Semiconductor Tools Installations & Bay Fit-up Upgrades Project Manager

Applied Materials•Santa Clara, CA

4d•$110,500 - $152,000

About The Position

The Project Manager, Tools Installations & Upgrades provides broad leadership for tool installations and facility upgrades in Applied Materials’ Silicon Valley R&D labs. The role manages projects involving lab tool installation design, permitting, construction, and upgrades to lab process and building-system infrastructure. The team’s annual capital expenditures exceed $50 million and is increasing; it includes more than 20 Applied Materials employees and over 300 project, design, and construction contractors. The position builds effective partnerships with the internal business groups supported by the labs and reports to the Manager, R&D Lab Tool Installations & Fit-up Upgrades. The position leads projects throughout planning, design, contracting, construction, startup, and commissioning, with a focus on safety, compliance, business objectives, and reduced project cycle time. It oversees facility project managers, contractors, suppliers, and coordination among internal partners and external design and construction firms. The role also supports capital approvals, performance measurement, process improvement, and development of a global platform for R&D tool hook-up teams.

Requirements

At least 7 years of experience in the semiconductor, Thin Films, or a similar industry.
Experience with highly technical facility planning, design, and construction.
Demonstrated success managing semiconductor tool installations in R&D facilities.
Prior management experience, including experience leading project management teams or equivalent.
Strong management presence and the ability to communicate effectively and influence stakeholders to achieve project objectives.
Experience selecting, developing, and managing tool hook-up-related service providers.
Bachelor’s degree or higher in an engineering discipline.
Strong computer skills, including moderate-to-advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint abilities.
Ability to analyze data to identify efficiency improvements and reduce project cycle times.
Good financial accounting practices, including capital-versus-expense understanding and scope funding gap review.
Ability to partner effectively with demanding, highly technical business-unit tool owners, EHS professionals, and lab managers.
Ability to manage a complex environment with multiple stakeholders across multiple groups.
Ability to improve existing business processes and manage the supplier base for optimal performance.
Ability to translate complex technical project requirements into manageable, constructible work.

Nice To Haves

Passion for challenging the status quo to achieve material performance improvements.

Responsibilities

Execute tool installation and upgrade projects to achieve business objectives, including reducing project cycle time.
Safely design, plan, execute, construct, start up, and commission advanced semiconductor R&D lab facility upgrades and tool installations in Silicon Valley.
Oversee facility project managers in preparing and managing project plans, scope, schedules, and budgets through design, contracting, construction, startup, and commissioning.
Order long-lead equipment and materials and review and approve engineering submittals with stakeholders.
Partner with Applied Materials business units to develop strategies aligned with business objectives, and adjust plans as corporate business environments change.
Design, develop, and implement organizational policies and procedures relevant to the facilities department.
Collaborate with planning peers to develop optimal solutions and transition work into project execution.
Develop and secure support for project capital approvals.
Develop and track performance metrics aligned with Tool Hook-up, Infrastructure Team, and Business Unit objectives.
Coordinate with internal business partners, architecture and engineering firms, Facilities Operations, and EH&S on design criteria, layouts, and detailed drawings.
Ensure processes comply with permitting requirements and building codes; schedule building inspections and obtain inspection approvals.
Manage construction RFIs, scopes of work, bid comparisons, work plan generation, and conditional-use and full-use approvals.
Develop a global platform for R&D Tool Hook-up teams, including methods and processes, resources and expertise, contracting methodologies, and performance improvement.
Manage construction contractors and ensure safe work practices while resolving safety and constructability issues.