[Remote] Industrial Engineering Project Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. A.C.Coy Company is seeking an Industrial Engineering Project Manager who will manage delivery across multiple projects and client engagements. The role requires expertise in industrial engineering and operations, focusing on productivity improvement initiatives and operational assessments while ensuring client deliverables are met on time and within budget.

Responsibilities

• Manage delivery across multiple projects and workstreams by owning integrated workplans, milestones, resourcing, and day-to-day execution, providing daily leadership to the delivery team
• Manage client engagements end-to-end (scope, schedule, budget, quality), translating SOWs into team deliverables and running stakeholder management and governance (weekly status, steering committees) with executive-ready communications to deliver on time and within budget
• Provide industrial engineering and operations expertise, including time and motion studies, work measurement, sampling approaches, cost-benefit analysis, and process re-engineering to support evidence-based recommendations
• Lead operational assessments and current-state diagnostics, synthesizing findings into prioritized opportunities and practical improvement plans
• Design and deliver engineered labor/time standards (ELS/ETS)—including study approach, standards development, documentation, and rollout—while leading Lean continuous improvement using root-cause tools (5 Whys, Pareto) to prioritize drivers and deliver measurable performance gains
• Drive productivity improvement initiatives across labor productivity, utilization, and performance management, with measurable impact tracking
• Redesign operating models and business processes, developing standard work and sustainment mechanisms to embed changes
• Support account management by identifying follow-on opportunities and developing proposals and presentations
• Partner with SMEs to develop productivity improvement initiatives (e.g., labor planning, performance routines, standard work) and quantify benefits
• Translate strategy and customer journey insights into operational requirements and process changes, developing an executable roadmap and implementation plan
• Ensure deliverables are 'client-ready' (clear narrative, defensible analysis, and practical implementation steps)
• Ability to quickly understand several client industries, environments, and ability to create strategies and implementation plans that align with client and project goals
• Reviews and approves all travel expenses, travel coordination, and project reviews
• Coaches and develop project team by providing proper support and direction, from both project and career perspective; ability to provide and engage in feedback, performance, and personal development conversations
• Facilitate cross-functional workshops (Ops, HR, IT, Finance) to align objectives, validate requirements, and drive decisions
• Responsible for self-time management, progress reporting of tasks to direct project lead and to stay productive whether onsite with a team, by yourself or working remotely
• Actively participate in trade shows, networking and recruiting opportunities
• Travels extensively (60%), and sometimes independently, throughout the US and Internationally

Skills

• APPLICANTS MUST LIVE NEAR A MAJOR U.S. AIRPORT
• MUST POSSESS A VALID ID FOR U.S AIR TRAVEL (PASSPORT OR REAL ID)
• No 3rd Parties/Sub Vendors
• Location : 100% remote with 60% weekly travel (Must live near a major U.S. Airport)
• Job Type : Permanent / Full time
• Work Authorization : U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holders Only
• Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering or equivalent
• 7+ years' experience in a consulting role using Industrial Engineering principles, having led and managed client engagements across multiple industries
• Demonstrate success managing fixed-scope, time-boxed projects and small delivery teams
• Familiarity with workforce management (WFM), labor planning, productivity programs, or operational excellence
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills (PowerPoint), analytical problem solving (Excel), and stakeholder management, with the ability to drive deadlines across multiple projects
• Ability to create and manage project budgets, with a strong understanding of travel coordination and travel expense policies
• Knowledge of change management principles, ability to create influence in implementing recommended solutions
• Knowledge of and experience in implementing end-to-end project solutions, including industry and customer research, creating strategy and project vision, design and development of solution meeting SOW, and associated change management practices
• Demonstrated leadership – with internal teams and clients, maintaining a positive attitude
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office including: Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Outlook
• Mastery of core IE principles, including Labor Standards, MOST, time studies
• Access to reliable auto transportation and live near a major US airport
• Exposure to industrial engineering methods (work measurement, time studies, capacity modeling, Lean)

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