution.
  • Oversee PM-led customer communications, ensuring accuracy, professionalism, and alignment with contract expectations.
  • Participate in major customer reviews, factory acceptance tests (FAT), and milestone approvals as needed.
  • Ensure all customer requirements, documentation, and deliverables are met on schedule.
  • Build and oversee portfolio-level dashboards, schedule trackers, and risk logs.
  • Review PM-submitted reports for accuracy and early risk identification.
  • Track KPIs such as: Schedule adherence Throughput & bottlenecks Budget vs. actuals Change order impact Customer satisfaction
  • Lead “lessons learned” and drive cross-functional improvements to engineering, production, documentation, and scheduling processes.
  • 8–12 years of project management experience in manufacturing, fabrication, industrial equipment, or production environments.
  • 2–5 years of formal leadership experience managing Project Managers or Senior PMs.
  • Strong grasp of: Production flow Fabrication and assembly processes Material dependencies and scheduling Manufacturing change management
  • Demonstrated ability to lead multiple high-complexity projects simultaneously.
  • Advanced communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Experience with MS Project, Smartsheet, or other advanced scheduling tools.
  • Strong data orientation — capable of reviewing dashboards and KPIs to drive action.
  • Background in metal fabrication, modular construction, welding operations, or containerized structures.
  • ERP experience (NetSuite preferred).
  • Power BI or Tableau reporting experience.
  • PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or equivalent certification.
  • Experience scaling a PM team or installing a project governance framework.
  • Lead an expanding project management organization with high visibility across GTI’s executive team.
  • Influence strategic decision-making tied to production throughput, delivery performance, and customer success.
  • Work in a fast-growing, highly technical industrial manufacturing environment.
  • Competitive compensation and leadership-track advancement opportunities.
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